Tempo Software

“For example, Timesheets makes it possible to log your work directly in Jira, instead of working in a separate system which would require you to go back and forth between systems to fill your timecard. “Since you log your time directly on the work items that you have been working with, there are little to no questions about where you have been spending your time. This makes for a smoother experience both for end users and project managers.”

“The most important change by implementing Tempo has been the detailed view it offers us of how our development capacity is being spent over our projects and our different maintenance tasks," Verstraeten says. "That is worth a lot.”

“We now have a complete overview of what they are working on, how much time they have spent and how much time they have left," Verstraeten says. "It shows us exactly where to adjust our timings and budget, we are building up historical data to improve our project budget estimates.”

“Where, before Tempo, we were deciding on assumptions, we now have detailed information that can be further analysed if necessary," Verstraeten explains. "Why has team x spent more time on issue y? What can we do to improve that original estimation? And that is worth a lot in times where capacity is under stress in an ever-evolving IT world.”

“When the squad members were on a ticket, they could capture their time right there and then," says Seth. "That integration with Jira makes it easy.”

“Drilling down into projects has helped us greatly with our reporting and productivity,”

“Structure and Custom Charts make our lives easier. It allows us to solve for our users' problems in a way that's sustainable as we continue to grow.”

““With Structure, they can evaluate the full impact of a purchase before making the decision and not after the money’s already spent.””

““Structure also allows us to have a much better turnaround time than other platforms, as we are able to get live data to do calculations using structure formulas. As structure provides live updates, we are able to provide the live reworked data back to the client.””

““Most platforms require clients to change how they work,” says Du Toit. “We use Structure to make the platform adapt to the client instead. That’s a huge differentiator.”

““If I do my part and the next person does theirs, I know it’s all taken care of. That’s the power of Structure PPM and having a system you can trust.”

““We’ve become experts in Structure formulas,” Du Toit says. “There’s not a single column in our Structures that isn’t calculated. That’s how we deliver so much value, so quickly.””

““There is so much information out there,” Du Toit explains. “In 90% of cases, it’s impossible to make decisions without the kind of system that we’ve built with Structure. Otherwise, you are left doing too much effort and manual processes to get anywhere close.””

““Structure formulas do all the heavy lifting in the background,” Du Toit says. “Everything’s automated. As long as each person does their part in the workflow, the system updates itself – and stakeholders can make decisions safely knowing the data is backing them.””

““I think without Structure our lives would be a lot harder. With it, we can now extract live data where there might have been no extraction methods available in the past. Sort of a zero-to-hero metric.””

““Structure was the closest match to what we needed,” says Du Toit. “It lets us build clean views of our data that our teams could understand and use immediately. The formulas took a bit of learning, but the support from Tempo made that easy.””

““Our development process continues to evolve. At any given time, we may update it to suit our needs. Depending on where we see problems, we might add a step here or there — a code review step, or a code deployment phase after we started doing software as a service.””

““It’s very powerful — our program managers live and die by this.””

““If your tool maps to your process in a straightforward way, your users don’t need to stick notes all over their monitors to remind them how to navigate it — at each point, the next step is clear. When it’s easy to use, people will use it.””

““Don’t just look for a great app; look for one that maps to your existing workflow and culture. Otherwise, you’re just adding friction to your organization.”

“Tempo is one of the plugins we can’t live without.”

“Nobody has a clean Jira system. If they tell you they do, they're lying, but with Loop they can.”

“You can finally keep up. The pace of change and the pace of work is real. If I went back even six months, I don't know how I'd manage without these tools.”

“Start with one small, real portfolio, not a perfect one. Get a few items linked to objectives with honest dates, then let Loop's health and scheduling signals show you what's actually off.”

“The first noticeable difference was that the roadmap was dynamic. It was a living roadmap versus this static thing,”