New clients and existing clients who have made the switch from
V4.0 to the new TeamDynamix Enterprise 5.0™ are praising the new enterprise
project software for its usability, high-level reporting and convenient
communications tools.
KEMI Turns to 5.0 for Portfolio Planning
As the largest carrier of workers’
compensation in Kentucky, Kentucky Employers’ Mutual Insurance (KEMI)
appreciates the value of workplace safety. Similarly, the company understands
that managers need to proceed with caution when analyzing and selecting IT
projects to undertake.
For that reason, KEMI recently made the decision to
implement the new Enterprise
5.0. The latest in TeamDynamix enterprise project software features an advanced
portfolio planning system to manage project requests, prioritizing and scoring
all potential projects for selection of projects with the highest returns.
“We need to focus on the projects that give us the greatest return and are the
most beneficial to the business,” said Randy Garland, KEMI’s director of IT. “The
projects we work on must add value.”
No doubt, KEMI will benefit from sound portfolio planning: The company’s
25-person IT department handles a tremendous number of projects. Over the last
year, the department relied upon TD Version 4.0 to manage
approximately 400 projects – and another 1,250 help desk issues.
“We use the TD software across the department, for every type of project,
which includes development, systems, DBA, plus help desk tickets,” said Garland.
Beyond portfolio planning capabilities, KEMI DBA manager Jay Amin also is
pleased with the many new user-friendly features of Enterprise 5.0. Amin, who is working with
TeamDynamix in the implementation of Enterprise
5.0, especially likes the new “drag-and-drop” desktop organization, higher
speed and ability to more easily notify users of new issues and to track all
issues.
For this workers’ comp company, the payoff easily compensates for any work
involved in switching to Enterprise
5.0.
www.kemi.com
Praevius Group Works with
Leaders . . . Including TeamDynamix
Executives at
fast-growing Praevius Group realized they were having problems agreeing on
opportunities to pursue. But they did reach consensus on their need for
enterprise project software and the suitability of TeamDynamix Enterprise 5.0
for their company.
Praevius, a
Fredericksburg, Va.-based consulting firm dedicated to helping leaders in the
defense industry better use emerging technologies, carefully evaluated 12
different project management systems. Company executives sought the one system
that could provide support in three critical areas of their operation:
day-to-day project management, portfolio management and opportunities management. Enterprise
5.0 stretched well beyond mere project management and also offered a simple
user interface and high customizability.
“Because we serve
diverse clients, we really appreciate the ability to create our own templates,”
said Praevius Group vice president Chris Miller.
Praevius also
sought software that would enable its varied clientele, from the United States Military Academy
to the Department of Defense, to access dashboards for real-time project
updates.
Praevius Group
praised Enterprise
5.0 software; but they also are pleased with the level of client service
packaged with the product.
“The guys at
TeamDynamix are there to help,” said Miller. “They don’t just give you the
product; they provide the training.”
Like Praevius
Group itself, TeamDynamix is helping leaders at the company better use the latest
in emerging technologies, at least, in the world of enterprise project
software.
www.praeviusgroup.com
A True Partnership:
TeamDynamix Listened to BraveSoft
Sure, Thomas Wood, principal and director of Business Intelligence
Services at IT consulting firm BraveSoft, likes the advanced reporting prowess
of Enterprise
5.0.
But Wood also likes the fact that TeamDynamix implemented some
reporting improvements based at least in part on his input. His recommendations
on time and expense reporting made their way into the new version.
“The report is now for a manager’s view,” said Wood. “Clients want
to be able to see actual hours and estimated hours when they log in; now they
can even see hours not submitted or not approved.
“I appreciate that TeamDynamix took our needs to heart,” added
Wood.
In addition to
richer time and expense reporting, Wood likes the convenience of both the new
“drag and drop” feature, which enables the user to prioritize graphs on the
desktop; and the first-of-its kind instant messenger (IM).
“Other IMs are
available, but now the team can talk without knowing in advance which IM each
team member is using,” said Wood.
“V4.0 is a good
product. But the product just gets better,” summed up Wood. “This lets us spend
more time on the project, and less on the tool.”
BraveSoft is based in Ann Arbor, Mich.,
and provides Oracle technology expertise and data warehousing to business
intelligence and remote DBA managed services.
www.bravesoft.com
