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Come and visit us at the TeamFrame exhibition booth. We will be demonstrating our latest release of TeamFrame and will show you how TeamFrame helps achieve consistent technical and professional services outcomes. We do this by simplifying starting, tracking and reporting on multiple programs of work. Ask us how TeamPlates™ can standardise and analyse project delivery performance and then improve throughput and increase margins.

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PMI offers a rich diversity and depth of programme content that allows you to tailor a personalised professional development experience to meet your specific interests and career goals. The "areas of focus" for this PMI Global Congress spotlight emerging trends in the profession, examine project management culture, and explore best practices and lessons learned from projects around the globe! Presentations in each area of focus are aimed at different career stages and learning styles.

Advanced Project Management Skills (ADV)
Provides additional knowledge areas and skills for individuals who have been practicing project management for more than five years.

Communications (COM)
Encompasses all communication skills – including negotiating and influencing skills, oral presentation skills, and effective writing skills.

Consulting Skills (CON)
Speaks to the skills and knowledge necessary for individuals to grow their consultative talents.

General Business Skills (GBS)
Addresses areas of knowledge that everyone in business needs to understand including, but not limited to, legal issues and financial reporting.

Industry Focussed Topics (IFT)
Papers presented in this area were proposed and selected by a component as having particular relevance for the region.

Industry Specific Issues (IND)
While Project Management, and indeed all industries have many commonalities, some industries have specific problems or issues that set them apart.

New Project Management Trends (TRN)
Addresses any new project management trends that may impact the industry in the coming years.

Professional Development (PDS)
Professional Development encompasses more than just personal developmental opportunities at conferences or educational institutions, but can also include areas such as mentoring, use of online learning, and other areas of self-study.

Project Management Foundation Skills (FND)
Covers the basic knowledge areas and skills required by individuals developing their project management skills.

Project Management Issues (ISS)
Discusses project management problems and issues directly related to being a project manager. This area will address any regional issues and topics.

Project Management Tools (PMT)
Describes tools (e.g., software) to assist project managers to complete their assignments.

Research Track (RSC)
Papers presented on research topics with a clear application to the practice of project management. Applied research is essential to validate theoretical methods and processes that are new to project management, and, provides insight to the value of research to real world problems and applications.

Sales/Marketing Skills (SMS)
Discusses marketing techniques – whether it be to market and sell a product, project, or even oneself.

Teaming (TMG)
Working in teams is a skill anyone in business needs. How to select, manage, and work with a team, both local and virtual, is a necessity in all business environments.

February 2008
20 February 2008 - Stamford Hotel, North Ryde, Sydney, Australia

Services Industry Best Practice Showcase

1:30 - 2:15 pm - Creating a Competitive Advantage Through Support
Ken Hudak, Bakbone, USA

2:15 - 3:00 pm - Transforming a Support Organisation to a Single Global Model
Paul Davidson, Director Customer Hub, Oracle Global Customer Services, Australia

3:00 - 3:15 pm - Afternoon Tea

3:15 - 4:00 pm - Panel Topic TBA with audience participation
Rusty Walther . Network Appliance, Denise Broadhead . Red Rock Peter Gossler. Datacom Connect, James Cowie . Blue Freeway

4:00 - 4:45 pm - Breaking Through The Talent Barrier (AFSMI co-sponsored)
Carl Marning, Manager Technical Support ANZ, Cisco Technical Services, Australia

In today’s global market, talent is both the most important corporate resource and the one in shortest supply. This presents service industry leaders the world over with an increasingly difficult and important challenge - where will your talent come from in the future? In this session, Carl Manning of Cisco will discuss how to build a diverse pipeline for talent, the business case for making career development core to the organisation and how to challenge and develop top talent.

4:45 - 5:30 pm - Cocktails in the Library

January 2008
Sunday 13 January, 2008 - www.teamframe.com

TeamFrame V3.70 – 2008 is released

October 2007
23-24 October, Australian Technology Park, Eveleigh Sydney

TraceTech-ID the inaugural event for track & trace - the monitoring of critical events in the supply chain - presents all conference sessions free of charge.

Thanks to the support of key industry associations: CILTA, AEEMA, AFSMI, AIP, RFIDba, & SCLAA - we invite you to attend over 15 sessions and listen to the following industry experts:

• Logistics Sessions chaired by David Doherty, SCLAA and featuring Gerry Wind of CHEP, Renzo Bevinetto & Brett Armitage of IFC Global Logistics.
• Technology Sessions chaired by Frank Dorrian, RFIDba, with Sean Sloan GS1, and a panel with Scott Austin, Sunshine Technologies, Dave Ffowcs Williams Blackbay and Sean Sloan.
• Industry Sessions, chaired by Michael O'Sullivan NSW Dept. of State and Regional Development with Daniel Russell, Cannington Mine & Kobus du Plessis, Computer Science Corporation.
• Food & Agricultural Case Studies chaired by Nick Smale, CSIRO with Aaron Iori, Meat & Livestock Australia.
• AFSMI presents John Falconer Air Liquide and Geoff Bowker Spectrax on workforce mobility.
• Packaging Sessions chaired by Ray Chappelow, Scale Components with Mark Luft of Dy-Mark Phil Biggs, Matthews.
• Asset Management Session chaired by Geoffrey Ramadan, ADCA with Group Captain Hayden Marshall, RAAF.
• Transport Sessions chaired by AFSMI with Wayne Harper, Motorola and Chris Koniditsiotis Transport Certification Australia.
• Cold Chain Sessions chaired by John Howell, RWTA with Colin Baskin, Comvita, Don Richardson Ceebron and Dr Nick Smale CSIRO.

PLUS THREE KEYNOTES: from Oracle, Canon and Deloittes, an exhibition of leading technologies, and a free drinks reception on Tuesday 23 October sponsored by Supply Chain Consulting.

JOIN THE EXPERTS AT THE LAUNCH OF AUSTRALIA'S NEWEST EVENT FOR SUPPLY CHAIN & LOGISTICS

August 2007
Tuesday 14 August 2007 - Curzon Hall, Agincourt Road Marsfield, Sydney

AFSMI CEO Night 2007, Economic Outlook
- with Richard Gibbs, Macquarie Bank

(Register Now)

Ken Preshaw, from IBM Australia’s Intellectual Property & Asset Commercialization Unit will present on How to build a Process Assets Catalogue of Best Practice Service Delivery.

• Why IBM deployed this strategy
• How to identify processes that can be standardised
• How to re-use, improve and license the resulting I-P
• Benefits that IBM and it's clients have accrued
• The future

Prior to Ken's presentation, Service Strategies Corporation, our Education sponsor, will present the recently launched Field Service Manager Certification Program, which was jointly developed with the AFSMI in the USA. This is a unique program and has been receiving much attention from the S-Business community.

** Address: - Offices of the NSW State and Regional Development, Level 2, 470 Church Street, North Parramatta (Sydney) commencing with networking from 5:30 pm and finishing at 8pm. The cost is $30.00pp for AFSMI and APICS Members and $40.00 per Guest, which includes a buffet dinner, drinks and the expert presentation.

CeBIT Australia

Drop by to say hello to us at CeBIT 2007 in the Internet Services area - Hall 4, Pavilion O60.

TeamFrame will be demonstrating several new service delivery features, with a focus on Service Products and Throughput Management.

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March 2007
Tuesday, March 27, 2007 - 9am - 5:00pm

Service Strategies Corporation : Support Showcase
Stamford Plaza, Cnr Herring and Epping Rd., North Ryde, Sydney

Launch of the Field Service Practices Programme at 4:00 pm.
Join Ben Stephens, Principal of Service Strategies Corporation and Maarten Tentij, President of the Australian Chapter of the Association For Services Management International at the Launch of both the SCP Field Service Standard and Field Service Managers (FSM) Programme. Cocktails will be served in the foyer following the launch.

Click here to view the brochure..

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November 2006

Maarten Tentij, MD of TeamFrame, is elected as President of the Australian Chapter of the Association For Services Management International. AFSM International is the only vendor-neutral professional association dedicated to providing the educational programs, networking opportunities, and research that enhance the success of s-business executives, managers, and their companies.

The prime objectives of AFSM International are to:

• Advance the profession of customer services and support management for technology-based products and solutions (a.k.a. s-business) throughout the world.
• Share information about s-business programs, events, and publications throughout the international community.
• Provide professional development and continuing education for s-business managers.
• Cultivate research in the field of s-business and the integration of its conclusions with pertinent knowledge from related fields.
• Champion the publication and dissemination of information about best practices in s-business.
• Foster a sense of community among s-business managers and other professionals involved in the technology services industry.
• Encourage the integration of s-business into the instructional and curriculum development of colleges and universities.

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June 2006
Thursday, 13 June

The next NSW meeting of the Association of Field Services Management International is on Tuesday June 13th at the Australian Technology Park, hosted by TeamFrame. The meeting will feature two keynote presentations from Gartner and a Showcase of the AFSMI Australia Sponsors. This is your opportunity to get expert input on the current state and outlook for the Technical Services industry, and to meet the AFSMI Sponsors.

The AFSMI Australia is proud to host Michelle Caminos, VP and team manager of Gartner Research, where she is a part of the IT Services & Sourcing area. Ms. Caminos is responsible for driving the services research across the Asia/Pacific region. Key areas of research for Ms. Caminos are in IT Services which include business models, go-to-market strategies and key trends.

Ms Caminos will make two keynote presentations, focusing on the Tech Services industry:-

17.00	The current state of the Technical Services industry in Australia
18.45	Technical Services industry 3 year outlook

Around these presentations, between 4pm and 8pm, you will have an opportunity to meet the AFSMI Sponsors, who will be exhibiting a range of services and products. Many of these offerings come with the special AFSMI discount. So, if you are currently in the market for data capture equipment, repair services, managed services, outsourced spares management, service management software, and many more related items - be sure not to miss this meeting!

Visitors are welcome.

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February 2006
Thursday, 23 February 2006

TeamFrame is collaborating with National ICT Australia (NICTA) researchers in investigating business performance in software engineering organisations. The PICO study (Performance Improvement through Capabilities in Organisations) is investigating the technical, managerial and organisational capabilities that are critical to successfully developing and delivering software products and services. NICTA researchers are studying how TeamFrame uses and develops its unique abilities to serve its customers. The eventual outcomes of this research may help TeamFrame's customers to better understand and improve their own business performance.

Thursday, 2 February 2006

TeamFrame is invited by the National State Government's Australian Technology Showcase to the Commonwealth Games Excellence in Innovation Exhibition at the Telstra Dome in Melbourne on 9 March 2006.
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November 2005

Monday, 21 November 2005

TeamFrame V3's official release. V3 is a very exciting upgrade to the current V2 family of applications. User feedback collected over the past 12 months has been fully incorporated resulting is a much faster and more accessible solution. Besides online file management, V3 now also includes strong dashboard, traffic light and knowledge management support. TeamFrame V3 delivers a fully-featured, very easy to learn and use, project and programme management solution focused on reliable and repeatable cost-effective service delivery.

Thursday, 9 November 2005

Peter De Jager, world renowned change management thought leader (www.technobility.com) will be launching TeamFrame V3 at the Australian Technology Park on 9 November 2005, at 3:30pm. Peter's talk will be followed by a brief presentation of the new TeamFrame features and how they enable companies to thrive in an environment of change.
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August 2005

C-Level magazine interview with HSBC on relative advantages of Teamframe and Niku, and how the ASP model is working very well.
HSBC Project Hell
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June 2005

Wednesday 22 June
Project Management Institute - PMI Sydney Chapter (ANZAC Memorial Club, North Sydney)

Crux will demonstrate their TeamFrame online Work and Resource Management product and discuss how it can help you achieve world class service delivery quality and profit targets in a simple way. TeamFrame has a particular emphasis on managing small projects and is focused on reliable and flexible service delivery, rather than purely on project management.
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May 2005

CeBIT (Darling Harbour, Sydney)
24 - 26 May


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The market for information and telecommunications technology has undergone a dynamic transformation, and the breakneck pace of development in IT, telecommunications, software and services has opened up completely new perspectives for our work and daily lives.

CeBIT Australia is this regions leading Information and Communications Technology (ICT) event designed for today's business manager, covering the entire range of ICT products and services specifically designed to meet your organisations needs.

TeamFrame will be part of the Australian Technology Park presence at CeBIT 2005 - come and visit us.
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April 2005

Workforce Planning Conference (Darling Harbour, Sydney) 27 & 28 April, with Executive Tutorials on the 29th.

It is becoming clear to public an private corporations alike that workforce planning is critical to future success and growth. Having the right employees with the right competencies at the right time can significantly impact an organisations bottom-line. Workforce planning provides a systematic process for identifying the human capital required to meet organisational goals and develop the strategies necessary to meet future requirements.

At the afternoon tutorial, Maarten Tentij, Managing Director of Crux Cybernetics, will discuss building skill-based resource work schedules to forecast skill needs. The workshop will look at capturing and maintaining an accurate resource contact and skills register, associating productivity targets with resources, using software to assign work and to identify bottlenecks, and thereby build a knowledge base of actual work patterns that can be used to predict and address opportunities and threats.
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January 2005

TeamFrame is approved as unique ICT service and product by NSW Dept of Commence

Crux Cybernetics is accepted as an approved supplier to NSW government agencies and departments for its TeamFrame work and resource management software. TeamFrame's planning and scheduling, shared calendar, timesheeting, risk and issue management functions are now easier to purchase and deploy throughout the NSW government infrastructure. This will result in increased departmental efficiency and taxpayer value.

Large utility company trials TeamFrame

A large utility company has agreed to trial TeamFrame with a view to providing its project managers and resources with an improved "easy to learn, easy to use" set of planning, work assignment, time and progress tracking and management reporting tools.
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December 2004

Dialect Solutions embraces TeamFrame as an agent for change

Dialect Solutions, a global payment gateway and interactive solutions vendor has begun trialling TeamFrame with a view to an organisational rollout. TeamFrame's unique skill-based work broadcasting in conjunction with powerful collaboration and reporting features make it an ideal solution to bind the organisation to a shared view of activity and progress and to improve service delivery capability.

Simbient signs up to TeamFrame

After 2 months of user trials software house Simbient Pty Ltd have signed a 2 year contract to use TeamFrame to manage their projects and to improve customer collaboration and reporting. Using TeamFrame will allow Simbient to more efficiently allocate work, monitor progress and provide customers with status reports.

Crux Integrates the Actenum ConstrainWorks Engine to deliver grape harvest scheduling to the wine industry

Crux's prototype TeamFrame solution for the wine industry, dubbed "Harvest Easy" is completed and tested on 200 vineyard blocks. The solution builds and communicates optimal harvest schedules using the world's best constraint programming framework.
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October 2004

Global telecommunication equipment vendor selects TeamFrame as core service delivery tool

The Australian arm of a global telecommunications company is trialling TeamFrame to manage broadband capacity rollout activities.
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May 2004

HSBC uses TeamFrame to manage external and distributed activity participants

HSBC, the worlds largest bank, selects TeamFrame for use by its global eCommerce division. TeamFrame is used to connect HSBC global staff, vendors, partners, and sub-contractors to a common view of activity schedules, progress and issues that need resolution. Refine Ltd., Crux's UK reseller is providing local support.
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March 2004

Crux Cybernetics co-sponsors the ...

KM Challenge 2004 - Driving Performance through Knowledge Collaboration at Taronga Zoo on 30 and 31 March 2004

( http://www.knowledge.standards.com.au/KM )

The KM Challenge 2004 is is a practical and collaborative event which brings together over 25 international and national knowledge specialists. The keynote speakers are: Dr Karl-Erik Sveiby, considered by many as a founding father of KM; and Mr Gordon Bray, who will explain how he uses knowledge to maintain his competitive advantage as an award winning international sports commentator and author.

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