Because Optimization Group works on a project basis with the vast majority of its clients, being able to understand the cost of each individual project was critical. Plus, tracking staff time and expenses manually was becoming very inefficient and burdensome. To resolve these issues, the company began looking at web-based time-tracking solutions so that it would no longer have to hand-collect data individually
The company reviewed several options and found that Replicon was a perfect fit. “Replicon was the best price and value at the time, and we have not had a reason to change from it since,” said Jim Kenyon, Director of IT Services and Operations at Optimization Group.
The staff transition to TimeBill was quick and simple, requiring only one short training session. “It’s straightforward and intuitive. Our accounting manager, who’s using the system for hours a day, was able to do it all with no training and just a little bit of online help.” Kenyon said. “You know the designers of TimeBill paid attention to the core functionality right up front. Technology should be something you don’t even realize that you’re using. Replicon has that one figured out.”
Optimization Group originally chose the self-hosted version of Replicon, but switched to SaaS in May 2010, ultimately cutting costs by eliminating the need to maintain and upgrade their system. The process took less than a day, without any hiccups.
“This was hands down the most seamless transition I’ve had moving from a premise-based system to hosted, really from any software.” Kenyon said. “It was just painless. There were just two or three steps I had to do and that was it. I used to work for a payroll provider and we also did time and attendance software, and I can tell you that they have nothing that works this way.”
Today, all staff at Optimization Group use TimeBill, TimeAttend and WebExpense enabling the company to streamline its time-tracking, set automatic staff reminders for submitting time, compare project time and costs side by side, scan and attach receipts and run quick expense reports.
“This was hands down the most seamless transition I've had moving from a premise-based system to hosted, really from any software. It was just painless. There were just two or three steps I had to do and that was it. I used to work for a payroll provider and we also did time and attendance software, and I can tell you that they have nothing that works this way.
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