When your organisation maintains a catalogue of products, for internal use or to sell to customers, it’s important to maintain a proper and up-to-date record of products. How many you’ve ordered, how many you’ve used or sold, what’s still in the stockroom, and many other factors which need to be considered. You can’t run an […]
In every industry there are times when it feels like work is being done just for the sake of doing it – and nothing measurable or important seems to be achieved. Many times, in the past, auditing has fallen into that category – but we know that auditing is far more than a box ticking […]
When you’re considering mobile devices for your business there are a number of factors to consider, which can make the difference between a huge expense and a headache, and a vital tool that enhances productivity and communication between all departments. Any business utilising mobile workforce management has to consider the following factors while choosing mobile […]
Once, in years gone by, making your business mobile was left to the big dogs – companies with huge budgets who could invest in the expensive technologies and server space necessary for making mobile working possible. Team members had to be given specialist equipment. It was a clunky and often frustrating process accessing the data […]
Whatever your industry, ensuring effective mobile workforce management system – particularly if your organisation involves mobile working – is vital, but there are a number of things to consider. In days gone by businesses required professional offices to succeed – a place that workforces performed their tasks side by side, and where out-of-office workers delivered […]
As technologies for mobile workforce have developed, the use of mobile CAFM applications designed to bring functionality and processing beyond the confines of office based work has grown. However, not all mobile CAFM applications are created equal. Many of these applications were designed for a specific industry or specific tasks without the benefits of adaptability […]
Investing in a mobile workforce management system is a major decision – when you’re thinking about this kind of investment you have to accurately measure the benefits and the return on investment it will
bring. But what things do you need to consider?
When you are looking at implementing a mobile work order management solution for your organisation there are a lot of factors to consider – and we have seen many businesses making these same mistakes again and again. Here we are going to discuss the top ten mistakes we’ve seen being made, and how to avoid them. The most common feedback I get is that customers are not seeing the operating cost reduction they expected and in particular, the negative affect unnecessary visits have on their ROI.
Many companies are frustrated with field service management software that is poorly optimised for their mobile workforce and burdened with unnecessary features – they also feel alternatives to their current mobile solution are not available because of the significant expense, delays and implementation issues associated with custom development or replacing entire systems.