On the Path of Growth with ProjectLine &
SAP Business One

The Challenge

As large-scale industries increasingly rely on specialized equipment, Team Power offers what General Manager, Tom Boehm, calls technical, complex solutions to specialized electrical and control system needs. Where a large-scale client’s skill sets end, his team’s begin.

“It’s a niche type of business,” he explains. “But by-and-large 90% of our business comes from very large, very complex companies. We’re a consultancy, solutions-based business.”

Their skilled roster of Engineers, Technologists and Electricians work closely with clients across Canada and around the world to solve complex issues the clients may not have the resources or expertise to address. Team Power uses a tailored project management solution developed by ProjectLine to streamline their own operations and successfully deliver client projects.

They began running SAP Business One in 2010, only a year after the company started. As a rapidly growing business, they recognized the benefit of implementing an ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) system early on. They used other SAP Business One add-on solutions with some success, but found drawbacks when it came to project management.

The Solution

Achieving Increased Visibility with SAP Business One & Custom Project Management Tools

“We were very anxious to get involved in seeing what enhancements it had to offer to round out our needs,” Boehm says, noting that two aspects of the software stand out.

“First, it’s given us a huge efficiency boost and secondly, the access to information and the ability to make key decisions, at the right positions within the company.”

Rather than multiple people entering and handling data at various stages of the process, it's fed into their project application once. From here, it’s available for the entire team to view.

"It’s collective. Once I create a record, everyone can see it on their portals, whereas before we wouldn’t be able to see that,” he notes. This has gone a long way to increasing efficiency with everyone working in the same system. “In a changing market, you have to be able to trim your overhead costs and do more with the same number of people.”

Team Power’s estimated return on investment for the project was a year and a half, which pleases Boehm. He sees tremendous value in the visibility the software offers to Project Managers across the board.

“Any Project Manager can go into our project management platform and see up-to-date dashboards of project health, see records and run various reports.” It gives the boots-on-the-ground crew the ability to make on-the-spot decisions with the most current information, so they can communicate more effectively with clients and make crucial decisions in real-time.