Category Archives: Timesheet Buyer’s Guide

The Timesheet Buyer’s Guide is available to all

TimeControl Buyers Guide, TimeControl, TimeControl Industrial, Chris Vandersluis, Christopher Vandersluis, Christopher Peter VandersluisOver the years here at HMS we’ve become used to questions about how TimeControl compares to other products.  Our answers are always the same.  We don’t publish those kinds of comparisons. Whatever we would say about another product would be unfair as we aren’t experts in whatever those other products are.  What we’ve done instead is to provide tools for prospective clients to find out what is great about TimeControl and make it easier to compare against other products.

Introduce: The Buyers Guide.

The Timesheet Buyers Guide is hosted on the TimeControl website and contains a wealth of information for anyone looking to buy a project-oriented timesheet system.  There are white papers, factsheets and even calculators that any prospective buyer or subscriber can use to evaluate their own possible choices.  The page is called the Timesheet Buyers Guide, not the TimeControl Buyers Guide deliberately.

For those who say, but what about TimeControl, there are even pre-prepared Excel comparison grids where we’ve already added in the answers for TimeControl or TimeControl Industrial and left a couple of columns blank for prospective clients to do their own research.

It’s better for HMS and for possible clients to get the bulk of their simplest answers quickly and opens the door for us to start talking about how we can use those features to solve real-world business problems once we start talking.

The Timesheet Buyers Guide is available to all without charge or need to register at: buyersguide.timecontrol.com.

Updated Timesheet Buyer’s Guide

7251961 One of the most popular areas of the TimeControl.com website has been the Timesheet single source of HMS Software expertise in how to select a timesheet has been a great collection of resources for anyone interested in updating their timesheet system.as it makes tools available at no charge and without obligation. We’ve done a number of updates on the Buyer’s Guide site to the tools and information provided there. This area of the website provides information that both helps prospective timesheet buyers determine what kind of timesheet they might require and then shows how TimeControl can respond to those requirements. The information however isn’t specific to just TimeControl so no matter what kind of timesheet you’re looking for, this section of our site may be of use to you. The Timesheet Buyer’s Guide includes a number of tools that may be of interest to those considering a new timesheet system including:

  • Webcasts of how to determine what type of timesheet might be required,
  • A white paper analyzing the choice of buying a commercial off the shelf timesheet system vs. writing a customized timesheet,
  • A downloadable evaluation checklist spreadsheet of the most commonly requested timesheet features with options for weighting features and scoring multiple timesheet systems,
  • A Return on Investment Calculator spreadsheet which shows the financial impact of automating your timesheet system and;
  • Numerous links to other resources.

The HMS Timesheet Buyer’s Guide is available at: www.timecontrol.com/solutions/buyersguide

Selecting TimeControl for Online or On-premises

online_vs_onpremisesWith TimeControl now available to be purchased for on-premises installation and for subscription to our TimeControlOnline hosted timesheet service, there is a choice to make.  Here at HMS we’ve been asked recently “Which is better – Hosted or Purchased?” and the answer isn’t obvious. Whether you subscribe to TimeControlOnline or purchase TimeControl to install on your own servers, there’s lots of great functionality including:

  • Multi-browser easy to use interface
  • TimeControl mobile smartphone interface
  • Links to project management systems like MS Project
  • Links to ERP/Finance, Payroll and HR systems
  • Matrix Approvals
  • Automated Validation Rules
  • Extensive Reporting
  • Vacation approvals
  • Email notifications
  • Multi-lingual functionality

But there specific advantages for both subscribing or installing so we’ve put together some resources that we hope you’ll find useful on our Timesheet Buyer’s Guide solution portal including:

Webcast
A short webcast by our President, Chris Vandersluis comparing the differences of purchasing TimeControl vs. subscribing to TimeControlOnline along with some basic questions you can ask yourself to see which path is optimal for you. Read more…

Slides
A PowerPoint slideshow that is used in the webcast.   Read more…

Factsheet
A 4-page factsheet entitled Online vs. On-premises which puts side-by-side comparison of the different options available with both products.  Read more…

Timesheet Buyer’s Guide
This solution portal contains numerous resources other than those we’ve listed here on how to select a timesheet for your needs and how TimeControl might apply to those requirements.  See more at buyersguide.timecontrol.com.