The role of environmental consultants has moved on
significantly in recent years, not least in response to the
emerging climate agenda.
The environmental goods and services (EGS) sector is expanding
rapidly - more problems, more products and services and more
complexity in the projects you are managing. Environmental
consultants are experiencing a boom in their workload due
to companies waking up to the issues surrounding environmental
risks and a trend towards taking corporate social responsibility
more seriously.
The environmental consultant’s role is also changing. It has
moved on from a position of ensuring compliance by installing
environmental management systems and implementing ISO14001. Today,
more consultancy services are offered than ever before. With waste
management and water treatment as a core, many consultants now find
themselves leading the field in terms of new initiatives such as
carbon foot-printing, renewable energy and environmentally friendly
product development.
With this expanding workload comes a greater need for control
and accurate reporting. The implementation of a professional
services automation (PSA) system, has become a crucial tool in the
management of consulting businesses today.
Managing a team of industry experts across various projects can
prove testing without the support of a top class PSA solution such
as IRIS SharpOWL.
IRIS SharpOWL allows you to:
- effectively schedule the right resources
- accurately record time and expenses
- ensure accurate, timely billing and recovery
- measure the financial performance of both projects and
people
IRIS SharpOWL enables the collection of a wealth of information
about client relationships, project performance, project
profitability, resource skills and
utilisation. Ensure that you make important strategic business
decisions rapidly and with confidence.