Herjavec Group
Increases Productivity
By 20% with Mavenlink

THE CHALLENGE

Herjavec Group team members were using Microsoft Projects, Excel spreadsheets, and Easy Projects, but these solutions were causing everything from data inconsistencies to ineffective time allocation. These legacy systems and their shortcomings caused team members to experience several recurring issues that interfered with day-to-day work, including lack of financial integration and complicated resource management.

THE SOLUTION

Improved Project Collaboration

Having projects run in separate solutions caused difficulties in team member collaboration. This challenge was solved by Mavenlink’s collaboration capabilities, including having team members email into a project and cc a project thread.

Project Performance Insights

Disparate project management instances caused difficulties in understanding the true performance of each project. As such, the Herjavec team needed a project management and PPM solution that could provide updates on project completion, burn rate, timelines, and more.

Resource Availability Forecasting

Herjavec Group needed the ability to see both current and future resource capacity for both project planning needs and the ability to follow through on sales agreements with prospective clients. Gaining these insights through Mavenlink was critical for success both before and after the sale.

THE RESULTS

Support for Stronger Performance

With Mavenlink, Herjavec Group is now able to better report on past project performance and forecast future performance, with stronger time keeping and project management capabilities throughout the business.

Empowerment Through Master Planning

Today, Herjavec’s team members are heavily using Mavenlink Master Planning, which has allowed team members to customize their insights regarding specific practice areas of the company for a faster understanding of project needs.

Interdepartmental Support

Mavenlink is being widely used across the organization and has helped keep departments stay connected during the shift to remote work due to COVID-19, with the finance department having its own dashboard for greater financial insights. In addition, the business development team also uses Mavenlink for pre-sales and historical information.

Insights and Control for Greater Success

Mavenlink’s professional services automation system allows Herjavec Group to manage its team of 50 resources and up to 250 projects at a time. In addition, the Mavenlink dashboard and Project Health Report has helped the company better understand project pipeline to know how and when it should change headcount accordingly for optimized timelines and resource utilization.