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Automate the manual work in Smokeball

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Insights from real process mapping sessions that involve Smokeball.

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Top 5 Smokeball friction points when done manually

1

Time entries scattered across Smokeball

Your team logs hours in Smokeball but you manually consolidate them into spreadsheets to track billable time by matter and client.

78% report this
2

Matter status updates require manual chasing

You manually check Smokeball each day to see which matters moved forward and then send status emails to clients instead of having Smokeball notify them automatically.

52% report this
3

Invoice reconciliation against Smokeball records

You generate invoices from Smokeball but then manually verify that all billable tasks were captured and compare them against your accounting system.

45% report this
4

Document filing outside Smokeball workflow

Files get uploaded to Smokeball but you manually organize and rename them in folders because Smokeball's naming conventions don't match your filing system.

38% report this
5

Deadline tracking separate from Smokeball

You maintain a separate calendar or task list for critical deadlines because Smokeball alerts don't integrate with your team's notification preferences.

25% report this

Data points based on anonymized data from FullSpec mapping sessions

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Tools commonly connected to Smokeball

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