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Environmental Consulting firms face unique challenges, from managing project costs to accurately tracking project progress and financial margins. Our client, a leader in environmental solutions, found it essential to gain control over their financials and workflows while ensuring team efficiency. For any environmental consulting firm, achieving project success depends on financial control, optimized workflows, and team efficiency. Our client, a leader in environmental solutions, needed to streamline these processes to improve overall project outcomes. This success story delves into how EVX Software helped the client overcome obstacles in financial tracking, workflow approvals, and project forecasting. Through a customized setup, EVX Software provided the client with essential insights and operational tools to transform their approach, paving the way for more efficient project management and financial oversight.
Our client initially struggled to track actual costs versus billed revenue and faced issues reflecting overtime pay in payroll. They required clear insights into percentage completion for project forecasting and needed reliable data for their CFO to assess margins and costs, especially for lump-sum projects.
Additionally, they wanted a task and expense approval workflow that supported photo receipt uploads. Their CFO had questions about integrating payroll with the General Ledger and data flow to QuickBooks. Moreover, the team preferred a visual calendar view to track schedules, ideally, one that mirrored their familiar Outlook layout.
The client selected EVX Software due to its integrated project management approach, which combines time, expense, and task tracking into a unified platform. Unlike generic solutions, EVX Software was built with Environmental Consulting firms in mind, making it an ideal fit for companies needing visibility over costs and project statuses. EVX Software’s ability to configure workflows, track finances, and visualize team schedules in real time was exactly what the client needed to optimize their operations.
EVX Software brings together the tools environmental consulting and engineering firms need to keep projects on track and finances clear. From accurate cost tracking to workflow approvals and forecasting, each feature is designed to solve real challenges and simplify daily operations. Below are the key features that made a difference for this client.
EVX Software’s task and time-tracking module, central to project workflows, allowed the client to align actual costs with billed revenue in a precise and actionable way. This visibility was crucial for making quick adjustments and ensuring projects stayed on budget and on time.
EVX Software worked with the client to capture detailed payroll data, reflecting real pay rates for accurate forecasting and margin calculations. EVX Software’s support ensured that their CFO could review payroll information and understand its flow into the General Ledger and QuickBooks, meeting his requirements for financial tracking.
EVX Software’s approval workflows allowed project managers to review and approve tasks and expenses with daily receipt uploads, thanks to the platform’s photo upload feature. Team members could capture and upload receipts on-site, streamlining the expense tracking process and reducing administrative burdens.
Forecasting tools within EVX Software allowed the client to monitor percentage completion and view internal cost-to-margin ratios. This insight empowered them to make informed decisions, especially for lump-sum bids, by providing a clear view of progress versus budget.
A customizable calendar provided the client with a familiar view. EVX Software’s scalable calendar view enabled the client to track team schedules effectively without cluttering the interface, making it easy to locate team members and plan resources.
With EVX Software, the client transformed their operational approach. They now track actual costs, forecast project margins, and approve workflows efficiently. By improving financial control and workflow visibility, they can dedicate more time to core business objectives, such as driving environmental impact through sustainable solutions.
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This success story highlights EVX Software’s capacity to address specific challenges faced by Environmental Consulting firms, from cost tracking to workflow approvals and financial forecasting. With EVX Software, this client achieved clarity and control, empowering their team to focus on project delivery. project success by gaining clarity, financial control, and workflow efficiency, allowing their team to focus on delivering high-quality environmental projects.
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