What Tenzing One does

Tenzing One LLC is a US-based, privately held capital project management software company headquartered in Naperville, Illinois. It was established as an independent entity in 2026, having been developed and used internally inside CCS International, a leading owner's representative firm. The platform serves capital project owners — including owner's representatives, property developers, K-12 and higher education institutions, and municipalities — by centralizing RFIs, change orders, documentation, punch lists, risks, budgets, and communications in a single owner-controlled environment. Core technology is a browser-based, cloud-hosted platform built around a proprietary Process Map workflow system derived from more than 40 years of owner's-rep practice, supported by role-based access control, SSO/MFA via Azure AD, and audit-ready approval logs. An add-on service called ProjectSHERPA™ delivers on-demand expert advisory support from CCS International, bundling software with owner's-rep expertise for risk analysis, budget oversight, and change order review.

The business model is a quote-based SaaS subscription priced per Active Project Manager, with unlimited projects per license and no add-on charges for additional users such as owners, executives, consultants, or contractors. Contracts are multi-year. Go-to-market is enterprise field sales with demo requests as the primary conversion mechanism, supported by content marketing (blog, newsletter, LinkedIn), webinars, and conference participation (e.g., ICMA 2025). The company identifies owner's representatives, property developers, K-12/higher education, and municipalities as primary segments, with federal, cultural, aviation/transportation/infrastructure, criminal justice, healthcare, parks & recreation, and corporate/private sectors as secondary verticals. CCS International is the only named customer and is also the founding partner and provider of the ProjectSHERPA™ advisory layer, creating both a strategic anchor and a concentration risk in the early commercial base.

The company was founded by Ian Parr, who led CCS International for 47 years before retiring in April 2026 to lead Tenzing One full-time. Emma King serves as Chief Product Officer. No external funding rounds, revenue figures, or headcount data have been disclosed, and the platform has no documented AI/ML capabilities; differentiation is grounded in owner-focused process workflows, embedded approvals and audit trails, and the integrated CCS advisory channel rather than artificial intelligence.

Name

Tenzing One

Legal name

Tenzing One LLC

Website

https://tenzingone.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2026

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Tenzing One is an independent capital project management software platform serving capital project owners — owner's representatives, property developers, K-12/higher education, and municipalities — with a proprietary Process Map workflow and bundled ProjectSHERPA™ advisory support from CCS International.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Capital Project Management Software

NAICS

Software Publishers (5132)

SIC

Services-Prepackaged Software (7372)

akta.pro primary industry

IT Incident, Problem & Change Management Platforms (HDAEALAI)

Keywords

• Capital project management
• Owner's representative software
• Construction management platform
• Project portfolio management
• PMIS software

Headquarters

HQ city

Oak Brook

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Subscription - Per Active Project Manager: SaaS subscription model priced per Active Project Manager user. Unlimited projects allowed per Active Project Manager license. Includes all core platform functionality (RFIs, change orders, documentation, reporting, project controls), support, and onboarding. No additional charges for owners, executives, consultants, engineers, architects, contractors, or viewers.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Tenzing One is a cloud-based capital project management software platform built by owner's representatives for capital project owners. It consolidates RFIs, change orders, documentation, punch lists, risks, budgets, and project communication into a single owner-focused system, replacing fragmented emails, spreadsheets, and contractor tools. The platform pairs a proprietary Process Map workflow with optional on-demand expert advisory (ProjectSHERPA™) for capital programs serving municipalities, schools, and property developers.

Product overview

Tenzing One is a single unified capital project management software platform built specifically for capital project owners and their representatives. The core platform provides centralized project oversight including RFIs, change orders, documentation, punch lists, risks, budgets, and communication. It incorporates a proprietary Process Map feature that provides a structured, owner-centric workflow system developed from decades of owners' representative experience. An optional add-on service called ProjectSHERPA™ provides on-demand expert advisory support from CCS International, allowing users to access real-time guidance on risk analysis, budget oversight, and change order review whenever needed. The platform serves municipalities, school districts, higher education institutions, property developers, and owner's representatives.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Tenzing One Platform Cloud-based capital project management software built by owner's representatives for capital project owners, centralizing RFIs, change orders, documentation, punch lists, risks, budgets, and communication in one owner-focused system. Sold to municipalities, school districts, property developers, and owner's representatives via per-Active Project Manager subscription.
• ProjectSHERPA™

Quantifiable outcome

• 15-25% reduction in cost variance on capital projects
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments12 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

Feature6 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• CCS International (ProjectSHERPA™)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025ProjectSHERPA™ is a first-of-its-kind integration of expert advisory services with the Tenzing One PMIS platform. CCS International, a leading provider of construction advisory services since 1979, provides real-time expert support including strategic cost management, owner's representation, scheduling, critical path analysis, risk assessment, and dispute resolution to Tenzing One subscribers on-demand.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• Buildertrend: Construction project management platform primarily for residential and light commercial builders. Partial overlap with Tenzing One's property developer segment, though more contractor-led and less focused on public capital programs.
• Newforma: Project information management platform for AEC firms and owners, focused on email, document, and project data workflows. Overlaps with Tenzing One's owner-side document hub and audit-ready documentation capabilities.

Direct peers

• Projectmates: Owner-centric construction project management software for capital program owners, including higher education, healthcare, and government. Comparable as a PMIS targeting the same owner-side governance and capital program oversight use cases.
• InEight: Capital project management software for owners and contractors covering estimating, scheduling, field execution, and risk. Comparable to Tenzing One on owner-side capital project controls and change order tracking, with a broader portfolio footprint.
• Kahua: Project management information system purpose-built for capital program owners, with similar focus on owner governance, change order, and document control. Competes head-to-head for the same public-sector and education capital program deals as Tenzing One.
• e-Builder (Trimble): Cloud-based capital program management solution owned by Trimble, widely used by public agencies, higher education, and healthcare systems for owner-side project controls. Closest direct competitor to Tenzing One's owner-focused PMIS positioning.
• Oracle Primavera Unifier: Capital program and project management platform used by large public agencies and infrastructure owners for portfolio-level cost, schedule, and change management. Directly comparable to Tenzing One's owner-side capital program workflow and oversight capabilities.
• PMWeb: Owner-focused capital program and project management platform used by government, education, and real estate owners. Directly comparable on owner-side cost control, change management, and portfolio reporting workflows.

Broad incumbents

• Procore: Leading construction project management platform serving general contractors, owners, and specialty trades. Directly comparable as a cloud PMIS for capital projects, but built primarily around contractor workflows rather than the owner-specific governance Tenzing One emphasizes.
• Autodesk Construction Cloud: Suite of construction management tools (including BIM 360/ACC) used by project owners and contractors on capital programs. Comparable as a horizontal construction PM platform, but with a much broader portfolio and primarily contractor-centric configuration.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/tenzingone
• Instagraminstagram.com/tenzingone

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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