{"id":19023,"date":"2019-09-01T11:37:42","date_gmt":"2019-09-01T11:37:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.teamogy.com\/?p=19023"},"modified":"2025-09-10T17:17:34","modified_gmt":"2025-09-10T17:17:34","slug":"too-many-hours-is-spent","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.teamogy.com\/en\/manual\/too-many-hours-is-spent\/","title":{"rendered":"Too Many Hours Is Spent"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.22&#8243;][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;3_4,1_4&#8243; module_class=&#8221; et_pb_row_fullwidth&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; width=&#8221;89%&#8221; width_tablet=&#8221;80%&#8221; width_phone=&#8221;&#8221; width_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; max_width=&#8221;89%&#8221; max_width_tablet=&#8221;80%&#8221; max_width_phone=&#8221;&#8221; max_width_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;27px|0px|27px|0|false|false&#8221; make_fullwidth=&#8221;on&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;3_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;3.27.4&#8243; custom_margin=&#8221;||40px|||&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3>Too Many Hours Is Spent<\/h3>\n<p style=\"background-color: #ffffff; font-size: 16px;\"><i><\/i><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.4&#8243; text_font=&#8221;|300|||||||&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;|40px|40px|||&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>People\u2019s time is a key asset of any company, <\/strong>and therefore, needs to be handled with great caution. Many companies often find themselves trapped in <strong>excessive client care<\/strong>. Very often they are key clients in terms of gross margin, so we feel that everything is fine. <strong>But does our excessive care lead to profitability?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Teamogy offers a wonderful <strong>overview of all clients sorted by gross margin<\/strong>. As a supplement, gross profit is shown \u2013 it is the difference in gross margin and cost of reported hours. <strong>Are the clients with the highest gross margin the most profitable?<\/strong> If not, wouldn\u2019t it be good to learn how to sell to such clients more hours? Or work these hours for another client?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Example of a client with the highest gross margin and negative gross profit \u2013 see Red Cross Hospital.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.teamogy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Gross-Margin.png&#8221; show_in_lightbox=&#8221;on&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.26.5&#8243; custom_margin=&#8221;||40px|||&#8221; box_shadow_style=&#8221;preset2&#8243;][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.4&#8243; text_font=&#8221;|300|||||||&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;|40px|40px|||&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Account managers should have the skills to negotiate with the client and do their best to achieve not only a high Gross margin but also a reasonable Gross profit.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.teamogy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Gross-Margin-AFter-1.png&#8221; show_in_lightbox=&#8221;on&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.26.5&#8243; custom_margin=&#8221;|40px|40px|||&#8221; box_shadow_style=&#8221;preset2&#8243;][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;3.26.5&#8243; text_font=&#8221;|300|||||||&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;-14px|40px||||&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;12px|0px||||&#8221; text_font_last_edited=&#8221;off|desktop&#8221; global_module=&#8221;14686&#8243; saved_tabs=&#8221;all&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #f26522;\"><b>Get in Touch<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">If you have problem or need further assistance, do not hesitate contact Teamogy Support. Use online chat (inside Teamogy or everywhere on\u00a0<span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #0c71c3;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.teamogy.com\" style=\"color: #0c71c3; text-decoration: underline;\">www.Teamogy.com<\/a><\/span> in the lower right corner) and you will get prompt reply.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_sidebar area=&#8221;et_pb_widget_area_1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.19.18&#8243; header_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; header_font_size=&#8221;30px&#8221; body_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; body_font_size=&#8221;14px&#8221; body_line_height=&#8221;1.6em&#8221;][\/et_pb_sidebar][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Too Many Hours Is Spent People\u2019s time is a key asset of any company, and therefore, needs to be handled with great caution. 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