A private consultant ties clients & projects together using TeamDirection tools.

As an independent Project Manager, Coach, and CRM Consultant for Enterprise and Communication Software, Markos Arnold needed a tool that was quick to install, powerful, and "uncomplicated" enough to make persuading new users and outside clients an effortless task. So, he turned to a combination of Groove and TeamDirection tools.

The Challenge

Hired by CULTURCON from Muenster, Markos Arnold was tasked to identify the weak spots and strengths of their equipment, the professionalism of their employees, and their organization of work according to economic and content criteria - all with an eye on improving the quality of their products and services and strengthening employee key qualifications for overall success.

Before the project was even underway, he encountered his first problem. The project was managed by advisers in North Rhine-Westphalia. Working in disparate locations, the group needed to distribute necessary information to each stakeholder, let them participate in discussions, work together to develop a common documentation standard, and find one uniform communication and project management platform.

The Solution

Groove with TeamDirection tools was an ideal solution. "It was simple to install and at a defendable price," said Markos Arnold. "I was able to deploy it to all project stakeholders with only a short introduction. Using a common Groove-TeamDirection Workspace, we carried out the whole planning and preparation of our project with relative ease."

As the project was rolled out, other benefits of the Groove-TD workspace kicked in. Task and resource planning was effortless to manage. Stakeholders were given access to all the necessary documentation and resources they needed. And instant synchronization of the project's timeline, task list, and status every time members logged in kept everyone on the same page.

The Benefits

I've been a fan of TeamDirection's tools from the first moment that I used them. They're easy to use, integrate seamlessly with Groove, and they deliver the collaborative functionality my clients and I need at a very low price.