BQE Blog https://www.bqe.com/blog Time Tracking and Project Management Software Fri, 03 Apr 2020 21:59:33 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.9.8 https://www.bqe.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/bqe-logo-color@2x.png BQE Blog https://www.bqe.com/blog 32 32 39580918 In Response to COVID-19: How BQE Software has Responded to our Employees and Customers https://www.bqe.com/blog/2020/03/31/covid-19/ https://www.bqe.com/blog/2020/03/31/covid-19/#comments Tue, 31 Mar 2020 22:29:55 +0000 http://www.bqe.com/blog/?p=19860 With COVID-19 affecting communities, businesses, and families around the world, it is a difficult time for all of us. The rapid spread of COVID-19 and its devastating impact has disrupted the world, changed our daily lives, and altered how business is being conducted. Our hearts go out to all those who have been affected, directly […]

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]]> https://www.bqe.com/blog/2020/03/31/covid-19/feed/ 1 19860 7 Best Practices for Managing Your Remote Team https://www.bqe.com/blog/2020/03/27/7-best-practices-for-managing-your-remote-team/ https://www.bqe.com/blog/2020/03/27/7-best-practices-for-managing-your-remote-team/#respond Fri, 27 Mar 2020 13:00:39 +0000 http://www.bqe.com/blog/?p=19854 At the time of this writing, our world is in the throes of dealing with the onslaught of the Coronavirus This means that every professional service firm is knee-deep into plans to have their staff work remotely. Based on forces, both cultural and environmental, the world is moving away from consolidated teams working in a […]

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]]> https://www.bqe.com/blog/2020/03/27/7-best-practices-for-managing-your-remote-team/feed/ 0 19854 Why Spreadsheets Suck for Project Management https://www.bqe.com/blog/2019/12/21/why-spreadsheets-suck-for-project-management/ https://www.bqe.com/blog/2019/12/21/why-spreadsheets-suck-for-project-management/#respond Sat, 21 Dec 2019 18:00:09 +0000 http://www.bqe.com/blog/?p=19793 In a 2018 Gatepoint Research survey entitled Business Management Trends for Professional Services Firms, 77% of respondents said they use Excel to manage their projects. That same report revealed that manual data entry, the inability to perform analytics or create reports, frustrating interface, and lack of visibility were among the biggest challenges they faced with […]

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]]> https://www.bqe.com/blog/2019/12/21/why-spreadsheets-suck-for-project-management/feed/ 0 19793 The End of the Year is Approaching – Are You Ready? https://www.bqe.com/blog/2019/12/17/the-end-of-the-year-is-approaching-are-you-ready/ https://www.bqe.com/blog/2019/12/17/the-end-of-the-year-is-approaching-are-you-ready/#respond Tue, 17 Dec 2019 18:00:56 +0000 http://www.bqe.com/blog/?p=19782 BQE Guest Blogger: Leslie Shiner—author, speaker, and trainer—has more than twenty-five years of experience as a financial and management consultant. She is the owner of The ShinerGroup, a consulting firm helping businesses gain financial control. Thanksgiving is over, the turkey is now just soup stock and the pie is all gone, which means that the […]

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]]> https://www.bqe.com/blog/2019/12/17/the-end-of-the-year-is-approaching-are-you-ready/feed/ 0 19782 How to Get Employees to Submit Timesheets on Time https://www.bqe.com/blog/2019/12/14/how-to-get-employees-to-submit-timesheets-on-time/ https://www.bqe.com/blog/2019/12/14/how-to-get-employees-to-submit-timesheets-on-time/#respond Sat, 14 Dec 2019 18:00:51 +0000 http://www.bqe.com/blog/?p=19770 Time tracking is the one expense that likely takes up the most space on your firm’s profit and loss statement. It’s also the reason you might lose sleep if cash starts to become tight (Related: Business Cash Flow Management – Cash Flow Management Strategies). Getting employees to submit timesheets on time and correctly is one […]

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]]> https://www.bqe.com/blog/2019/12/14/how-to-get-employees-to-submit-timesheets-on-time/feed/ 0 19770 Let’s Get Real: The Truth About How to Calculate Job Costing https://www.bqe.com/blog/2019/12/10/lets-get-real-the-truth-about-how-to-calculate-job-costing/ https://www.bqe.com/blog/2019/12/10/lets-get-real-the-truth-about-how-to-calculate-job-costing/#respond Tue, 10 Dec 2019 18:00:43 +0000 http://www.bqe.com/blog/?p=19756 Steven Burns, FAIA was Managing Principal of Burns + Beyerl Architects for 15 years before selling the firm to pursue a career in software where he developed ArchiOffice and EngineerOffice. In 2009, BQE Software acquired Steve’s software company. He currently serves as Chief Creative Officer, refining BQE’s business strategy and product development for their groundbreaking […]

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]]> https://www.bqe.com/blog/2019/12/10/lets-get-real-the-truth-about-how-to-calculate-job-costing/feed/ 0 19756 11 Signs Your Firm Has an Outdated Accounting System https://www.bqe.com/blog/2019/12/07/11-signs-your-firm-has-an-outdated-accounting-system/ https://www.bqe.com/blog/2019/12/07/11-signs-your-firm-has-an-outdated-accounting-system/#respond Sat, 07 Dec 2019 18:00:40 +0000 http://www.bqe.com/blog/?p=19737 Your accounting software is the financial foundation of your firm. Yet many firms change at a pace faster than their accounting system. And because of this, they often fail to realize they’re using an outdated accounting software system that lacks the capabilities required to meet their evolving needs. But using an outdated accounting software system […]

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]]> https://www.bqe.com/blog/2019/12/07/11-signs-your-firm-has-an-outdated-accounting-system/feed/ 0 19737 Give Credit Where Credit is Due: How to Use Credits in Core https://www.bqe.com/blog/2019/12/03/give-credit-where-credit-is-due-how-to-use-credits-in-core/ https://www.bqe.com/blog/2019/12/03/give-credit-where-credit-is-due-how-to-use-credits-in-core/#respond Tue, 03 Dec 2019 18:00:44 +0000 http://www.bqe.com/blog/?p=19678 In a perfect world, everything goes according to plan when running a business. Every project is finished on time and your clients are always satisfied. But this ideal scenario is far from the norm for most companies. More often than not, issues occur which require frequent adjustments to deadline adjustments changes to project designs. Though […]

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]]> https://www.bqe.com/blog/2019/12/03/give-credit-where-credit-is-due-how-to-use-credits-in-core/feed/ 0 19678 Project Management Is From Venus, Financials Are From Mars https://www.bqe.com/blog/2019/11/29/project-management-is-from-venus-financials-are-from-mars/ https://www.bqe.com/blog/2019/11/29/project-management-is-from-venus-financials-are-from-mars/#respond Fri, 29 Nov 2019 18:00:58 +0000 http://www.bqe.com/blog/?p=19718 BQE Guest Blogger: Leslie Shiner—author, speaker, and trainer—has more than twenty-five years of experience as a financial and management consultant. She is the owner of The ShinerGroup, a consulting firm helping businesses gain financial control. Does your project management team speak the same language as your financial team? All too often, these two functions of […]

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]]> https://www.bqe.com/blog/2019/11/29/project-management-is-from-venus-financials-are-from-mars/feed/ 0 19718 How to Handle Scope Changes in Project Management https://www.bqe.com/blog/2019/11/25/how-to-handle-scope-changes-in-project-management/ https://www.bqe.com/blog/2019/11/25/how-to-handle-scope-changes-in-project-management/#respond Mon, 25 Nov 2019 18:00:35 +0000 http://www.bqe.com/blog/?p=19707 Has every project you have ever been involved with delivered exactly what your client asked for during the initial phases of scope definition? Are your clients always completely satisfied with the deliverables at project completion because you delivered exactly what they wanted? Does your team always fully understand the scope of what you are being […]

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