What is simPRO?
In the year 2002, while working as an electrical contractor, Stephen Bradshaw who was concerned about a way to run his business more successfully and easily was able to create this software with help of Vaughan McKillop. Service Industry Management Professional Software abbreviated as SimPRO, is evolving day by day and offers a wide range of services to the users.
SimPRO has kept its footprints in countries such as Australia, New Zealand, United States etc. It provides facilities for many industries like electrical, plumbing, Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning (HVAC), Security etc. Further, the inclusion of this software in the list of the best software for HVAC companies, which is prepared by digital.com in the year 2021, can be considered as a great achievement. According to siliconangle.com, this cloud-based software has over 200,000 customers and 5000 companies use this software to run their day-to-day field activities.
Services offered by SimPRO
1. Field Service Management
The software focuses primarily on service jobs, project work and maintenance, but it also covers many areas by allowing businesses to flow smoothly. In particular, it contributes to the smooth running of every business activity from the office to the field and helps companies to be keen on scheduling maintenance activities and financial information.
This software is very helpful for making estimates and quotes very easily and quickly. Especially it allows you to use the supplier catalogue and different rates like labour, equipment etc. It is very easy to create a unique estimate with simPRO by following a few steps. It also facilitates the task of directing employees to projects, maintenance or any other work by accurately showing the duties assigned to the employees and the relevant time frames. SimPRO provides a comprehensive understanding of the employee’s work schedule. The developers have not forgotten to add the tools needed to facilitate accounting, which is a key link in a business. Accordingly, various payment methods and accounting software have been integrated to facilitate the smooth flow of cash flow. Further, it allows workers to be connected via a mobile application and constantly update the system.
2. Job Management
This service focuses primarily on Job Scheduling, Job Costing and Job progress tracking. Especially it provides services such as managing human resources accurately, calculating costs, and obtaining up-to-date information through a mobile phone application. As mentioned earlier, this software can provide information on the schedule of the employees of the organization and notifies the employees about the changes made in their schedules. This also manages the tasks by considering the number of resources available to the organization. Further, it provides a platform to prepare a clearer and more accurate quote, including details regarding labour, material, overhead etc.
3. Project Management
This service focuses primarily on project estimating, management and progress billing. Estimates play a vital role in most business activities. Assisting companies to easily prepare a very accurate estimate, by considering all the necessary items, will enable companies to complete projects within the determined budget. This software can give a detailed explanation of the actual and the estimated costs. As we, all know having constant stock updates will keep our project running. The software provides information about the materials currently available for the projects, materials that required ordering etc.
4. Asset Management
This service focuses primarily on asset testing, preventive planning and IoT monitoring. Employers can assign workers for projects depending on their availability. It gives you the ability to highlight the most suitable staff for a specific project. It also tracks and keeps records about preventive maintenances jobs. Preventative maintenance can be simply defined as regular maintenance activities, which are undertaken to reduce the probability of failure. Further, it enables companies to track and create maintenance contracts. Companies can use simPRO IoT to track the status of the assets and respond accordingly.
5. Business Reporting
This software provides 70 types of important reports that suit the different needs of business entities. Its’ Profit/Loss, Sales Invoices, Monthly Breakdown and Aged Receivables reports enable companies to gain valuable insights from financial data by thoroughly studying them. Further, its’ job and field worker’s reports enable companies to closely observe the productivity of the workers and the operational activities. These easy-to-use, automated reports will save a lot of time and money. It also provides various stock-related reports and details about customer care.
SimPRO and Accounting
SimPRO has integrations with various accounting software to automate tedious tasks like data entering and invoice processing. QuickBooks, Xero and Oracle NetSuite are some accounting solutions, which have built an integration with simPRO. Further, all your information will be automatically entered into the accounting system accurately and it enhanced the transparency of cash flow. Most importantly, simPRO’s integration with Taxify will help the companies to deal with sales taxes accurately. Furthermore, its integration with Square will simplify the payment collection process. Automating invoices, jobs, quotes and estimates creating will reduce the time consumed in processing and checking. Finally, its report-generating feature will help the decision-makers to make informed decisions.
