Tenrox Launches Online Community where Project Workforce Management Users can Connect, Share and Network

The Tenrox online community provides a collaborative environment between company experts, partners, thought leaders in the project management and professional services industry, and current Tenrox users.

Our Community provides several venues for communication,
it is comprised of:

• An Online Forum where you can share your comments about our products & features, technology & architecture, methodology & best practices and more!
• Our BLOG written by Tenrox CEO, Rudolf Melik TalentonTarget.com
• A link to the Tenrox Support section
• Direct links to the company’s social media sites such as LinkedIn Project Workforce Management, Tenrox Twitter, and Twitter for Project Management.

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Applying Occam’s Razor Principle to Product Design – Lessons learned from our Project Management Software design experiences

Occam’s Razor principle by a 14th century English philosopher states that “plurality should not be posited without necessity” or “when there are multiple approaches to solving a problem just use the simplest approach”. Seems like such an obvious statement but so much of the products we build and use today totally ignore this principle. The following best practices are based on the mistakes we made and lessons learned in building a project management software application.

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Rudolf Melik
CEO of Tenrox

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Here are some FAQ’s about Tenrox On-Demand services:

1) Does Tenrox handle single sign on and Active Directory integration within the On Demand solution

Yes, Tenrox provides the ability to authenticate users against your Active Directory using a secure Web Service. Your domain user name and password is used to authenticate against your Active Directory and if successful you are seamlessly logged into Tenrox. As an option users are able to store their login information in a secure and encrypted local cookie which automatically authenticates the user every time they access the Tenrox application. If the user is deactivated or the password is changed in the Active Directory their login will fail and they will be prompted to enter new user credentials (user name and password).

2) Can Tenrox project planning application perform a comparative analysis of a project's actuals against baseline metrics (planned, budgeted baselines)?

As part of the budgeting functionality in Tenrox, you can define a baseline budget in a project plan. There are various OLAP, Web reports and charts, as well as dashboard parts available to show actual versus budget results.

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Missed a webinar?

Download our most recently recorded webinars right here, earn some PDUs at the same time!

Microsoft CRM and Tenrox (non PDU accredited webcast)
- Connect your Sales Force and Project Delivery Teams (39 minutes)

Managing Resource Demand in Today’s Economy (earn 1 PDU)
Guest Speaker, Margo Visitacion, Forrester Research
- An In-Depth Discussion on How to Evaluate Demand and Allocate the Right Resources at the Right Time (40 minutes)

Tenrox Integrations Series - Part 1 (non PDU accredited webcast)
- Integrating Accounting & Project Management Systems (40 minutes)

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See Tenrox at the following Shows and Events:

Come meet us at the PS Village Executive Breakfast Series for Professional Services Leaders.

2009 Dates and Locations:

Washington DC, August 28
Toronto, Canada: TBD
NYC, October 30

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Our Most Recent Product Information:

White Papers :

The Truth About On-Demand Enterprise Applications: The Sooner You Transition From On-Premises Software The Better

In the never-ending pursuit of increased agility, flexibility and versatility, more and more companies are relying on consultants and project-driven staffing to respond to the demands of the marketplace. It’s the reason companies like yours have turned to Tenrox to help manage the many challenges that come with even the most successful project planning and project workforce strategies.

Managing the Future: Ten Trends in Project Management

I am not a genius, nor an oracle that can peer into the mist and deliver clear pronouncements about what the future holds. However, I am the head of a technology company that provides software solutions to empower project managers and the emerging project workforce. And that has provided a unique perspective from which to view the fascinating, tumultuous times the business world—and the world in general—has experienced at the beginning of the 21st century.

A Primer on Just-in-Time Resourcing^SM

Just-in-Time Resourcing^SM (JITR) can offer significant advantages and immediate benefits to professional services agencies, consulting companies and other expanding technology firms needing improved resource planning. “Stop gap” and other measures can compound the problems in handling large scale fluctuations in labour sourcing and management. Find out how JITR addresses the need for optimal resource supply for growing businesses, and how to enable JITR through project workforce management software.

Case Study: Eaton Truck
Tenrox Drives Improved Time, Project and Workforce Management for Eaton Truck Division

Eaton Truck Division is a part of Eaton Corporation, a $15.4 billion diversified power management company providing key components to the aerospace, automotive, electrical and hydraulic industries. The truck division accounts for $2.52 billion annually and employs 6,000 in thirteen manufacturing plants and twenty sales and service locations in the U.S., China, England, India and soon in Russia. The company manufactures clutches and sells transmissions for class 8 tractor-trailers, class 7 delivery vehicles and class 5 and 6 heavy-duty pickup trucks.

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