Looking to expand your Function Point knowledge? Function Point’s Customer Success team is hosting a bi-weekly product webinar series. The webinar series will consist of 2 types of webinars:
Feature Specific: This is our classic type of webinar that we’ve done many times. It focuses on a specific feature or process within the system.
Back to Basics: This type of webinar is meant for users who would like a high-level overview of the FP basics. The webinar will include an overview of the system as well as time for Q&A.
Can’t make it to the webinar? Register anyway and we’ll send you the recorded webinar to watch on-demand.
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Upcoming Webinars
Please visit https://functionpoint.com/resource/upcoming-webinars/ for the schedule of upcoming webinars
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*New Release* Introduction to Kanban
We’re thrilled to announce the launch of our latest product feature- KANBAN BOARD VIEW!
In this webinar we offer a detailed walkthrough of the new single-screen view that lets teams manage entire tasks, quickly shift priorities, track project progress, and stay on top of deadlines.
You will gain insights into:
- How Kanban impacts your agency
- How Kanban impacts your day-to-day use of FP
- How to access and use FP’s Kanban module
- Next on FP’s upcoming 2021 product roadmap
A Deep Dive Into Estimating
Once you’ve learnt how to create estimates in the Function Point system, you can begin customizing and leveraging these to ensure job profitability.
This webinar is an exhaustive breakdown of Function Point’s job estimation module.
You will gain insights into:
- How to ensure profitable jobs when estimating
- How to estimate by staff vs role vs blended rates
- How to setup your cost rate when estimating
- How to build an estimate with a schedule
- How to track revisions
Introduction to Estimating
Creating Estimates is a major part of a successful agency. Having a good estimating process in place will serve as a leading indicator of the successful delivery of any job.
In this webinar, learn the basics of estimating- setting up your system for proper estimation as well as the steps for creating a new estimate.
You will gain insights into:
- How to setup your FP system for proper estimating & reporting
- Understanding the types of available service groups and service setup
- How to create an estimate in FP
- How to stay on top of estimate approvals
- Creating an estimate via workback schedule
How to Write a Compelling Creative Brief
A good creative brief is like a strongly brewed cup of coffee — it’s the fuel that feeds the creative design team to develop innovative, amazing, and awe-inspiring work.
Learn how to write a well-rounded brief and how to adapt your creative brief based on the type of projects your team takes on.
You will gain insights into:
- When you should use a brief
- How to create a good, well-rounded brief
- How are Client vs. Internal briefs different
- Best-in-class examples to get you started
Understanding Job Creation Workflows for Project Managers
Creating jobs is one of the first and most important tasks that agency Project Managers have to tackle to initiate a client project. Standardizing workflows and understanding how to manage small jobs vs large campaigns can be a confusing process. Function Point offers a number of ways PM’s can set this up.
How to make your billing workflows quick and seamless
We know that client billing can be a long and arduous process often amplified by instances of missed billing, inaccuracies in the expensing process, or incorrect tagging of bills. In this webinar, we'll walk you through a step-by-step process of how you can relieve common accounting stressors and save a ton of time!
Client Retainer Management: How to value your work and steer clear of over-servicing
The inability to track all retainer deliverables without over-servicing or allowing scope creep to set in are common occurrences at creative agencies; we will discuss how Function Point can help you specifically address these.
How To Increase Efficiency With FP's Expense Importing Feature
Learn how you can improve data entry efficiency at your agency using Function Point's newest feature - Expense Importing.
How To Manage Your Staff Workload With Work Planning View
Learn how you can effectively manage your agency's staff workload and boost team efficiency using Work Planning View.
How Can Agencies Better Tackle Business Uncertainties, with Drew McLellan
Learn how agencies can mitigate risks and sustain growth during times of uncertainty, with Drew McLellan, ower and key driving forces of Agency Management Institute (AMI).
BI Premium Reporting Best Practices
Learn the top reports used by agencies in 2019 and how they help you make the right business decisions!
CRM and Sales Forecasting
Learn how you can organize your sales opportunities within the FP system and generate insightful sales forecasts. We will also cover the process for tracking prospect stages, organizing sales-related data, and setting follow-up reminders.
Effective Estimating
Learn the FP recommended methods for creating Estimates that are optimized for reporting during and after the Job is closed. We will review how to estimate for all of your potential costs including your agency’s internal service, freelancers, expenses, media, and more.
Open Office Hours
New to Function Point? Learn how other customers use FP, and get the answers to all your FP system questions.
Scheduling and Assigning Tasks
Learn how to build Schedules optimized for your different Job types, as well as best practices for Task assignment when you don’t need a full Schedule.
Project Management and Task Reporting
Manage multiple projects across multiple timelines for multiple clients more efficiently than ever. Learn how to tell how much work your agency can take on, and the simple ways to stay on top of the whats and whens of your team.
Retainer Set Up & Best Practices
In this webinar, you will gain a high level overview of the different retainer set-up options in FP, with best practices for managing your retainer to ensure profitability
Invoicing: Retainer and Recurring Billing
We will cover FP’s recommended methods for invoicing your retainers and any Jobs that have a recurring billing schedule. This includes single Job invoices and cases when you want to include multiple Jobs on a single invoice.
Back to Basics
New to Function Point? Need a quick FP refresher? This webinar will provide you with a high-level overview, including basic navigation, customizing your dashboard, and time tracking.
Invoicing: Fixed Price and Time & Materials
Learn new FP tips and tricks for invoicing Jobs which are billed based on a fixed price or time and materials.
Financial Reporting
Learn how to build your own insightful profitability and forecasting reports in FP.
QuickBooks Online Integration Best Practices
FP QuickBooks integration expert and Support Team lead, Jeremy Nichvalodoff, will provide a high-level overview of the QuickBooks Online integration. You’ll also learn best practices to ensure a smooth connection.
Alerts and Permissions
We will review how to create effective alert subscriptions sets so that your team is always up to date. We will also review the permissions structure and how it can be used for different roles.
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