Tempo Strategic Roadmaps

Collaboration

Includes ability to view, share and direct work between co-workers in real or near real-time.

Quality Management

Includes quality planning, quality control, inspection programming, and quality assurance.

Manufacturing Scheduling

Includes employee time and attendance, production scheduling, and resource scheduling.

Product Data Management

Includes document control, centralized data repository, data sharing, and data storage.

Asset Management

Solution centralizes an inventory of all corporate assets and integrates with a risk assessment of assets.

Design Management

Includes design visualization, visual scheduling, and computer-aided design (CAD).

Production and Change Management

Includes product change management, production tracking, production planning, and production visibility.

Material Requirements Planning

Includes bill of materials (BOM), quote management, and procurement.

Analytics and Reporting

Includes historical & real-time dashboard visualizations, detailed & summary reporting and easy data extraction for data analysis.

Inventory and Field Parts Management

Includes full service lifecycle with van stocking, equipment purchasing tools, parts forecasting, and parts, tools, and other equipment queries and fulfillment.

Business Value Created

Software needs to create value for employees, customers, partners, and, ultimately, shareholders. This data expresses user satisfaction - or lack thereof - with the product's business value.

Ease of IT Administration

This data indicates whether IT personnel will be able to resolve issues and perform configurations efficiently and effectively.

Vendor Support

The importance of vendor support will vary for each organization depending on internal capabilities, but there will always be issues that only the vendor can resolve.

Ease of Implementation

Successfully implementing new software is necessary to realize its full value and promote end user adoption. This data indicates whether or not the product is easy to implement.

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Vendors who don't stay on top of emerging needs and trends won't enable you to meet your business goals. Use this data to separate innovators from imposters.

Quality of Features

Feature quality is just as important as quantity. Use this data to determine if this product will do what you're purchasing it to do, easily, intuitively, reliably, and effectively.

Ease of Data Integration

Use this data to determine whether the product will cause headaches or make data integration easy.

Availability and Quality of Training

Effective and readily available training enables users to get the most out of the software you've chosen. Use this section to make sure your vendor's training programs and materials measure up.

Ease of Customization

Don't get bogged down in a difficult customization; use this data to make sure you can easily achieve the functionality you need for your particular situation.

Breadth of Features

Users prefer feature rich software that enables them to perform diverse series of tasks. This data expresses user satisfaction with the product's breadth of features.

Usability and Intuitiveness

End user learning curves cost the organization money. Pay attention to your end users' technical ability to determine how important UX is in your purchase.