Unbillable Stunden und fehlende Upsell-Erfassung in manuellen Rechnungsprozessen
Definition
In manual PSA billing, project teams track hours in one system; billing pulls data from another system (CRM, timesheet, or Excel). Misalignment occurs: (1) ad-hoc tasks completed but not logged as billable (scope creep absorbed), (2) change orders approved verbally but not in invoice system, (3) time entries incomplete or not allocated to billable project codes, (4) billing invoice based on contracted scope only; scope changes invoiced in next cycle (if ever). Result: 2–5% revenue slippage.
Key Findings
- Financial Impact: 2–5% of billable revenue = €100k–€250k annually per €5M PSA revenue; at 80% gross margin in PSA: €80k–€200k profit loss
- Frequency: Every billing cycle; cumulative monthly loss per invoice batch
- Root Cause: Manual data transfer between project tracking + invoicing systems; no real-time scope-change capture; delays in change-order approval flowing to billing
Why This Matters
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Affected Stakeholders
Project Manager, Billing Manager, Revenue Operations, Finance Controller
Action Plan
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Methodology & Sources
Data collected via OSINT from regulatory filings, industry audits, and verified case studies.
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