AV Technology - November/December 2008 - (Page 26) SELECTING ROOM SCHEDULING SOFTWARE When evaluating the right scheduling solution for your organization, it’s important to understand the potential benefits and your own organization’s needs. By John Stockton oftware-based scheduling systems increase the efficiency of meeting room and resource management. They are designed to increase the productivity of administrative teams, catering, information systems, AV, and facilities, as well as the employees using the rooms and resources. By better understanding the key benefits of a scheduling system and the varying ways it can help your organization, you will be better able to realize the potential return on your investment. Here are some of the characteristics you should look for when selecting a room scheduling system for your organization. S Unified System: To eliminate double bookings, scheduling conflicts and other related problems, organizations should consider a unified system, where all scheduling information is consolidated into a single database. This allows conflicting reservation requests to be immediately detected and avoids double-booking. A unified system can also keep all the constituent elements of a reservation — rooms, attendees, and services — in sync. Universal Access: To accommodate all potential users, the scheduling system must allow employees to access the central system, view the meeting rooms and resources and their availability, and then submit requests to the people responsible for scheduling 26 | AV TECHNOLOGY | november | december 2008 www.avtechnologyonline.com http://www.avtechnologyonline.com
Table of Contents Feed for the Digital Edition of AV Technology - November/December 2008 AV Technology - November/December 2008 Contents Precedent Corporate: Finishing with Style Government: It’s Still About People Education: Surviving Budget Cuts Applying Metrics to AV ROI Selecting Room Scheduling Software Six Things You Need to Know About Webcasting The Way I See It: Becoming an Internet Native Casino Uses AV for Dramatic Impact Just What the Doctor Ordered The Loneliest Help Desk in Town Product Forum Product Spotlight Tech Horizons New Products Ad Index AV MO AV Technology - November/December 2008 AV Technology - November/December 2008 - AV Technology - November/December 2008 (Page Cover1) AV Technology - November/December 2008 - AV Technology - November/December 2008 (Page Cover2) AV Technology - November/December 2008 - AV Technology - November/December 2008 (Page 3) AV Technology - November/December 2008 - AV Technology - November/December 2008 (Page 4) AV Technology - November/December 2008 - 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