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How to have an effective staffing and a high level of employee engagement
Learn how to optimize staffing and employee engagement for increased productivity. From proven methods to the use of tools...
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Why IT Services Firms Must Rethink the Balance Between Time & Materials and Fixed-Price Models to Meet Evolving Client Expectations?
Should IT services firms go full fixed-price? Discover why hybrid delivery models are key to better margins, client value, and strategic flexibility in 2025.
Which resource management tool should you use depending on the size of your company?
From small businesses to big consulting firms, discover the optimal resource management tool to manage your resources effectively, for you and for your customers.
What is the place for skills mapping in staffing?
Napta takes stock with you in order to better understand the place of skills mapping in the staffing process in service companies.
What is resource management?
Behind staffing, also called “planning”, “resource management”, “capacity planning” or even “resource allocation”, there is a simple definition.
What is project planning?
Project planning consists in setting up a method to achieve an objective and in organizing group work within a defined time.
What functionalities should your resource management software have?
Are you looking for a resource management tool for your consulting firm or ESN? Discover the essential features that your software should have.
Your staffing tool should do more than allocate resources. Here's why
From taking into account the skills and aspirations of employees to the profitability of the project, the staffing tool becomes a 360 operational management tool.
Workload plan: a powerful tool to manage your business
Take advantage of all the possibilities of your workload plan, to manage your activity with dexterity: management of resources, schedule and employees.
Why is Napta staffing software the best alternative to your Excel files?
Why choose Napta staffing software over Excel? If you thought that the latter was a good alternative, it is high time to change it!
Why IT Services Firms Must Rethink the Balance Between Time & Materials and Fixed-Price Models to Meet Evolving Client Expectations?
Should IT services firms go full fixed-price? Discover why hybrid delivery models are key to better margins, client value, and strategic flexibility in 2025.
What is project planning?
Project planning consists in setting up a method to achieve an objective and in organizing group work within a defined time.
The tools you need to know for your project planning
Napta invites you to discover some essential tools for your project planning: HRIS tool, CRM or ERP software and staffing software.
Why should we still choose between commitment and performance in 2024?
Discover how the voluntary commitment of your employees in your company allows you to improve your business performance and to carry out more projects.
Why and how to implement cross-staffing in 2023?
Discover all the steps to set up a project planning process that allows cross-department staffing, with complete peace of mind.
Why and how to adopt the project mode?
Why is project mode a strategic lever in the competitive world of NSEs and consulting firms? How our staffing software can help you
Why IT Services Firms Must Rethink the Balance Between Time & Materials and Fixed-Price Models to Meet Evolving Client Expectations?
Should IT services firms go full fixed-price? Discover why hybrid delivery models are key to better margins, client value, and strategic flexibility in 2025.
What is project planning?
Project planning consists in setting up a method to achieve an objective and in organizing group work within a defined time.
Project planning and skills management: how do you allocate the right resources to your projects?
How to combine project planning and skills management to build the most motivated project teams. Discover all our tips.
Why is Napta staffing software the best alternative to your Excel files?
Why choose Napta staffing software over Excel? If you thought that the latter was a good alternative, it is high time to change it!
Why can Excel no longer be your staffing tool in 2024?
Excel has proven itself, but once the thirty or so employees have passed, it is imperative to use software dedicated to the management of staffing.
Why and how to implement cross-staffing in 2023?
Discover all the steps to set up a project planning process that allows cross-department staffing, with complete peace of mind.
Why IT Services Firms Must Rethink the Balance Between Time & Materials and Fixed-Price Models to Meet Evolving Client Expectations?
Should IT services firms go full fixed-price? Discover why hybrid delivery models are key to better margins, client value, and strategic flexibility in 2025.
Which resource management tool should you use depending on the size of your company?
From small businesses to big consulting firms, discover the optimal resource management tool to manage your resources effectively, for you and for your customers.
What is the place for skills mapping in staffing?
Napta takes stock with you in order to better understand the place of skills mapping in the staffing process in service companies.
How to have an effective staffing and a high level of employee engagement
Learn how to optimize staffing and employee engagement for increased productivity. From proven methods to the use of tools...
Why upskilling is critical for IT services companies in 2025: building future-ready workforces
Learn why upskilling is a strategic priority for IT services firms in 2025. Stay ahead of the rapid evolution in skills demands with actionable strategies and tools like Napta.
Why should we still choose between commitment and performance in 2024?
Discover how the voluntary commitment of your employees in your company allows you to improve your business performance and to carry out more projects.
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Unlocking Success in 2025: Why Professional Services Must Embrace a Skills-Based Approach
In 2025, consulting, audit and IT services firms must embrace a skills-based approach to boost agility, retention, and value. Discover Napta’s key insights.
Training vs. recruitment: which AI strategy is best for your service business?
Discover winning strategies to integrate AI into professional services companies: external talent recruitment, internal training, or a hybrid approach. Explore Napta's AI insights to maximise impact and drive success.
Top 5 employee dissatisfactions in consulting
Discover the results of our discussions with former consultants in this ranking of the 5 dissatisfactions they faced in their consulting firm!
Why upskilling is critical for IT services companies in 2025: building future-ready workforces
Learn why upskilling is a strategic priority for IT services firms in 2025. Stay ahead of the rapid evolution in skills demands with actionable strategies and tools like Napta.
What is the place for skills mapping in staffing?
Napta takes stock with you in order to better understand the place of skills mapping in the staffing process in service companies.
Unlocking Success in 2025: Why Professional Services Must Embrace a Skills-Based Approach
In 2025, consulting, audit and IT services firms must embrace a skills-based approach to boost agility, retention, and value. Discover Napta’s key insights.
Training vs. recruitment: which AI strategy is best for your service business?
Discover winning strategies to integrate AI into professional services companies: external talent recruitment, internal training, or a hybrid approach. Explore Napta's AI insights to maximise impact and drive success.
The future of auditing: integrating ESG and AI in financial oversight
Discover how ESG and AI are reshaping auditing practices. Learn about the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD), interdisciplinary audit teams, and AI-driven insights that redefine financial oversight in a rapidly evolving landscape.
The employee, an actor in his staffing
Staffing management and talent retention are the priority challenges for companies, it is imperative to put the employee back at the heart of strategies.
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Client expectations in 2026: how professional services firms must rethink their value proposition
In 2026, clients of IT services firms and consulting firms expect greater impact, transparency and trust. Discover the key insights from the Napta study on evolving client expectations.
Why is Napta staffing software the best alternative to your Excel files?
Why choose Napta staffing software over Excel? If you thought that the latter was a good alternative, it is high time to change it!
Why can Excel no longer be your staffing tool in 2024?
Excel has proven itself, but once the thirty or so employees have passed, it is imperative to use software dedicated to the management of staffing.
What are the mistakes not to make in order to successfully manage change?
There are mistakes, often forgotten, that should not be made when you are managing change. Discover our tips for managing this stage in the best possible way.
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The criteria that prove that it is time to equip yourself (and no longer use Excel as a staffing tool)
Is Excel limiting? Opt for a staffing management platform to see immediate time savings and an obvious return on investment.
Skills mapping: the challenges of digitalization
Competency mapping is starting the digitization of work tools, a step that some companies are struggling to take. Find out why!
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