TimeLinx Talk Weekly Project and Service Newsletter – Edition 143

Digital Transformation: Why You Need to Know About It – Technology has advanced exponentially over the last few decades. 100 years ago, we were still using the horse as our main means of transport, something that had been done for thousands of years. Two or so decades after that, we had invented the combustion engine, and taken to the skies for the first time. 60 years after that we were in space, and another 60 after that we are about to reach Mars. The point is, technology is a massive part of today’s life and will continue to be for the foreseeable future. Click the image to read the entire article…

TimeLinx Officially Added to the Sage AME ( Africa & Middle East) Marketplace – Earlier this year, TimeLinx Project and Service Management solution was added to the Sage Global Marketplaces in North America, the UK and Ireland. TimeLinx is proud to announce it has been officially added to the Sage Africa and Middle East Marketplace as of October 11th, 2021 .Click the image to get all of the details and review the options for Sage AME clients…

The Keys to Identifying Underserved Markets –

Nowadays, competition is fiercer than ever before. Markets open and close quickly, and adversaries can come from around the corner or around the globe. Consequently, success or failure depends on how well and how quickly businesses can identify an underserved market, a niche that needs their services or products. Data analytics, mapping software, social media monitoring tools, and personas provide that capability. Click the image to read the article…

The State of Field Services – One in five businesses rely on field service teams to deliver their services. We estimate that there are now more than 1.2 million field service businesses in the UK employing 6.7 million people. These trades are the backbone of the economy: plumbers, electrical engineers, construction businesses, maintenance companies, environmental services, and many others with field-based workers. Click the image to read the entire article…

Six Technologies to Drive New Customer Acquisition and Growth – Chief marketing officers (CMOs) are transitioning from last year’s focus on customer retention to now looking to new customer acquisition and growth as they navigate into a post-pandemic world, Gartner revealed in its latest Digital Marketing Hype Cycle report. The pandemic led many marketers to shift focus to pure customer retention strategies, it also brought an acceleration to digital transformations for many marketing organizations. Click the image to read the entire article…

Sage Earns 2021 Tech Cares Award from TrustRadius – TimeLinx is proud to partner with Sage , the market leader in cloud business management solutions, and today Sage announced the company has received a 2021 Tech Cares Award from TrustRadius. This second annual award celebrates companies that have gone above and beyond in the past year to provide strong Corporate Social Responsibility across the board. Click the image to read the entire article…

How Business Intelligence Tools Can Transform a Small Business – There’s a constant flow of financial data within any business. The data paints a picture that’s accurate but also invaluable. The trick is to use it in a way that makes sense and isn’t a time-consuming task in itself. Business intelligence provides this trick. It’s all about taking the data and making it work for you in the easiest, most intuitive, and accessible way. Click the image to read the entire article…

Sometimes Things Just Do Not Go As Planned : Edition 47 – Most people take for granted all of the science, engineering and technology that underpins the infrastructure of our cities and towns. Modern infrastructure is designed with safety and longevity in mind however that is not necessarily the case in rural and lesser developed parts of the world. Click the image to watch this terrifying video of a primitive bridge being taken out by heavy flooding…

Using PSM Software to Improve Your SCRUM Methodology – Agile project management. Send it to the SCRUM master. Let’s do it in the next sprint. All of these phrases may sound like gibberish to anyone who is not versed in SCRUM methodology, and if you aren’t, then where have you been? In today’s working world, being able to be agile is essential. The benefits of agile project management are self-evident, especially as today’s corporate environment is more flexible than ever before Click the image for the article..

The New Normal of Field Service Has Been Coming for a Long Time. Now it is Here – In the final feature in this series of articles looking at the findings of an exclusive Field Service News Research run, we draw our conclusions on where the field service sector has adapted in the last six months to begin building a new normal. There is no-doubt that the global lockdowns of the 2020 coronavirus have hit all of us hard, including the field service sector. Click the image to read the entire article…

CRM Adoption: How to Boost End-User Adoption Rates – One of the things you may hear about CRM projects is how often they fail. In a recent survey, US-based Merkle Group Inc. estimated that 63% of projects in large organizations fail. That is a very high number and certainly one that can make you consider if CRM can actually be the success you want it to be.

However, the same survey also showed that the organizations who had successfully implemented CRM also saw clear benefits and real business value…

The Future Of Project Management – Undertaking the executives has been by and by for a great many years. It’s not achievable to expect that the Ancient Egyptians fabricated the incredible pyramids without venture plans, courses of events, spending plans and somebody in control or in charge of the undertaking. Verifiably we can expect that venture the board has been in presence since the start of development.

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Inforum Digital 2021 Moved to January 2022 – Last month, Infor made the difficult decision to cancel the in-person event planned for Las Vegas and have reimagined the all-digital experience to make it even more valuable, engaging, and more convenient for clients and partners. The changes to the agenda will take some additional time to plan and so the dates for the event have been pushed back to January 2022.

The hope is that attendees find sessions that address unique business challenges. Click the image to get all of the details…

Hare Culls Product Management and Marketing at Sage with 820 Job Losses Across the Business –

Steve Hare, CEO of, Sage announced what he called a “tough decision” yesterday. He addressed staff and informed the market about an organizational restructuring within the product management and marketing functions at Sage. As part of that restructure, Sage will lose up to 820 roles across an organization that equates to more than 7% of its employee base. Click the image to get all of the details…

Sometimes Things Do Not Go As Planned : Edition 46 – Competitive sail boat racing is a high stakes and very expensive endeavor. The cost of a competitive vessel can range between $8 million to $10 million, have crews of between 8-10 and reach speeds of up to 50 mph. A great deal of training and preparation goes in to every race but sometimes things just do not go as planned. In a race from Cape Town to Abu Dhabi, a racing boat ran aground on a reef and thankful no one was injured. Click the image to watch this terrifying video from an on-board camera…

Managing Your Remote Project Teams and the Quest for an Effective PSM Tool – For many years, having a job meant going to work for 8 hours in an office. You would commute in traffic spending wasted hours in your car going quietly mad. When the pandemic hit in early 2020, the whole concept of work changed. Since much of the world was under some sort of lockdown, jobs had to be done at home where possible. Zoom became one of the most popular apps in the world, and people all over were able to go to work without any pants on. Click the image to read…

COVI-19 Global Vaccine Tracker – As the world continues to pivot and adapt to life amidst a pandemic, the polarizing topic of vaccination has been a leading headline in the news everywhere on earth. With well over 200,000,000 cases of Corona Virus identified globally and more than 5,000,000,000 vaccines administered to date, a new Global Vaccine Tracker website has been created to illustrate the progress of each country’s administration of the vaccine. Click the l to view the results…

World Health Organization Realtime COVID-19 Dashboard – Unfortunately, with the variant, the number of cases of COVID-19 are on the rise again with fall right around the corner. The World Health Organization has published a real-time dashboard providing up to date data from around the world. Hover over any country in the world and review the latest stats and official information related to COVID-19. Click the image to review the dashboard…

Infor’s “Come Back Clean” Reinstatement Program – Have you been a long-time Infor customer but let your maintenance & support programs lapse only to realize the reinstatement fees are simply too expensive to justify? Well, we have an answer for you! From now until August 31st, 2021 you can literally save tens of thousands while protecting your software investment by taking advantage of the “Come Back Clean Program”. Click the image to get all of the details about the program…

TimeLinx FREE ROI Calculator – Want to know how quickly you can obtain a return on your investment using TimeLinx? Download this simple ROI Calculator, input your applicable data-points, include a minimum of 30 (%) in efficiencies across your organization and the calculator will quickly illustrate how much money you will save per day and per year. Click the image for complete details…

TimeLinx – Project and Service Management Software Buying Guide –
The way business is done has changed dramatically, and if you’re considering this buyer’s guide, it’s because you’re seeking a software solution to streamline your business processes, increase productivity and efficiency, and reduce costly data entry errors…Click the image to download the Buyers Guide…

The Basics of Partnering with TimeLinx During Uncertain Times – The TimeLinx Partner Advantage Program is a perfect complement for mid-market resellers, business partners and technology consulting firms supporting businesses in the project and service industry. The Partner Advantage Program includes some of the best margins, support, training and administration offerings in software publishing…

TimeLinx Investor Information Center – Regardless of the impacts of the Corona Virus, TimeLinx is reporting some the strongest financial results in the company’s history and seeking outside investment to expedite the time to market in the re-launch of the new platform agnostic version of TimeLinx including all modules. Interested parties should click the image and download the complete market analysis and investor presentation…

With Uncertain Times, the Experience of Your Technology Provider is More Important than Ever. Please Take the Opportunity to Meet the TimeLinx Leadership Team – The executive team at TimeLinx sets the strategic direction for the company, supports a passion for continual innovation and a drive to meet the unmet needs of customers and business partners. The team brings together over 80 years of diverse, yet complimentary experience with the goal of providing industry leading technology solutions to the market. Click the image and meet the team…

In the Midst of the Global Pandemic, TimeLinx is Able to Offer Financing for All Purchases Across North and South America – TimeLinx is proud to partner with Dimension Funding and as a result of some recent announcements, technology financing is now available across all of North and South America. Click the image to learn about the benefits of technology financing…

Like, Share and Follow – TimeLinx has always recognized the importance of social media but understand it is more important than ever. As more and more people are getting their news from the likes of Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn we have begun to expand our investment in these channels. Our volume and frequency of information has increased but we can still use your help by liking, sharing and following us and it is as easy clicking the image…

TimeLinx Content Archive – With dozens of newsletters, hundreds of blog posts, more than 300 industry related stories, 12,000 downloads and readership asking for a complete archive and an easy way to reference all of the great content published in the last 14 months…we’ve delivered. If you have an interest in news related to Sage, Infor or the Project and Field Service Management Industry, just click the image for a complete catalog…