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Engineering Services PSA

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How do I get started?

Click Get started, then use Proto to configure Engineering Services PSA for your business. Pilot one Active client and engagement through a service approval, an approved milestone, invoicing and payment receipt. Reconcile each step with its linked records.

What does the Engagement Margin Desk show?

It compares contract value with delivered and billed amounts for each engagement, including realization, projected margin and over-budget signals. Open the engagement to inspect the work behind a result.

How is a service line approved?

A submitted billable line with hours and an engagement passes the configured approval action. The result has a review decision and operation receipt. A failed guard leaves the line Submitted with a Failed receipt.

Who approves a milestone?

The Delivery Director reviews the submitted deliverable and records the billing approval under the agreed access policy. The invoice action then checks amount and engagement.

Can we track time and expenses separately?

Yes. Time entries hold consultant hours, client and engagement; expenses hold amount, category, billable choice and receipt URL. Both have submitted review lists.

How do we find billing exceptions?

Use Milestones Ready To Invoice and Milestone Billing Exceptions for approved or missed milestones. Check an operation receipt when an invoice attempt fails, then correct the source record.

How do we confirm collection?

Finance Manager checks the bank or payment source, marks the milestone payment Received, and then checks the Payment Record operation receipt and paid date.

Can regional offices share clients?

A client has an organization and account owner, while each engagement has its own owning organization and project manager. Agree the reporting boundary before importing shared clients.

Can we move existing records from spreadsheets?

Start with stable organization, team member and client identifiers, then load engagements and linked activity. Reconcile amounts, references and status values during a bounded pilot.

What should we check before opening it to the whole team?

Test each role’s access, a valid and failed service approval, a valid and failed milestone invoice, and the collection receipt. Compare engagement totals with the source records.

Set up Engineering Services PSA your way.

Start free, then use Proto to change fields, steps and approvals before your team goes live.

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