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Project Controlling
12
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Projektcontrolling-Software: 6 Systeme im Margen-Check

Sechs Systeme, ein Prüfkriterium: Welche Projektcontrolling-Software rechnet Umsätze, Kosten und abrechenbare Stunden aus den Buchungen, die ohnehin entstehen? Vergleich mit Funktionen und Preisen, Stand Oktober 2026.

Tanja Hartmann

Content Marketing Manager

Project Management & Delivery
13
min. reading time

Ressourcenplanung-Software: 6 Tools für Beratungen im Vergleich

Ein Punkt Auslastung entspricht bei zehn Beratern rund 26.000 Euro Jahresumsatz. Welche sechs Systeme die Planung mit der gebuchten Zeit zusammenbringen und was sie kosten.

Tanja Hartmann

Content Marketing Manager

Software & AI
10
min. reading time

AI in Project Controlling: What Really Counts in 2026

AI in project controlling is still the exception in German companies, while marketing and sales have long been benefiting. The article shows where the lever really lies in 2026 and why a clean data basis is the prerequisite for any AI benefit in the back office.

Tanja Hartmann

Content Marketing Manager

Billing & Finance
9
min. reading time

Retainer Billing: When Flat-Rate Mandates Become a Risk

Retainer mandates promise predictable revenue but often deliver uncontrolled additional effort. Anyone who does not record services cleanly loses margin, transparency, and potentially the client.

Tanja Hartmann

Content Marketing Manager

Project Controlling
11
min. reading time

Controlling in Long-Term Projects: Securing Margin

Anyone who checks the budget of a multi-year project only quarterly is steering in reverse. How engineering firms secure long-term projects commercially with reliable controlling.

Tanja Hartmann

Content Marketing Manager

Project Controlling
9
min. reading time

Recording Change Requests Correctly

Change requests arise in every IT project, but their costs disappear into hours without project assignment. Anyone who does not systematically record additional effort loses margin before they notice it.

Tanja Hartmann

Content Marketing Manager

Project Controlling
9
min. reading time

Increasing Billable Hours: How to get more onto the invoice

Hours worked and hours invoiced diverge: In many consultancies, 20 to 30 percent of services rendered never make it onto the invoice. Anyone looking to increase billable hours needs transparency regarding the exact portion of time that is silently lost.

Tanja Hartmann

Content Marketing Manager

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“Ideal employee management support thanks to a 360 degree view of employee availability, daily reports and automated vacation and absence management.”

Thorsten
CIO

“Comprehensive solution for recording project and working times. In particular, compliance with legal regulations (minimum rest time, break times, maximum working hours, etc.) can be tracked very well. “

Julia
HR Manager

“We have been using ZEP for over 10 years to record working hours (billable, non-billable). This is a great basis for invoicing our customers.”

Johannes
Head of Success

“ZEP impresses with its intuitive time and project management and offers excellent customer support!”

Philipp
IT Consultant

“Quick project bookings and evaluations. Yet a high degree of flexibility. Good modular design. You can easily adapt the system to your own needs.”

Benjamin
Senior Business Consultant

“We use ZEP for precise time recording, vacation management and absenteeism. With ZEP, our employees can also record their working hours while working from home, which enabled us to replace several previously used tools.”

Stefan
District Manager

“Ideal employee management support thanks to a 360 degree view of employee availability, daily reports and automated vacation and absence management.”

Thorsten
CIO

“Comprehensive solution for recording project and working times. In particular, compliance with legal regulations (minimum rest time, break times, maximum working hours, etc.) can be tracked very well. “

Julia
HR Manager

“We have been using ZEP for over 10 years to record working hours (billable, non-billable). This is a great basis for invoicing our customers.”

Johannes
Head of Success

“ZEP impresses with its intuitive time and project management and offers excellent customer support!”

Philipp
IT Consultant

“Quick project bookings and evaluations. Yet a high degree of flexibility. Good modular design. You can easily adapt the system to your own needs.”

Benjamin
Senior Business Consultant

“We use ZEP for precise time recording, vacation management and absenteeism. With ZEP, our employees can also record their working hours while working from home, which enabled us to replace several previously used tools.”

Stefan
District Manager
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