six steps to creating a standardized practice

don’t be blinded to the benefits of standardizing services.

by jody padar
radical pricing – by the radical cpa

the accounting profession will never resemble an automotive production line, perhaps for no other reason than we don’t look good in steel-toed boots. we’ll never be widget producers and, from my viewpoint, that’s a good thing. however, our position among the professional class shouldn’t blind us to the benefits of standardizing many of our services.

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anyone who has been an accountant for any length of time has certainly seen enough to eliminate the need to reinvent the wheel every time they start a new engagement. an entire firm has even more institutional knowledge to draw from. you can develop reliable and repeatable recipes for different services and deliverables by capturing this institutional knowledge. this is standardization, and it makes your service offerings more efficient, cheaper, consistent and predictable – all good business practices. you’ll be able to predict with better accuracy the time frames required for new projects, and you’ll be able to scope out exactly what will be required to bring the project to a successful conclusion. read more →

four ways automation pushes the paradigm shift

everyone’s job is enhanced when you can automate wherever possible.

by jody padar
radical pricing – by the radical cpa

when you have three people in your firm, each doing things their own way, you won’t be able to standardize until you get them all on the same page. technology makes it easy to do that.

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technology is spurring innovation and driving automation – and that’s reshaping the future of accounting. automation is simply using technology to complete tasks that are typically done by humans, and it will help you standardize by providing:
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are you the key signal caller for your clients?

calling the right plays means understanding your clients and their goals, as well as their weaknesses.

by jody padar
radical pricing – by the radical cpa

it’s up to you to recognize the client persona most suited for your firm, but you’ll want to start by defining your customers’ needs. so, what do people really want, and how can you figure it out?

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certainly, you can engage in expensive research, from questionnaires to focus groups. but, in reality, most of the clues you need will come from your knowledge of the people you work with within that group.
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value pricing requires defining your clients

choose your client personas wisely.

by jody padar
radical pricing – by the radical cpa

one drawback of the hourly pricing model is its one-size-fits-all nature. every client is charged the same rates per hour, with the only difference being the number of hours each uses.

but the world isn’t made up of identical people working in identical businesses and driving identical cars to and from their identical homes. thank goodness!

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clients are as different as you or me, but we can group them into buckets called personas based on shared values or traits. in a client-centric firm, it helps to understand these basic personas so you can more efficiently meet each client’s needs. you probably have a handful of personas in your firm right now. you just haven’t seen them as a grouping because, in your bill-by-the-hour model, it doesn’t matter who they are.

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how value pricing impacts your employees

would your employees prefer to be valued for their knowledge and experience or for the time spent on a project?

by jody padar
radical pricing – by the radical cpa

do you think any of your staff studied accounting in college so that they could punch a time clock for the rest of their life? they value being professionals as much as you do. more than likely, they enjoy being valued for their knowledge and experience.

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given the choice between being valued for their time or valued for their professional accomplishments, which do you think they’d prefer? valued employees are happy employees!

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