TimeLinx Talk Weekly Project and Service Newsletter – Edition 168

Global Field Service Management Market to Reach $10.3 Billion USD by 2032 – The global field service management market is expected to secure USD 10.3 Billion in 2032 while recording a CAGR of 11. 1% during the forecast period from 2022 to 2032. The market is projected at USD 3.2 Billion and 3.6 Billion in 2021 and 2022 respectively. Expansion of the market is credited to the increasing demand for real-time visibility and the fast adoption of automation and digitalization in the field. Click the image to read the complete report

Challenges in the Final Mile are Only Going to Get Harder – The challenges of final mile delivery are ones all field service professionals understand only too well. The Pareto principle is alive and well in field service logistics. Every time our engineers head to a customer site in an urban center – eighty percent of their journey time is likely spent on the last twenty percent of the trip as they navigate increasingly congested roads. Click the image to read the story…

8 Business Growth Challenges to Anticipate and Overcome – Achieving consistent, sustainable growth is likely to be a fundamental goal for your business. Expansion can lead to all sorts of exciting opportunities for your company and new experiences for your employees. But it’s important to be prepared for the obstacles that might arise on the path to long-term success. From managing uncertainty to maintaining efficiency, click the image to read this compelling article for small business owners…

Easy Ways to Manage Your Small Business Admin – Let’s face it; you didn’t start a business because you love admin. Unless, of course, you do have a passion for admin, and your business makes it easier for people to manage theirs. Either way, small business administration is an integral part of running a business and can significantly impact your profits. According to a study conducted by Sage in 2020, only 42% of business owners claim to have always been adept with money. Click the image get the rest of the story…

Companies Build Best on Infor – TimeLinx Software has been proud to partner with for more than a decade largely because Infor delivers software solutions that allow companies across almost every industry to more efficiently do what they do best. Martin Guitars – built for craftsmanship. Goya Foods – built for quality. Triumph Motorcycles – built for the thrill and more than 68,000 other companies around the world rely on Infor to manage their business. Click the image and check out their latest advertisement…

Sometimes Things Just Do Not Go As Planned : Edition 69 – The cruise industry generates billions of dollars in revenue each year carrying millions of passengers to exotic locations around the world. The ships cost hundreds of millions of dollars to build, include state of the art entertainment systems and the latest safety and navigation equipment but sometimes things just do not go as planned. Click the image to watch this terrifying video of a cruise ship that nearly tips over…

Remote Work Isn’t a Perk; It’s Expected –

How would your firm continue serving clients and keeping the lights on if 40% of your team quit next week? It’s hard to imagine such a dramatic event, but it’s one every firm leader should ponder during The Great Resignation. Many firm leaders are looking forward to getting employees back in the office on a full-time basis. But that drive is clashing with employees who now consider remote work not as a perk but as a necessity for continued employment. Click the image to read…

COVID’S Boomtowns – It took Daryl Deke nearly 10 years, thousands of referrals and $275 million of assets under management to build his investment firm into a California success story. It took one virus for him to pack it up and move across the country. Covid-19 allowed me to move to Nashville,” said Deke, whose New Market Wealth Management firm was bought by Captrust Financial Advisors as part of the move. “Two years ago, I would have had to get on a plane or drive to a client’s office for a meeting. Click the image to read the rest of the story…

Sage Foundation—Donate in Support of Ukraine –

The actions of people across the globe to support the relief efforts highlight the good in the world at a time when it is too easy to question humanity. In this vein, Sage has committed £150,000 ($195,690 USD) through three different charities to help support Ukrainian refugees. Click the image to learn how you can participate…

TimeLinx PSM ( Project and Service Management for Infor) is Now Available through the Infor 3rd Party Marketplace – As of Monday March 21, 2022, TimeLinx Project and Service Management is now available on Infor’s 3rd Party Marketplace. For complete details about the partnership, click the images and redirect your web-browser to the new landing page…

Ukrainian Soldier Plays the National Anthem in a Symbol of Hope – Surrounded by bunk beds and benches, a man dressed in military camouflage takes out his violin for his colleagues and country. A Ukrainian violinist has been filmed playing a moving solo violin rendition of his country’s national anthem to his fellow soldiers in a military dormitory. A video shared on Twitter, shows the lone violinist tuning his violin to an assembled audience of his colleagues, sat on benches beneath a hanging Ukrainian flag as they patiently wait for his performance to begin. Click the image to watch this emotional performance…

Headline – Sometimes Things Just Do Not Go As Planned : Edition 68 – The 94th Annual Academy Awards took place last Sunday and although it is considered one of the most well planned and prepared event in Hollywood, sometimes things just do not go as planned. In an apparently unscripted moment that stunned viewers and audience members alike, academy award nominee ( ultimate winner) Will Smith strode onstage and hit Chris Rock in the face after a comment he made. Click the image to watch this uncensored version of what took place…

3 Powerfully Simple Tips Professional Service Organizations Can Follow for Post-COVID Recovery – From supply chain verticals to mom-and-pop stores, the pandemic impact has been a reliable constant across the spectrum of news media and industry blogs. While tourism and hospitality were the poster boys of COVID-crisis headlines, the impact on professional and field services remained overlooked in the mainstream by comparison. Click the image to get the complete story on this compelling topic…

Leaders – Here’s How to Take the Fear Out of Digital Transformation – If you’re reading this, you’ve already heard the words ‘digital transformation’ somewhere. In a nutshell, this refers to the adoption of digital technology by an organization with the aim of improving efficiency, adding value, and driving innovation across the business. Change in any organization tends to create a sense of resistance and or fear—we’re only human, and change can be scary. But it doesn’t have to be. Click the image to read the complete story…

What Baseball And Field Service Management Have In Common – In the early 2000s, two vastly different businesses—Baseball and Field Service Management—began to use advanced statistical analysis to gain an advantage over their competitors. They both revolutionized their respective fields by using statistical knowledge to improve performance. The new approach replaced old models and attained shockingly good results. Click the link to read the complete story…

The Benefits of Using a CRM and FSM System Together – While a field service management solution can help you improve internal operations and communication, it misses one key element: customer data. This is where a field service CRM (customer relationship management) system comes into play. Using a CRM system with an FSM (field service management) system, you’ll have a 360-degree view of both your customer and your workforce. Click the image to get all of the details…

Quality Assurance: How Can You Ensure You Meet Service Excellence on Every Visit – There is little doubt that a great customer experience helps field service organizations move towards the goal of customer success and ultimately a profitable business. To this end, the importance of service excellence and quality assurance should be the goal of all field engineers on every visit. Click the image to read the entire article…

Sometimes Things Just Do Not Go As Planned : Edition 67 – The Major League Baseball Season is about to begin and fans across the US and Canada are excited about the prospects of attending a game and cheer on their favorite team. For those that have not attended a professional baseball game, the stadiums where the teams play are achievements in modern architecture and spare no expense for safety but unfortunately, sometimes things just do not go as planned. Click the link to watch this hilarious compilation of MLB fan failures…

Our Hero, Steve, is Back and Has Some Exciting Information to Share about TimeLinx – If you are a TimeLinx client, business partner or vendor, you’re likely familiar with our mascot Steve. Steve has told the TimeLinx story tens of thousands of times when people visit our website but now he’s back with some exciting news to share about all of the enhancements made to TimeLinx PSM in the last year. If you have a couple minutes and would like to say hello to Steve, click the image and hear what he has to say…

Press Release – TimeLinx PSM is being added to Infor’s New Marketplace – TimeLinx, an industry leading project and service management software platform designed for the mid-market, today announced it is being added to the new Infor 3rd Party Marketplace. Click the image to read the complete press release…

How to Help the People of Ukraine: 3 Ideas for Giving – After Russia’s all-out invasion of Ukraine, many Americans of all walks of life are wondering how they can help the Ukrainian people in their time of suffering. While there are many fundraisers, charities and organizations to consider donating to or helping in some way, Charity Navigator has put together a list of some of the top-rated nonprofits that are aiding in relief and recovery efforts in Ukraine. Click the image to learn of how you can help…

Please Take a Five Minute Product Survey –

As a 20+ year provider of technology solutions for companies with project and service needs, we are always looking for ways to improve our products and are asking for your help. We have prepared a few questions and likely responses. To save you time, select an answer from the choices or feel free to provide your own. Please click the image to complete the survey and as a gesture of appreciation, your name will be added to a drawing for ten $50.00 Amazon gift cards…

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…

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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…