Our Support Packages are tailored to your needs. Simply nominate the number of hours you would like per month, and our team of consultants will track the hours used and invoice accordingly.

Clients generally opt for 1 or 2 days a month (8 hrs or 16 hrs), but we can amend this as required.

Support hours could be used for;

• Remote consultancy
• Quick answers to questions
• In depth discussions about processes
• Performing small piece of work
• Requests to check or validate an issue with a sheet
• Ad hoc guidance*

*Pre-prepared workshops do not fall under this support, please see our Training Pages for our workshop packages.

Please fill in an Enquiries Form to request your free initial consultation. 

See what our Clients have to say.

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What Is Productivity?

Productivity means the efficiency of an organization or its employees to convert inputs, such as capital and labor, into outputs, like services or products. Project managers employ incentives, goals, and communication strategies to boost employee performance and increase productivity.

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Why is productivity important in workplace?

But what does that mean, and why is it so important? In economists’ terms, “productivity” means labour productivity. Specifically, how much value each worker generates per hour.  Higher productivity means higher wages, and an increase in the standard of living.

With the current cost of living crisis, and in the face of doom laden media speculation about under investment and inflation, the drive to improve productivity from the ground up has never been more pressing.

How does productivity affect you ?

Regardless of your industry or role in the business or organisation where you work, the level of personal and group productivity will have an impact on costs, and revenues. But what does this actually mean for you and your business?

Analysing your business’ productivity is a positive, proactive way to tackle a national problem. The good news is, making the necessary changes to improve doesn’t have to be expensive or time consuming. 

We’ve worked closely with clients from a broad range of industries for over a decade, and pride ourselves on the key areas of;- 

Workflow Management.

We can identify areas of improvement and help you streamline your workflow, with our Business Process Mapping Solutions.

Keep track of your processes and automate the flow of data with our Workflow Manager Tool.  

Automation.

Automating menial tasks frees up your time, allowing you to concentrate on more important areas of your business. Clients report efficiency gains of 30% and more simply by automating repetitive tasks.

Improved Reporting.

Poor, inefficient data management is one of the biggest challenges to productivity. We can help you streamline your data analysis with our Smarter Dashboard solution. Save time, and get a clear picture of your data in concise, graphical format. 

Communication.

With remote working here to stay, and clients frequently working out on site, poor communication is fast becoming a time consuming challenge to productivity. Our Smartsheet tools are cloud based, meaning that data is uploaded in real time, ensuring everyone is kept in the loop. Create staff surveys with our tools such as Smarter Forms, and can take advantage of features such as cascading drop-down lists and conditional logic. 

Training.

Ensure your team has the skills they need to do the job. Engage with them to ensure they feel part of any new changes, and listen to what they have to say. Our training modules are run as 1-2-1 sessions, or remote workshops for the entire team.  

But in our experience the real secret is no secret at all. We recognise that nebulous productivity stats and government targets aren’t right for everyone. There is no one size fits all approach. The real answer to the Productivity Conundrum lies in identifying the challenges specific to you and your team. 

It’s in those conversations when we sit down together and talk specifically about your business, your challenges, your goals for the future, that we can start to build a picture of what will work for you. 

Streamlining processes to improve productivity

We have the tools and a team of experienced consultants ready to implement the changes you need to see achievable, measurable change, at a pace that’s right for you.  

Demo videos of all the solutions mentioned in this blog are available on our Youtube Channel. Or, for a free consultation get in touch with us today.

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Are you looking to expand your Smartsheet skills? Got gaps in your Smartsheet knowledge? Looking to build more efficient solutions with confidence?

Take advantage of our Black Friday sale and book yourself on one of our hugely popular training modules today. Book on or before Friday November 26th 2021, quoting BLACKFRIDAY20 to receive a 20% discount.

• Great for Smartsheet users who prefer to learn by doing but have limited time.
• Our trainer led remote 90 minute workshops are run by Product Certified Experts.
• Increase your knowledge of Smartsheet for you and your team.

For more information about our training options and Remote Smartsheet Workshops, head over to our Training Module Pages. Alternatively, contact us today to discuss your training needs!

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What prompted you to sign up for our webinar and what were you hoping to get out of it? 

My team and I were working on our Office Tracker and Debbie had mentioned the webinar. We felt that it would be a great insight into getting the best out of the tracker. I was hoping to get a better understanding into using all of the features available and utilising them within our tracker and throughout other projects too.

Have you or are you intending to put any of the Tips covered in the webinar into practise in your own sheets?

I have used some of the features on collaborations sheets across the business as a way of presenting information and data. Our office tracker has also been updated in order to reflect the max capacity in the office and the capacity on a day-to-day basis. I am sure that these tips will also be helpful with other projects that we intend to use Smartsheets for.

How much time do you think you have saved by using the tips shared during the webinar?

Once the office reopens, it will definitely save a lot of time. Rather than having to calculate how many are in a particular office on any given day, the stats will be at the top of the page. The information provided towards the end on vaccination will also help greatly and the aim will be to integrate the sheets to be in a better position to have all the facts clearly displayed.

What three words would you use to describe the experience? 

Useful, informative, practical.

Would you do it again? 

Definitely. I really enjoyed the webinar and it was nice to hear from a number of people within the SBP team. I also enjoy the interactive side – being able to see how to do things and then having the opportunity to do them myself.

Thanks Katie!

Join us for our next Tips and Tricks Webinar on 19th May at 16.00 BST when we will be discussing IT PMO and how to make the best use of Smartsheet PMO Templates with lots of useful Tips along the way

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