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HOW TOP DRAW USES FUNCTION POINT To Avoid Productivity Pitfalls

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HOW TOP DRAW USES

FUNCTION POINT

­ To Avoid Productivity Pitfalls ­

BUT FIRST, MEET TOPDRAW...

Top Draw Inc. is a web design and online marketingcompany in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.

Comprised of pragmatic creatives & practical strategists,our project teams are structured to work collaborativelywith our clients.

THE REAL TOP DRAW

Okay, back to how Top Drawavoids productivity pitfalls

with Function Point.

#1

GRANULAR

MANAGEMENT OF

TASKS

#1

All members see what tasks are due

each week.

Makes prioritizing and

scheduling tasks much easier

All members see what tasks are due each

week.

No more inaccurate data on how the

budget was spent

Makes prioritizing and

scheduling tasks much easier

All members see what tasks are due each

week.

#2

MANAGING TIMELINES

#2

No more scrambling on

Excel when there's a delay

in the project.

No more scrambling onExcel when there's a delayin the project.

Each job's

timeline adjusts

with the project's

ebb and flow.

No more scrambling on

Excel when there's a delay

in the project.

Each job's

timeline adjusts

with the

project's ebb

and flow.

Manage employee

tasks within each

job's timeline.

#3

CONTINUAL

FEEDBACK

#3

Review'ESTIMATED' 

VS

  'ACTUAL'in your fp. system.

UNDERSTANDWhat caused 'Actuals' to go over 'Estimates'

ACTUALS

ESTIMATES

take a breath

EASILYIDENTIFY EFFICIENCIESBY COMPARING JOBS

In your fp. system you can...

PREVENTING BURNOUTS

#4

LET'S PLAY A GAME!

RAISE YOUR HAND IF YOU'VE EVEROVER­SCHEDULED YOURSELF.

With fp. you don't need tomanually check if there areoverlapping due dates

NOBODY WANTS THIS...

AND...

You can quickly check howmany billable hours each teammember has been assigned to

Project management software that 

Centralizes Information

Streamlines processes

Simplifies collaboration

Provides real­time business data

Find out how fp.'s integratedworkflow and productivity toolscan help your agency. 

Learn more