CORE provides you with a wide array of reports that dig deep into the business and offer valuable insights. These reports can be generated from in-context reports or from the Reports screen. CORE has so many features that it still is a powerful tool even if your company is only scratching the surface of its potential. That said, using the reports can really maximize your returns from CORE.
To get the most out of the reports, here are five tips you should start using today.
Tip 1: Take Advantage of Automated Reports
At BQE, we understand that there is no one-size-fits-all solution for our clients. That’s why CORE was specifically developed to be flexible enough to adapt to your business needs while maintaining a consistently high level of efficiency that would also assist someone in an entirely different industry.
Though different companies have different needs, one common problem is the overwhelming and often unnecessary influx of periodical reports. Instead of dealing with hundreds of reports at the end of every quarter, CORE automatically simplifies your business data into the most essential 10-15 updates.
The first step to simplifying your reporting is to identify which of the reports are essential to your business. After this, you can 'Memorize,' or save, the report template for future dates and to share with others in the company. The scheduled reports option will also enable you to deliver reports automatically.
The automatic feature is a must-use to cut your work in half. When used correctly, automated reports will transform your business – saving you and your employees time, energy, and money.
Tip 2: Customize Your Dashboards
With CORE, you can create unlimited dashboards to organize your projects. But it doesn’t stop there – there are over 50 unique dashboard widgets to help get the most out of the dashboard feature. These widgets can summarize your project highlights on the dashboard, or display your data as mini-reports in several presentation styles, including simple numeric metrics, tables and charts.
Customizing each dashboard is important for optimizing the interfirm communication and organization. Dashboards are also the hub where you can categorize and specify all your reports, making localization extremely fast and efficient. All dashboards are also shareable and can be sent to and viewed by other CORE profiles within your company.
Tip 3: Stay on Track with Budget Comparison
Every business sometimes struggles to stay on track with the projected budget: maybe you spent more time than was originally expected, or maybe a client is stalling to pay for services, for example. Nothing ever goes exactly as planned.
With CORE, you can avoid any monetary surprises by using Budget Comparison. This report helps you maintain a close eye on your budget at all times with regular reports about company spending – overseeing even the slightest of details that can affect your bottom line. The Budget Comparison reports can be easily shared and accessed by project managers and can be reviewed at any given point.
In addition, scheduling your reports can ensure that weekly budget reports are sent to the email inbox of project managers every Monday morning. Presented as neat and clean comparison email reports, these reminders are a great way for managers to keep on track with spending and move ahead into each new week with a strong budget plan.
Tip 4: Use Filters to Hone Your Search
With CORE, you can filter your searches for the most specific information. Oftentimes, big-data reports can be overwhelming, and filtering the information is tricky, or even impossible. With CORE, you can group the data by client, project manager, principal of the company, and more! Filters and options are available to you on any of the reports that you run in CORE.
To help you specify your search on a report:
- Go to the row-action menu.
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Then, click Customize. This opens a dialog with various options and filters.
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From here, you can apply filters that will help you organize your searches and get you the most out of your data.
Tip 5: Optimize Employee Efficiency
All companies should understand how to maximize employee utilization. Several features in CORE do this, enabling you to see exactly which members of the team are exceeding, falling behind, and more.
With reconciliation reports, you can view how employees are spending their time, and if there might be any room for improvement or adjustment.
Filters are also a great way to find specific employee data, like who are the top 10 revenue earners. You can view the state of work-in-progress at any given moment, therefore accurately tracking the overall progress of the company goals.
Be sure to save your filters when you find one that works for you and your business. Do this by making the report a Favorite, and it will become easily accessible in the future.
There's also a ‘Group by’ option. Simply click on the report and go to the Options tab. Choose to show - or hide - details on the report or group the report by some criteria. This powerful ‘Group by’ option gives you the ability to run the same report many different ways by grouping the data using different criteria. You can also choose the output format for the report (PDF, viewer, Word, CSV or Excel).
Managing employee efficiency with the tools provided within CORE will enable you to lead your team feeling confident and informed. CORE can help your business thrive, and its powerful reporting features can help you take your success to another level. To learn more about CORE reports, check CORE Help Center.