Overview
Bracket Management is a fractional CFO and operations consulting firm that helps manufacturing companies improve profitability through better systems, processes and operational visibility. While most of its clients already have Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems in place, those platforms often lack the project management capabilities needed to coordinate work, manage capacity and keep projects on schedule.
To bridge those gaps, Bracket Management has standardized on ProjectManager. The platform provides the visibility, accountability and workload planning capabilities manufacturers need to organize projects, improve collaboration and deliver customer orders with greater confidence.
Standout features: Workload management, board view, Gantt charts, file attachments custom roles, project collaboration.
Key quote: “Everything your ERP doesn’t do—that’s where ProjectManager comes in.”
Key challenges
- ERP systems lacked project management functionality for planning and execution
- Limited visibility into team capacity and project progress
- Disconnected communication across emails, spreadsheets and file-sharing tools
- Difficulty assigning ownership and holding teams accountable for project tasks
ProjectManager’s solutions
- Workload management provides real-time visibility into team and resource capacity
- Board and Gantt views simplify project planning and execution
- Centralized project files, conversations and documentation improve collaboration
- Task ownership and deadlines create greater accountability across teams
Standout features
- Acumatica integration
- Budget tracking
- Gantt charts
- Visual dashboards
Customer location
North Carolina, United States
Website
bracketmgmt.com
Industry
Manufacturing Operations
Consulting
Size
Consulting for $3M–$30M
manufacturers
Helping Manufacturers Build Stronger Operations
Bracket Management provides fractional CFO and operations consulting services for growing manufacturers. Founder Stewart Ervin brings decades of experience in finance and operations, helping business owners implement the systems and processes needed to scale efficiently.
The firm’s three-phase approach begins with repairing operational challenges, establishing foundational business processes and ultimately helping companies generate greater value through strategic growth.
For Ervin, project management plays a central role in every client engagement.
“ProjectManager is a staple in every client we work with. We’ve been using it from day one,” he said.
Filling the Gaps That ERP Systems Leave
Most of Bracket Management’s clients already operate sophisticated ERP systems that manage purchasing, inventory and order fulfillment.
However, Ervin found that these systems often stop short of managing the work required to successfully execute projects.
Manufacturers still need to coordinate engineering activities, schedule subcontractors, prepare job sites, manage procurement timelines and balance internal capacity. Without dedicated project management software, these activities frequently become fragmented across spreadsheets, emails and meetings.
ProjectManager provides the structure needed to connect all of these moving pieces into a single project plan.
“Everything your ERP doesn’t do—that’s where ProjectManager comes in.”
“Everything your ERP doesn’t do—that’s where ProjectManager comes in.”
Stewart Ervin
Founder of Bracket Management
Bringing Visibility and Accountability to Every Project
One of the biggest improvements Ervin sees after implementing ProjectManager is increased visibility across client operations.
Every task has a clear owner, deadline and place within the overall project, making it easier for teams to understand priorities and identify potential delays before they impact customer delivery dates.
Rather than reacting to problems as they arise, manufacturers gain a clearer understanding of their critical path and can proactively adjust schedules when necessary.
According to Ervin, this structure dramatically reduces the operational chaos that many growing manufacturers experience.
“ProjectManager removes chaos and adds visibility and accountability that wasn’t there before.”
Capacity Planning With the Workload View
Among all of ProjectManager’s capabilities, Ervin consistently points to the Workload view as the feature that delivers the greatest value for manufacturers.
Many ERP systems provide little insight into available capacity, making it difficult to determine whether teams, machines or subcontractors are overbooked.
ProjectManager gives clients an immediate visual representation of available resources, allowing them to make better scheduling decisions before bottlenecks occur.
Ervin has adapted the Workload feature to help clients manage everything from production teams to manufacturing equipment, making it one of the first tools they rely on when planning projects.
“Most ERPs do a poor job of capacity planning. The Workload view solves a need that manufacturers have been missing,” he said.
“ProjectManager is a required investment. The visibility, accountability and workload planning it provides are essential for helping our clients grow.”
Stewart Ervin
Founder of Bracket Management
Creating a Single Source of Truth
In addition to planning and scheduling, ProjectManager helps Bracket Management’s clients centralize project information.
Files, conversations and supporting documentation are stored directly within each project, reducing the need for disconnected emails, text messages and external file-sharing platforms.
With everything organized in one place, teams spend less time searching for information and more time executing work.
The platform’s built-in audit trail also helps improve accountability by documenting project activity and keeping everyone aligned.
Supporting Long-Term Growth
Today, Bracket Management requires every client to implement ProjectManager as part of its operational improvement strategy.
Ervin believes the platform provides an exceptional combination of functionality, flexibility and value, allowing manufacturers to streamline operations while building the systems needed for sustainable growth.
As clients become more organized, they gain the visibility needed to improve efficiency, increase profitability and deliver a better experience for their own customers.
“ProjectManager is a required investment. The visibility, accountability and workload planning it provides are essential for helping our clients grow.”
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