Professional Services

Project-based business management for consultancies and service providers

Predictiv Services delivers complete project-based business management for consultancies, engineering firms, and professional service organisations. From opportunity to invoice, resource scheduling to profitability analysis—manage your service delivery and client relationships in one integrated system.

Built for African professional services firms who need to manage projects, track time, and invoice clients while navigating multi-currency billing and complex regulatory requirements.

Challenges We Solve

Real problems faced by professional services businesses—and how Predictiv addresses them.

Resource Utilisation

Challenge

Billable consultants sitting idle while projects are understaffed or delayed.

Solution

Real-time resource visibility, skills matching, and capacity planning across projects and teams.

Project Profitability

Challenge

Projects go over budget or under-bill, but profitability isn't known until too late.

Solution

Real-time project costing with budget vs. actual tracking, margin alerts, and profitability dashboards.

Time & Expense Capture

Challenge

Consultants submit timesheets late or not at all, leading to revenue leakage.

Solution

Mobile time and expense capture, approval workflows, and automatic billing integration.

Client Relationship Management

Challenge

Opportunity pipeline, ongoing projects, and client history scattered across systems.

Solution

Integrated CRM with full project and billing history for each client relationship.

Comprehensive Capabilities

Everything you need to run your professional services operations.

Opportunity Management

  • Lead and opportunity tracking
  • Proposal generation
  • Quoting and estimation
  • Pipeline visibility
  • Win/loss analysis
  • Client relationship history

Project Management

  • Project creation and setup
  • Work breakdown structure
  • Milestone tracking
  • Task management
  • Project budgeting
  • Risk and issue tracking
  • Document management

Resource Management

  • Resource scheduling
  • Skills and certification tracking
  • Availability calendar
  • Utilisation reporting
  • Capacity planning
  • Resource request workflow
  • Contractor management

Time & Expense

  • Mobile timesheet entry
  • Expense capture with receipts
  • Approval workflows
  • Billable/non-billable tracking
  • Project allocation
  • Overtime management
  • Travel expense policies

Billing & Invoicing

  • Time and materials billing
  • Fixed-price milestones
  • Retainer management
  • Progress billing
  • Multi-currency invoicing
  • Revenue recognition
  • Accounts receivable

Project Accounting

  • Project cost tracking
  • Labour cost allocation
  • Expense categorisation
  • Budget vs. actual reporting
  • Work-in-progress analysis
  • Revenue forecasting
  • Profitability analysis

Proven Results

20%
improvement in billable utilisation
50%
faster invoice cycle times
15%
reduction in revenue leakage
30%
improvement in project margin accuracy

Why Predictiv for Professional Services

Mobile-First Professionals

Consultants work from client sites, home, and on the road. Mobile apps for time entry, expense capture, and project updates work anywhere—including offline.

Real-Time Project Health

Know which projects are profitable and which are in trouble before month-end. Real-time dashboards show budget consumption, utilisation, and margin at a glance.

Multi-Currency Billing

Bill international clients in their preferred currency. Handle USD, ZAR, GBP, and local currency billing with automatic rate management.

Integrated Platform

No more exporting timesheets to accounting systems. Time, expenses, billing, and financials flow through a single integrated platform.

Case Study

Engineering Consultancy

Challenge

A 35-person engineering firm struggled with resource scheduling across 20+ concurrent projects. Utilisation was low, but staff complained of being overworked.

Solution

Implemented Predictiv Services with resource scheduling, mobile timesheets, and project profitability tracking.

Results

  • Billable utilisation increased from 62% to 78%
  • Resource conflicts identified and resolved proactively
  • Invoice cycle reduced from 45 days to 7 days
  • Project profitability visibility improved to real-time

Is Predictiv Right for You?

We work best with businesses that match this profile.

Company Profile

  • Management consultancies
  • Engineering and architecture firms
  • IT services and system integrators
  • Legal and accounting practices
  • Marketing and creative agencies

Scale

  • 10+ billable professionals
  • 5+ concurrent projects
  • Project-based or retainer billing
  • $500K+ annual revenue

Pain Points

  • Low utilisation visibility
  • Late or missing timesheets
  • Inaccurate project costing
  • Slow billing cycles
  • Disconnected systems

Ready to Transform Your Professional Services Operations?

See how Predictiv can solve your specific challenges. Book a personalised demo with our professional services specialists.