by Cassie Kerr | May 29, 2025 | ConnectWise
If you’ve ever needed to spawn new tickets in ConnectWise for follow-up tasks without cluttering your boards, you’re not alone. Managing scheduled work while maintaining clean SLA metrics is a common challenge for MSPs. At Pivotal Crew, we’ve built a lightweight...
by Cassie Kerr | May 22, 2025 | ConnectWise, MSP
One of the most debated topics in managed IT service workflows is whether to auto-close service tickets when customers don’t reply. While some love the hands-off automation, others find it impersonal. So, what’s the right move for your MSP or IT team? The Case For...
by Cassie Kerr | Apr 22, 2025 | ConnectWise
Let’s face it—running an MSP isn’t just about keeping the lights on. It’s about scaling smart, catching inefficiencies before they become problems, and making confident, data-backed decisions. That’s exactly why we developed our Quarterly Proactive Audit, and why...
by Cassie Kerr | Apr 9, 2025 | Case Study, ConnectWise, Mergers & Acquisitions
When Ntiva acquired The Purple Guys (TPG), it wasn’t just a merger—it was a strategic transformation designed to unify systems, processes, and people under a single operational framework. Hundreds of employees, a mountain of legacy data, and ten prior integrations...
by Eileen Wilson | Feb 6, 2025 | ConnectWise, MSP, Procurement
Streamlining procurement is a critical part of managing IT operations efficiently. If you’re leveraging ConnectWise PSA for your purchasing workflow, understanding the intricacies can save time and minimize errors. Below is a clear, step-by-step guide to handling...
by Cassie Kerr | Jan 30, 2025 | ConnectWise
Sometimes, a manual process just needs a little extra spark to run smoother. TSI Colorado’s quarterly maintenance workflow was effective but relied heavily on manual effort—emails, ticket creation, and reporting. Together, we added automation to simplify their...
by Eileen Wilson | Jan 22, 2025 | ConnectWise, MSP
Handling product returns and exchanges, also known as Return Merchandise Authorization (RMA), is important and important task that often results in sticky notes and spreadsheets!. Even though it might not seem as exciting as other customer service tasks, getting RMAs...
by Kathy Boulet | Jan 13, 2025 | ConnectWise, MSP
Well, I’m a little later than intended but here, finally, is part 2 of our blog series, Managing client-owned equipment in ConnectWise PSA! There’s not a natural way to do this in ConnectWise PSA, but we’ve come up with a couple of ways to handle the requirements....
by Kathy Boulet | Jan 8, 2025 | ConnectWise, MSP
This situation comes up fairly frequently with the MSPs we work with: handling a customer’s request to buy equipment (i.e., quote, fulfill, invoice), and then store that equipment for the customer’s future use. We’re going to explore the topic of...
by Cassie Kerr | Dec 24, 2024 | ConnectWise
As the year comes to a close, it’s an ideal time to evaluate and adjust your rates in ConnectWise. Increasing rates in ConnectWise can significantly improve your profitability for the new year. Whether it’s increasing hourly rates or updating addition prices on...
