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Even though 2021 was another challenging year, our clients' industries are well on track towards the „New Normal". In our discussions, we see a great willingness to rethink collaboration and processes. Modern working models with home office and remote work have emerged and many companies have successfully ignited the digitalisation turbo. We are very pleased that around 50 agencies, IT companies, consultants and engineers have again relied on PROAD this year to make their companies fit for the future - thank you for this trust and thank you for the loyalty of our long-standing customers!

Workflow management and process mapping, business process management (BPM) and operational excellence: the basic prerequisite for operational efficiency is the optimisation of workflows - a topic that more and more companies are addressing in view of the growing cost and time pressure. This is also shown by the large number of participants in our live webinar "Managing workflows cleverly" at the end of April.

2020 presented us and our customers' industries with extraordinary challenges. But in retrospect, it was not only the year of Covid-19 and frozen budgets, but also a year of solidarity and creative solutions. The year the home office became "business as usual" overnight and the year of the digitalization turbo.

Weekend work in hot project phases or tinkering with the perfect pitch until midnight? Attendance requirement and a maximum of two weeks holiday at a time? What was previously considered typical of the industry in many agencies is now in a state of flux. And numerous service providers in other sectors have also begun to rethink their approach.

Kanban - what is this? In this article you will learn how to use the simple method of production control for your project management.

The project management method Scrum is becoming more and more popular. It works with special tools or classic stickers. But what exactly is Scrum?

The introduction of the new enterprise software is underway, the processes are defined and configured. The next important step is the migration of the master data. For most providers, this is an uncomplicated process from a technical point of view - and yet the transfer of the data often causes stress. We explain where the typical problems are and how you can avoid them.

What is Business Intelligence? And what does it have to do with an ERP system? In this article you will learn how Business Intelligence enriches your company and your workflow.

After an extensive vendor screening you have decided on a business software and the contract has been signed. Now it's getting exciting: Your new system has to get up and running! We show which milestones are important for a smooth implementation.successful team.

How exactly do you record the working hours of your employees? If, for example, you currently only document overtime hours, there is a need for action: According to the ruling of the European Court of Justice of 14 May 2019, EU states must oblige employers to record every working hour of their employees precisely. We have taken a close look at the new time recording obligation for you.