Chris Day presented in Nashville, TN at the first Producers Club event of the year. This presentation focuses on one of the MSP industries greatest problems: process. Learn how documentation can enable better process & help deliver better results to bottom line.
8. The first and foremost reason
for documenting any process
is the fact that it…
AMBIGUITY IS (NOT)
AWESOME
reduces operational ambiguity.
--Management Study Guide
9. “the knowledge worker spends
about 2.5 hours per day or
roughly 30% of the workday,
searching for information”
KNOWLEDGE WORKER
STUDY
23. COST OF BAD
DOCUMENTATION
Team Size
Technical /Staff
5
Average Annual Salary
For All Employees
$60,000
Average Hourly Labor Rate
Fully Burdened + 15%, Rounded Down
$43/Hour
Time Wasted Due to Bad Documentation
Experts Estimate @ 20-30%
20% / 10% / 5% (high/medium/low)
Monthly Cost of Time Waste
(Number of Tech Staff) x (1 Week Labor) x (Time Wasted)
$6,880 / $3,440 / $1,720 (high/medium/low)
Monthly Opportunity Cost
Based on 50% GM = (Monthly Cost of Time Waste) x 2
$13,760 / $6,880 / $3,440 (high/medium/low)
Total Monthly Cost of Bad Documentation
(Monthly Cost of Time Waste) + (Monthly Opportunity Cost)
$20,640 / $10,320 / $5,160 (high/medium/low)
Total Annual Cost of Bad Documentation
(Monthly Cost of Time Waste) x 12
$247,680 / $123,840 / $61,920 (high/medium/low)
24. IMPACT OF TIME VARIANCE
Sample Tickets 1. Setup New User Account
2. Troubleshoot a Slow Computer
3. Deploy a New Workstation
Estimated # Transactions Annually
Based on 50 Customers, Avg. 20 Staff (1000 Users/Endpoints)
300 Transactions
Estimated Hours Per Transaction
Total Labor Required for Each Transaction
0.5 to 2.0 Hours
Total Annual Cost (All Transactions)
# Transactions x Time x Hourly Cost ($43/Hour)
$6,450 to $25,800
Potential Savings w/ Good Documentation
High - Low
$19,350 Wow!
25. IMPACT OF LABOR COSTS
Sample Tickets 1. Setup a New Complex User/Workstation
2. Deploy a Switch, Firewall or Backup Device
Estimated # Transactions Annually
Based on 50 Customers, Avg. 20 Staff (1000 Users/Endpoints)
250 Transactions
Estimated Hours Per Transaction
Total Labor Required for Each Transaction
2.0 Hours
Range of Labor Costs Per Hour
Variance from $35,000 to $95,000 + Overhead
$25/hour to $68/hour
Total Annual Cost (All Transactions)
# Transactions x Time x Hourly Cost
$12,500 to $34,000
Potential Savings w/ Good Documentation
High - Low
$21,500 Wow!
26. COST OF A NEW HIRE
New Hire Efficiency Time & Cost of a New Employee
Efficiency of New Hire Due to Bad Documentation
Based on $60,000 Fully Burdened Salary, Level 2 Engineer
80% @ 4 Weeks to 80% @ 10 Weeks
Hours Wasted Due to Bad Documentation
Time Spent Training, Researching, “Shoulder-Tapping”
98 to 272
Setup Cost for New Employee
Hours Wasted x Hourly Cost ($43/Hour) + Opportunity Cost
$12,642 to $35,088
Potential Savings w/ Good Documentation
High - Low
$22,446 Wow!
27. ANNUAL SAVINGS (3
EXAMPLES)
Area of Waste Potential Annual Savings
(1,000 Endpoint MSP)
Time Variance
Variance in Time Required for Common Tasks
$19,350
Labor Costs
Tasks Requiring Level 1 vs. Level 2 vs. Level 3 Engineer
$21,500
New Hire / X-Training
Assuming Single New Hire @ $60K Salary
$22,446
Potential Savings w/ Good Documentation
High - Low
$63,296 Wow!