Testimonial from Jean-Yves FALQUE, Founder and CEO of Apgar Consulting.
Founded in 2013, Apgar Consulting is a consulting firm specializing in enterprise data management. With a presence in France and internationally, it helps its clients transform and optimize their IT and data management architectures.
The firm now has more than 70 consultants who are experts in data governance, integration, and operations.
A consulting firm that has been well-structured since its inception
Jean-Yves Falque held senior positions at a major consulting firm before founding Apgar Consulting. Drawing on that experience, he recognized the limitations of a heterogeneous and poorly integrated information system.
When he started his business, he immediately ruled out using Excel files to manage internal processes.
“From the very start of Apgar Consulting, we looked for a solution capable of meeting all of our needs: recruitment, sales management, project tracking, expense reports, invoicing, and firm management.”
The goal was clear: to structure the company from the outset using a single, high-performance tool capable of supporting its growth.
VSActivity, a solution tailored for consulting firms
After conducting a market analysis, Apgar Consulting selected VSActivity for several strategic reasons:
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Comprehensive functional coverage that enables you to manage all of the firm’s processes without having to use multiple tools.
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A 100% online SaaS solution that ensures data availability and security without the need to manage a complex infrastructure.
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Seamless integration with Office 365, eliminating the need to manage multiple credentials and simplifying access for employees.
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Professional usability, with an intuitive interface designed for service companies.
The adoption of VSA was therefore rapid and free of technical constraints, enabling a smooth transition from the very first months of operation.
“We started using VSActivity when our firm was only five months old. We were able to set it up quickly on our own, thanks to the online resources provided. We gradually integrated our data as needed.”
Tangible benefits for managing the firm
A few months after implementing VSActivity, Jean-Yves Falque assesses the benefits the tool has brought:
- Complete data centralization, eliminating the need to manage data in Excel files and ensuring consistency across processes.
- Process automation—and thus operational time savings—allows information to be reused across modules, eliminating the need for re-entry and reducing sources of error.
- Greater employee satisfaction, as employees have access to a modern tool that is available via the web and on mobile devices.
“With vsa, we structured our processes from the start and avoided the complexity of a fragmented system. Management is seamless, efficient, and tailored to our business.”
Apgar Consulting’s experience thus illustrates the importanceof an ERP system designed for consulting firms, one capable of supporting their growth without technical complexity.
You, too, can use VSActivity in your consulting firm
Do you also represent a consulting firm? Like Apgar Consulting, you can grow your business by relying on a robust ERP system like VSActivity:
- Manage your teams’activities: manage work orders, track time and activity reports, and schedule consultants by project.
- Streamline sales management: centralize leads and customers in a CRM, track sales pipelines, manage deals, and use electronic signatures
- Easily manage your human resources and recruitment: centralized candidate database, mass posting of job openings, company portal, payroll processing, absence management, and expense report processing
- Rely on real-time financial control and reporting: automated billing and collections, centralized procurement management, financial management, and budget tracking
Like Apgar Consulting, your company can leverage the potential offered by vsa to digitize your business processes.
Schedule a demo with one of our consultants and discover how VSActivity can transform the way you manage your consulting firm.
