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02/5/2025

Why Spreadsheets Are Failing Your CapEx Tracking—and What to Do Instead.

Spreadsheets may seem reliable for CapEx tracking, but they lead to errors, inefficiencies, and security risks. Discover why automated CapEx tracking software is the smarter, more efficient solution.

08/19/2025

How Time Tracking Data Transforms Multi-Year Financial Models: Strategic Financial Forecasting Series Part 1

Time tracking is one of the most overlooked but powerful inputs in financial planning. This article shows how historical time data fuels accurate forecasting, from building seasonal labor models to aligning capacity with revenue. For finance leaders, time tracking is the foundation of smarter budgeting, scenario planning, and strategic growth.

02/05/2025

Why Spreadsheets Are Failing Your CapEx Tracking—and What to Do Instead.

Spreadsheets may seem reliable for CapEx tracking, but they lead to errors, inefficiencies, and security risks. Discover why automated CapEx tracking software is the smarter, more efficient solution.

11/01/2021

How Can Nonprofits Maintain Low Overhead While Building Capacity?

As a nonprofit organization, you want the same thing your funders want, and that is for your cause to receive...

10/23/2025

Strategic Forecasting Part 3: Modeling Staffing and Productivity Curves for Accurate Financial Planning

09/24/2025

Strategic Forecasting Part 2: Building a Calendar System That Anchors Multi-Year Models

Most finance teams use rough approximations like "22 working days per month," creating systematic errors that compound into millions of dollars of variance in multi-year forecasts. Precise calendar systems that account for holidays, time off, and productivity patterns dramatically improve forecast accuracy and stakeholder confidence.

09/17/2025

Jira for Sprints, not Audits: Why Jira for Audits Won't Suffice

08/22/2025

Audit Readiness Isn’t Just Finance’s Job

Audit readiness isn’t just a finance function it’s an organizational discipline. Numbers may reconcile, but if the processes behind them are weak or inconsistent, auditors notice. True audit readiness comes from culture: how teams classify projects, log time, approve expenses, and follow controls when no one’s watching. When culture, systems, and assessments work together, audits shift from annual panic to continuous confidence.

07/28/2025

The Hidden Economics of Engineering: How Clean Data Input Systems Transform Cost Management

Engineering labor is often a company's largest cost—and its least understood. This article explores how clean data input systems transform cost management, enabling better resource allocation, audit readiness, and financial strategy. For engineering-led organizations, clean data isn't overhead it's infrastructure for economic advantage.

07/23/2025

Portfolio Governance with Purpose: How Time Awareness Drives Business Value

Time is the currency of strategy. Learn how time tracking powers portfolio governance to improve prioritization, capacity planning, and business outcomes.

07/21/2025

Why Engineering Cost Management Can't Rely on Metrics Alone

Engineering metrics like velocity and cycle time are valuable but they don’t tell you what work costs. This post explores why engineering cost management requires structured time data, and how finance, IT, and engineering teams can close the gap between activity and financial insight.

06/13/2025

Accurate Cash Flow Forecasting: How Granular Data Improves Liquidity and Reduces Risk

Accurate cash flow forecasting isn’t about predicting the future, it’s about using real-time data to reduce uncertainty. When finance teams track labor and transactions daily, they spot shortfalls sooner, allocate capital smarter, and manage liquidity with confidence.

06/10/2025

Cost Control in Scenario Planning for CapEx Projects: Why Real-Time Labor Data Is the Hidden Lever

In capital projects, fixed costs rarely derail budgets—it’s the unseen labor. ERP systems provide visibility but often miss the most variable cost driver: people. Real-time labor data shifts cost control from reactive to proactive, helping teams forecast better, catch overruns sooner, and protect margin.

06/02/2025

CapEx vs. OpEx: A Time-Tracking Perspective for Smarter Financial Strategy

CapEx vs. OpEx isn’t just an accounting distinction it’s a strategic decision. This post explores how precise time tracking helps finance and operations leaders classify labor costs accurately, optimize cash flow, and improve financial reporting. Learn how better visibility into CapEx and OpEx labor allocation can unlock smarter budgeting, stronger tax compliance, and long-term value.

04/17/2025

How Biotech CFOs Can Uncover Hidden R&D Value Through Time Tracking

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