Key features
Planning & Control
Job Costing When jobs are booked in tasks are created with projected times and allocated to staff. As work is done and time sheets completed you can see both the amount of work outstanding and the proportion of allowed time remaining. This provides managers with planning and controls tools that require little or no extra effort by other staff members to produce the information to determine workload and profitability. More
Time-sheet Full timesheet facilities for minimum effort by staff and all fully integrated within the planning, control and invoicing side of Ark. More
Invoicing The invoicing feature shows all hours that have not yet been allocated to an invoice. Past invoices with drill down (to see the hours allocated to each invoice) and details of the quoted fee are also available. More
Communications
Contacts Contacts details entered once and available to all. If amended everyone gets the benefit instantly. Incremental searching makes finding contacts very quick. More
Word processor Using preformated templates you can produce a range of documents with client or contact details automatically inserted for you. More
Messaging Send job-linked messages to colleagues. More
Notes Easily keep comprehensive notes or the history of each job. More
File management
Jobs Key component of Ark provides instant access to everything relating to a job in the same place. More
File manager Store all files related to a job in the same folder giving instant access to them. Drag and drop just like windows. More
Tech info Structured however you want but includes pdf documents, web links etc. More
Diary
Diary Similar to Outlook except that entries are linked to jobs whick makes adding appointments much quicker. More
Reminders & alarms Alarms work just like Outlook but are linked to jobs. More
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