Case Study: Plowman Craven cuts admin time and costs with Access Group's Access Financials Operations

How Plowman Craven reduced admin, time and costs using financial software

Plowman Craven, a leading Chartered Surveying company, needed a project management solution that would integrate with the Access Financials system it had used for over 10 years. Their setup—Microsoft Project Enterprise, spreadsheets for resourcing and a bespoke timesheet system—created slow, error-prone integration, unreliable reporting and the headache of managing three different vendors. After evaluating options, Plowman Craven selected Access Group’s Access Financials Operations.

Access Group implemented Access Financials Operations (with custom timesheet workflows, Resource Scheduler, Access Mobile and later Access Payroll), going live on time and on budget. The web-based solution delivers instant dashboard updates, faster invoice milestone creation (from hours to minutes), and improved resource visibility; one staff member saved two days a week in admin. Consolidating systems under Access Group also reduced costs, eliminated spreadsheet-based contact and pipeline reporting, and enabled payroll to be brought in-house.

Plowman Craven

David Norris

Technical Director