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Every day you’re faced with important choices. Stay local or go international? Expand your portfolio or be an expert in a niche area? Invest in growth or stability? Work on autopilot or seize new opportunities? The best decisions require speed and the right information. That’s exactly why you need good business software.

The software that you are looking for is affordable, simple and reliable. It shows you how your business is doing in a few clicks or swipes, with handy, pre-programmed analyses giving you insight at speed.

It helps you work efficiently with others in a single system, accessible from both inside and outside the company. The ideal software grows with your organisation, both in terms of functionality and complexity, even when you work internationally. Wherever you do business, your software is always available online, on any device.

Exact has what you need. New technology that gives you an edge. Now and in the future. Are you ready for doing business 3.0?

The whole world is online and data is exploding. You use your tablet and smartphone

for business and personal purposes alike. You can work anywhere at anytime. It is all

about information. Data is all around us, but not always as accessible as we’d like it to be.

This new reality offers challenges. Is your company ready to face them?

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66% of the companies support BYOD (Bring Your Own Device)

Keeping employees busyRecruiting the best people is difficult. Never mind generating a constant stream of work to keep them busy. Sometimes it seems impossible. How do you find new projects and divide the capacity in the right way? No unnecessary hiring, no couch potatoes. That kind of thing can keep you awake at night.

Impossible customersYou are proud of your clients, but they sometimes present you with impossible challenges. Project timelines can sometimes just be cut in half, while the same results are still expected. How can you ensure sufficient flexibility in the organisation and keep those customers happy?

Complex projectsYou can plan projects as carefully as is humanly possible, but they’ll never go exactly as you’d expected. Is the business prepared for this? Or are stressful situations a regular occurrence? Even if projects are complex, you still want to be able to easily adjust the planning.

Financial (in)securityIt’s not just growth that depends on your finances being in order. It’s essential just to keep your head above water. Is your company able to accurately estimate financial risks? Take the new project that you’re working on. Is it genuinely going to profitable, or are you already having to invest more than you’d planned?

The solution to these challenges has already been developed. Exact Business Software helps professional services providers with acquisition, planning, project management and financial administration. Bring on those challenges.

You work in a challenging industry. You have to work hard to make the right choices.

Every day you have to deploy the right people, manage projects and guarantee the

right result.

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Exact software gives me financial wisdom. I follow all of the international branches on one screen.”

Tebodin“

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WHAT DO YOU NEED TOBE SUCCESSFUL?

You want to get projects in. You want to be able to say 'yes' with confidence to new orders.

And of course, you want to keep your promises to your customers. That’s why you have to be in

control at all times. Even if things aren't going your way. Management information and flexibility

are the things that make you unique. Here are six focus areas that can make the difference.

Clear agreementsIn the professional services industry, everything is about communication and cooperation. You need clarity about the agreements made. This allows everyone to focus on their work and for you to achieve objectives together.

Sticking to the budgetEvery project starts with an accurate and competitive quote. That gives clarity about the work in advance. You want to keep things under control. That is why you use your calculation as control information during the project.

Focusing on the resultsProjects are erratic. Together, you do everything you can to end every phase successfully. Only with up-to-date project information you can make adjustments at the right time. Everything with one sole objective: an excellent result within the agreed budget and planning.

Flexible planningIs one of the main project members going diving in the Caribbean for a week, or hiking in the Pyrenees? Lovely, but the project does need to keep running. The planning must show at a glance who is available when. This prevents hours of unnecessary work and missed deadlines.

Useful toolsRecording information takes time, and time is money. Time registration, for example, needs to be quick and easy, so that you can focus on making billable hours and keep track of the progress.

Quick invoicingAs an entrepreneur, you are focused 200% on the result. A project’s delivery needs to be exceptional in every respect. And that comes at a price. Like the project, your invoices must be created on time and always be accurate. Punctual time entry and correct billing generates money of its own.

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EXACT IS READY FOR YOUR NEXT STEP

Exact Software will get you started straight away. It was designed and built for professional

services companies like yours and has the solutions to your challenges.

 

CRM: remember everything the customers tell youAll customer information can come in useful at a later time, in strengthening the relationship or making a customised offer. For setting up a sales campaign scheduled for spring, remembering a birthday, or reviewing previous experiences with your services. With Exact’s integrated CRM functionality you can manage customer information and quotes from a central location. The sales departments and project organisation work together seamlessly. And everyone has access to customer and sales information via the mobile app.

Manage documents in one placeSaving and finding contracts, quotes or e-mails has never been this easy. In Exact, you can save documents in a central location and share the information with colleagues. This allows you to take immediate action when necessary. A smart process saves you time and costs.

Put the right employee in the right placePlan the capacity of your project team effectively on the online plan board and register the hours and expenses immediately. It makes it easy to keep track of your people and provides a real-time overview of the available capacity. Every phase of a project is different after all, and requires the best available employee. With integrated HR and Planning, you can increase the occupancy and ensure the team stays up and running regardless of illness or holidays. The app then allows you to update the planning wherever you are.

Manage projects at a high levelProject results rely on effective budgets, planning, and no little measure of flexibility. Customers expect you to respond to changes immediately. That makes sense, and is why Exact offers flexible project management at a high level. Use the extensive calculation options to keep track of the costs, turnover and margins. You can have a complete overview of your projects at any time, from quote to invoice.

Improve the financial positionKnowing the company's financial position in detail is essential for an organisation. How much money is available, how many hours can you claim, and how many invoices are outstanding? Exact helps streamline the time and cost registration, supports quick invoicing and gives you an immediate overview of any ongoing projects. A healthy company plans ahead.

Exact software can be easily expanded and enhanced with a wide range of applications

developed by Exact and our partners. From our own mobile apps to a fully integrated Business

Intelligence Platform. A selection of the relevant apps and add-ons are described below.

APPS AND ADD-ONS

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Thanks to Exact, we are saving a lot of time: more than 5 working days per month!”

Maruna“

CRM AppDiscover the status of your sales opportunities at a glance, and what the next step is for reeling in that customer. With the intuitive Exact CRM App, you will know exactly what needs to be done each and every day.

Self Service AppWhether you want to request a holiday, view your most recent payslip or read the latest evaluation from a personnel file, you can do it all with the Exact HR Self Service App. You can also use it to register absence through illness directly from your mobile device.

Exact Insights powered by QlikViewEffortlessly convert large amounts of data into organisation-wide KPIs and trends. Exact Insights replaces traditional reports with handy customised dashboards and analyses. The add-on is available in real-time to all departments in the organisation, whenever and wherever you need it. This makes reports accessible to all.

Digital processing of your invoicing processStop manually copying information. With document scanning solutions, you can automatically process scanned or digital invoices in your administration. The add-on recognises existing creditor and debtor information and immediately links it to the Exact software.

Hour Entry AppEnable your consultants to enter their hours anytime, anyplace. Planned hours can be submitted in one go and new entries created easily, keeping your hour registration up-to-date no matter where the consultants are.

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MORE THAN JUST FUNCTIONALITY

Private cloud or on-premise, rent or buy; choose the software solution that suits you bestBusiness software from Exact is vigorous. Put together a package that fits with the development of your company. And if your company grows, Exact will grow with you. You can buy our solutions or rent them, install them on your own servers (on-premise) or run them hassle-free via the private cloud. Everything is possible. Work with the best software without major investments.

The best serviceYou don't choose new business software every day. That’s why we’ll provide you with the expert guidance of certified Exact partners and implement the software on a project basis. Choose the approach that matches your requirements best.

Mobile workYou do business everywhere. At the office, on the phone, on the road, and at home. Wherever you are, you can simply log into Exact through the internet. Or work using our mobile apps. This allows you to be up-to-date, anywhere, always.

Working with a smileAll of the right information together on one screen. How great is that? With Exact, you can structure the work, create your reports in the blink of an eye, and cooperate effectively with all stakeholders.

Expand your horizonsDo you have branches in the Netherlands? And in Germany? Or in China? With Exact, you can connect all of your operations worldwide using one solution. Expand your horizons. The world is at your feet.

International service Do you do business all over the world? So do we. That's convenient. No matter where in the world, you’ll always have a local port of call for all your questions. Our software is available in more than 40 languages and supports a wide variety of laws and regulations, banking terms and conditions, and currencies.

We are your business partner for tomorrow and we are here for you today, with

software that makes you happy.

Exact gives us room for growth. And that's what you want as an entrepreneur!”

Malengo“

Vigorous Business Software. That’s what Exact builds, for more than 200,000 businesses around the world. For entrepreneurial Doers who dare and, if they fall, always get up again.

Exact breathes that same spirit. Thirty years ago, six students launched Exact as a garage start-up. Now we’re a global company with 1,550 employees in 15 countries. We love the energy of fast-growing companies. We love the bumpy road of innovation.

Our business software enables you to focus on the next goal, and look ahead to the next challenge. So dare to challenge the status quo. Analyze, test and improve your product, your organisation, or your business model - constantly. With our vigorous business software, the future is what you make of it.

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