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Integrated system vs. best-of-breed: how to choose the IT system that won’t hold back your growth?

When an IT services company or consulting firm accelerates, the IT system quickly becomes either your best ally or your biggest obstacle.

At first, you “tinker” around: a CRM here, an HR tool there, production monitoring in another software program, and a few Excel files to tie it all together. Then comes the moment when the organization reaches a turning point: more consultants, more projects, more fixed-price contracts, more subsidiaries… and therefore more dependence on the quality of your data.

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How does AlibeeZ solve the challenge of forecasting for fixed-price projects?

AlibeeZ addresses the complexity of managing and forecasting fixed-price projects by moving from simple time tracking to proactive management of project health and profitability. Whereas many solutions are primarily designed for time and materials billing, AlibeeZ is designed to manage the specificities of fixed-price projects using several key levers.

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Alternatives to Boond: which compass should you use to steer the growth of your service business?

When an IT services company switches to scale-up mode, it almost always encounters the same obstacle:

too complex for Excel (multiple files, different definitions, overwritten data);
too agile for “heavy” ERP systems (rigid processes, endless configuration, difficult adoption).

The result: a glass ceiling. Not due to a lack of customers or talent, but due to a lack of reliable visibility on workload, inter-contract periods, project profitability, and cash flow.

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