Meetings are an inevitable part of doing business. They are time-consuming, but scheduling them shouldn’t have to be. At the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Western Australia Inc. (CCI WA), arranging meetings was troublesome prior to the implementation of Resource Central, Add-On Products’ meeting room and resource booking software for Microsoft Outlook^® and Exchange. CCI WA is a member-based, non-profit organization with approximately 300 staff members located across Western Australia and the Northern Territory. 220 of those staff members work at CCI WA’s head office in East Perth. Before adopting Resource Central, CCI WA staff used a spreadsheet to arrange meetings and resources and the file frequently got corrupted. Employees spent far too much time going back and forth to set up meetings and it was tedious,

You can use Add-On Products’ resource booking software Resource Central to book virtually any resource imaginable and our customer case studies attest to that. Yet when most people think of resource booking software, they don’t realize how powerful and impactful it can be. The Municipality of Fredensborg in Denmark is an example of an organization using resource booking software for the greater good, all while achieving cost savings. Fredensborg has adapted Resource Central to their needs, using it to support their transition to ecologically friendly transportation. In alignment with the goal of the Danish Commission on Climate Change Policy and the Danish government to become independent of fossil fuels by 2050, the Fredensborg town council adopted a Climate and Energy Strategy in 2011. The strategy aims to put

Business meetings are connected to productivity and success, but you can only get so far on an empty stomach. It’s important to provide meeting attendees with high-quality catering in order to keep meetings running smoothly and optimally. Utilizing corporate catering services allows you to continue meetings without the fuss of going to a restaurant or cafeteria. However, booking catering for a meeting can be a time-consuming hassle without the right tools at your disposal. Levels of business productivity and efficiency are closely related to organizational skills. By investing in resource booking software, you can dramatically enhance organization by relying on built-in software procedures to get the job done. Imagine being able to book an important meeting and simultaneously add all of the extra services you need, including catering.

In today’s business environment, there is a greater emphasis on maximizing efficiency and minimizing costs due to precarious market conditions. One area of business where costs are often higher than they need to be is in real estate. Office space is used poorly in many organizations. Workspaces remain empty, not only outside office hours, but also during the workday. According to an internal study performed by Intel, 60% of their workstations were empty at any given time of the day. A diversity of factors, such as flexible working arrangements, restructuring, and long-term leases, may cause workspaces to remain empty often and lead companies to have more office space than necessary. Furthermore, part-time employees may have dedicated workspaces that go unused for much of the day and some

An important factor when planning for a software implementation is to plan for failure instead of success. Software implementations are complex and you need to ensure you have a detailed project plan to ensure a successful software implementation – this includes planning for failure. Potential pitfalls can be avoided by pinpointing possible issues such as end-users having insufficient knowledge about the software implementation. You especially need to be well-prepared in the case of a large software implementation. The implementation might for instance involve a significant number of end-users or your locations are spread out globally – perhaps even across different time-zones. Thorough Preparation before Implementation Preparation is key to ensuring the implementation goes as problem-free as possible. Three things you should include in your project