AI
Success Story

How Perth Consultancy Improved Resource Utilisation by 35%

Perth Professional Services | 52 employees

Consulting
Perth
10 weeks

3.9x

Return on Investment

85%
Time Saved
$76k
Annual Savings
85%

Reduction in Admin Time

Faster project setup
$76k

Annual Labor Savings

Improved utilisation value
3.9x

Return On Investment

Payback in 3.1 months
10 weeks

Implementation Time

Kickoff to Go-Live
1

The Challenge

What was holding them back?

"Project setup and resource allocation taking 2 days per new project. No visibility into consultant availability and utilisation. Timekeeping and billing manual and inconsistent. Project profitability analysis done quarterly, too late to adjust."

Perth Professional Services was facing significant operational hurdles. Manual processes were not only slow but error-prone, leading to client dissatisfaction and team burnout. The lack of scalable systems meant that taking on new business required linear headcount growth, crushing margins.

Manual Bottlenecks

Key staff spent ~40% of their week on low-value data entry instead of strategic work.

Data Fragmentation

Critical business data was siloed in disparate spreadsheets, making real-time reporting impossible.

2

The Solution

How we transformed their operations

Automated project creation from sales pipeline with intelligent resource matching. Built resource management dashboard showing real-time availability and utilisation. Implemented automated timesheet reminders and project billing. Created real-time profitability dashboard by project and consultant. We deployed a layered automation architecture that addressed immediate pain points while building a foundation for future scalability.

Implementation Components

Technology Stack

Microsoft ProjectCore Component
Power AutomateCore Component
Power BICore Component
Dynamics 365 integrationCore Component

Implementation Journey

Weeks 1-2: Discovery & Design

Deep dive into current processes, stakeholder interviews, and solution architecture design.

Weeks 3-6: Build & Integration

Agile development of automation flows, dashboard configuration, and API integration.

Weeks 7-8: Testing & Training

User acceptance testing (UAT), bug fixes, and hands-on team training sessions.

Week 10: Go Live & Handoff

Full deployment, production monitoring, and final project sign-off.

3

The Results

Measurable impact across the business

Time Metrics5 days / month
1.5 days
70% Reduction
Error Rate8% manual error
0.5%
94% Improvement
Processing Cost$12.50 / unit
$1.80
85% Savings

"Resource allocation used to be a weekly headache. Now it's automated and we can see exactly who's available and profitable projects are in real-time."

E
Emma Richards
Managing Director, Perth Professional Services

Ready to write your success story?

Join Perth Professional Services and 50+ other Australian businesses scaling efficiently with AI. Book your free strategy session today.

No obligation Free 30-min Audit

Project Snapshot

Industry
Consulting
LocationPerth
ServicesOperations
Timeline10 weeks
Results3.9x ROI