Budget Tracking That Links Hours to Purchase Orders.

Framework agreements hold purchase orders with caps. Tracked hours draw from them automatically, with a warning before a budget is exceeded.

Consulting Cockpit - Client Projects
Client Projects screen with framework agreements, purchase orders, and linked delivery projects

Stop Losing Billable Hours.

01

Unbillable hours

Hours past the PO cap are worked but not paid.

02

Late warnings

Hours and budgets are compared after the fact.

03

No trail

Hours cannot be traced to the PO that funded them.

How It Works.

Budget tracking from framework agreement to invoice, in four steps.

  1. Register framework and POs

    Each PO stores its number, period, hourly rate, and cap.

  2. Link projects and track hours

    Consultants pick a project. Entries link to the agreement and PO automatically.

  3. POs are consumed in order

    Hours draw from the active PO first, then the next queued PO.

  4. Warning at 90%

    A real-time warning alerts the PM before the cap is reached.

Funding Sources

Pied Piper Scale Out 2026

Framework

Ongoing since Jun 18, 2026

Purchase Orders (2)
Q2 Optimization Active
PO #: PO-456
Period Jun 18 to Dec 31
Cap €50,000
Rate 120.00 €/h
Q3 Optimization Queued
PO #: PO-789
Period Jul 01 to Dec 31
Cap €75,000
Rate 120.00 €/h
Execution & Delivery

Decentralized CDN

Distributed caching and content distribution nodes mapping.

Q2 Optimization Q3 Optimization (Queued)

Middle-out compression

GPU accelerated Middle-out compression algorithm integration.

Q2 Optimization

Hooli Search Integration

Legacy search indexing and data pipeline synchronization.

No active funding

Budget Warnings.

The warning arrives while hours are still billable.

90% consumed

A real-time warning fires when a PO reaches 90% of its cap.

The PM is alerted

The remaining budget is shown in billable hours at the PO rate.

The next PO takes over

When the cap is reached, the queued PO funds further work.

Approved timesheets become invoice line items at the PO rate. See the e-invoice module.

Common Questions.

What happens when a purchase order is exhausted?

The next queued PO funds the work automatically. If none exists, the project is marked No active funding.

Can one purchase order fund multiple projects?

Yes. The cap is shared across the linked projects, and the PO card shows the count.

Do consultants have to pick the purchase order?

No. They pick a project. Entries are matched to the agreement and PO automatically.

How do matched hours reach the invoice?

Approved timesheets become line items at the PO rate. Only funded hours are invoiced.

Link Hours to Budgets.

Set up a framework agreement, attach a purchase order, and track against it. Free for 30 days.