Free Self-Assessment
What's eating your billable hours?
Take this quick self-assessment to find out where your professional services business is leaking margins and how to fix it.
● Takes less than 5 minutes (20 questions)
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What experts have learned
Top research companies have found that one of the best ways to grow margins is to run your operations better.
- Forrester found that businesses that make it a priority to find better ways to work end up seeing a jump in margins (Source: Schaffrik, B. (2025) Look to process innovation to tap new business value.)
- Gartner's research shows that modern innovation is mostly about using technology to handle tasks and organizing work in smarter ways (Source: Gartner (2025) Gartner identifies the top strategic technology trends for 2026.)
- McKinsey's studies show that companies that use data to guide their daily routines are much more likely to be more profitable than their rivals (Source: Bokman, A. et al. (2014) Five facts: How customer analytics boosts corporate performance.)
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Marginlab is a margin optimization consultancy helping professional services operators — from interior designers to software developers to email marketing agencies — deliver more of the right work without growing headcount.