When it comes to running a successful business, often it’s not what you do, it’s the way you do it (and that’s what gets results).
Smarter business processes in geospatial firms are essential for growth. But how do you lay the groundwork for operational efficiency so you see ROI now and in future?
This article explores the benefits of optimizing Geospatial business processes and how leveraging technology for workflow optimization drives profitability in an increasingly competitive market.
Here’s how geospatial firms are implementing smarter business processes that keep on delivering results.
Getting your team on board with operational efficiency
Making your geospatial business processes run smoothly is a team activity – you need buy-in to drive change. Keep your team involved in the strategy behind optimizing workflows and implementing new software to keep on reinforcing the benefits ahead. You could talk about:
- Reducing manual errors and data duplications.
- Saving time on financial processes with easy invoices, payments and expenses tracking.
- Helping schedule each other and equipment.
- Making everyone’s timesheets and proposals consistent.
- Staying on track and on time on projects.
- Accessing and share reports with ease.
- Keeping clients happy.
Some businesses choose to set up a task and finish group to focus their people on implementing and testing new software solutions. This helps cut through the noise and keep you on track throughout consultation.
Identifying workflow bottlenecks in geospatial business processes
Nothing runs interference around your KPIs more than operational inefficiencies. Businesses who focus on identifying these before they embark on implementing smarter processes have more success finding a solution.
These are the recurring problems specific to Geospatial:
- complicated crew and equipment scheduling
- data duplication
- chaotic data management
- poor reporting
- timesheet errors
- slow and time-consuming financial processes
- inconsistencies across proposals and pricing
- poor record-keeping across multiple systems.
Choosing the right business management software for Geospatial
The best way to maximize ROI on new business management software? Make a smaller investment in the first place.
Choosing an off-the-shelf solution designed to work in a business like yours will mean you don’t have to reinvent the wheel operationally.
You need to make sure your new business management system plays nicely with your existing processes and that it has some feature options you can use to fit your needs.
Above all else, choose your provider carefully – they’ll save you time and headaches if they understand your business and your systems already. See how business management software provider Kompass BMS has designed their business management system to speak fluent Geospatial.
Setting KPIs for workflow optimization
Setting KPIs for your investment in smarter business processes will fortify your business case. Time saved is a good place to start.
Kompass BMS saves businesses as much as 90% of their time through automating processes and optimizing workflows.
Here are a few ways you can measure the time your own organisation will save:
- measure how long it takes to onboard a new client now, and then again with your new system in place
- gather data now on how long it takes your people to raise invoices, create proposals and process payments now and then with the new system in place.
- try measuring project delays – how often do your projects currently come in on time?
Of course the best thing about saving time is what you can do with it. With less operational inefficiency in play, your people will have greater capacity to take on work and achieve better project outcomes.
Measuring ROI on smarter business processes in geospatial firms
The other obvious return on investing in smarter business processes is financial: when you optimize business processes, you save money.
With one business management system that does everything, you reduce operational costs and you stop paying for other software while enjoying the ongoing savings and profitability of streamlined operations. This cost benefit is measurable – try using Kompass’ ROI calculator to show exactly how much an organisation can save each month.
Choosing the tools designed for geospatial business processes
Explore the market for the best business management system for your organization before you commit. When comparing, include Kompass BMS in your research.
Kompass’ solution is designed for surveyors, by surveyors – it’s specific to Geospatial. As a result, customers have experienced ROI over 400%. Now in the market for over 10 years, Kompass have worked with more than 100 clients in geospatial surveying and engineering with over 1,000 daily users to reduce operational costs and maximize ROI, including these geospatial firms:
- Feldman Geospatial (Boston, MA) saw significant improvements in data management and workflow efficiency after implementing Kompass BMS. These savings can now be reinvested in the company, improving operations, hiring more employees and expanding services.
- Fragmented operations were holding Trace SI back until Kompass BMS revolutionized their business processes. The quoting system was a game-changer, streamlining the entire lifecycle of a project. Beyond that, Kompass’ project management, scheduling, and invoicing features saved them considerable time and money.
- Kompass BMS helped the team at Texas Professional Surveying make slow and time-consuming processes much easier and faster, providing new levels of accuracy and transparency in business operations. They continue to see dramatic results in reducing costs, improving customer and employee communications, increasing overall revenue and are poising the company for continued growth.
The long-term ROI on smarter business processes
The sector has spoken: Geospatial surveying and engineering companies recognise that an investment in operational efficiency will have long-term results for their people and their profits.
Choose the right scalable technology solution and you’ll enjoy the benefits of workflow optimization magnified across every part of your operations – that’s long-term ROI. Free from inefficiencies and delays, your business can sprint towards targets and focus on going the distance.
Author: Beth is a product marketing professional with a focus on the geospatial industry, helping businesses streamline processes to enhance ROI. She is passionate about leveraging technology to improve workflow efficiency and drive business success.