It’s About Time! The Journyx Blog

All the best planning and execution in the world is not enough to guarantee project success.  Without support from key executives, a project may not get off the ground at all.  Even if you are able to initiate a project without executive support, you may discover in the middle of the project that your organization lacks the commitment to money and resources you need to complete the project successfully. Read More

Most business software you use now is cloud-based, which means the data housed inside of those platforms are at risk in some way. This can certainly create obstacles when it comes to mitigating or minimizing risk in an organization concerned with data security. While cloud-based software applications can indeed make your job (and the jobs of others) easier, there are definitely some challenges in moving to the cloud, and they’re increasing. Read More

If you’ve ever had to shop for software to track employee time, then you’ve undoubtedly been faced with a few different phrases to describe such software and systems: Time tracking software Time entry software Time and attendance software Timesheet software They all sound the same, and they generally are – except when it comes to time and attendance. Read More

I’ve previously talked about how to make it easy for your employees to fill out their timesheets. Here’s a quick recap of the steps you can take towards making this task easier: Talk with different departments to get a clearer idea of how and why they track time, and what will make it easier for them Consolidate time tracking into one system that groups all time reporting activities together and syncs the data into your other systems (payroll, projects, ERP, etc). Consider a system that automatically populates timesheets with information from other places, like calendars, task lists, and project management systems. Those who must administer the system and/or process the timesheets will need easy-to-use features that allow for quicker approvals, data validation, and accruals management. If you have field employees, make sure they have access to mobile time tracking that will allow them to enter their time from anywhere, on any device. Read More

Project managers have the responsibility of completing projects on time and on budget. Most of the time they don’t even have the authority to specify their team members or size.  Responsibility without authority is the definition of stress.  Is it possible that’s why you’re reading this right now? So, if you’re finding yourself in a stressful situation with a project, it’s time to take control of it. Take a few deep yoga breaths and follow some steps to get yourself, your team, and your project back on track. Read More

The FASB Accounting Standards Codification® (ASC) Topic 606 (aka ASC 606), Revenue from Contracts with Customers, may require your company to change the way you bill for contract deliveries and recognize revenue when doing work for your customers. Timing is a critical part of revenue recognition under the new guidance, especially if it revolves around certain milestones or deliverables occurring. Read More

Does your enterprise resource planning (ERP) solution include employee time and expense tracking? While convenient and efficient at first glance, this “free” ERP function could cost your company in the long run if you aren’t careful. Read More

If you’re a project manager – even if not by title, but as a part of your job – you know how difficult and stressful it can be to manage all the minute details of your projects in a way that: Delivers the project on time. Keeps the project on or under budget. Keeps all the project resources and stakeholders HAPPY. Most projects won’t satisfy all of these requirements – at least, not in a way that doesn’t seriously jeopardize the sanity and well-being of the project manager and her team. Did you know… Read More

Let’s say you’re making cookies. There are several factors and resources you would need to think about in order to make those cookies, such as: Ingredients: Do you have all the ingredients you need? What ingredients are you missing? How easy or difficult will it be to obtain those ingredients? Tools: Do you have the right bowls, measuring cups, appliances, pans, and other tools necessary to make the cookies? How easy or difficult will it be to obtain those tools? Time: How long will it take to make the cookies? Will additional time be required for things like preparing the dough or batter, or cooling the cookies down? By when will you need the cookies to be ready to eat or transport? So, in order to form your plan for making the cookies, you need to consider all of these factors first. In the same way, you need to consider resource management when you build your project plan. Read More

Let’s be real: not every department is directly delivering new revenue.  Depending on which department you operate — especially as you get “farther back from the front lines” — it may feel very hard to show the value you deliver to the organization.  You may feel like your team’s budget is a target for cost-cutting measures, especially when the CFO is creating pressure to meet this year’s EBITDA goals.  Maybe such measures are called for, but it’s also quite possible that your team and its spend are not tuned to deliver optimal value back to the organization.     There are five steps you can take to retune your team to do just that.     Read More