Mobile Workforce Manager
I don't know where my workforce are?
Envision tracks your workforce via their GPS enabled phones. So you will always know where they are and what they are doing.
I think I am paying too much overtime?
Envision tracks the status of your workforce i.e. Online, Travelling, On Site, Resting and Offline. Envision automatically records your staff time and working activities, so you can be confident of paying the correct amount of overtime.
I think I am paying too much mileage?
The mileage reports available from Envision will ensure that you never pay to much on a mileage claim.
HR want me to record the daily activities of my team so that they can make sure we are compliant with the Working Time Directive.
Envision records status changes for you workforce so you do not have to do it manually. As Resting is one of the statuses recorded you can see if you meet or fall short of the Working Time Directive.
My staff complain about the amount of paperwork they have to do.
Envision will help reduce the burden of paperwork for staff and also give you the freedom to let people be more responsible without losing valuable management information.
I need to make productivity improvements in my team, but I do not have the information required to do this.
Envision customers quote an average increase in productivity of between 15-20%. That equates to a 20 times return on investment.
HR
I need the Workforce Manager to record his teams daily activities including their rest periods to cover the business against the Working Time Directive. However I am concerned that this could increase our administration and operational costs.
Envision records your workforces status changes including their rest periods during the working day without increasing the administration for the mobile worker or their manager. Envision's reports will provide all the required information to ensure you comply with the Working Time Directive.
How do I ensure that our company compiles with the Corporate Manslaughter act?
This is a complicated law and no technical solution will completely cover you against the Corporate Manslaughter act. Envision however, with it advanced panic facilities will go a long way to help achieve this goal.
Our company needs to protect Lone Workers.
Envision provides a panic button and fully incident management facilities to ensure your workforce is fully protected at all times. By simply pressing the panic button your back office operation will instantly be aware of the incident and will be able to provide the most appropriate response straight to the workers location in the fastest time possible.
I feel we need to do more to from a health and safety perspective to help protect our mobile workers.
Envision will provide your business with the idea solution to meet this need. Furthermore, as Envision provides working status changes it will help to ensure your people are working responsibly as well as working the appropriate number of hours. Accidents do happen and cannot always be prevented but with good management tools such as Envision your company's health and safety risk will be reduced.
Director
I need to make sure that our company complies with the latest legislation.
Envision will help you to comply with legislation such as the Working Time Directive and the Corporate Manslaughter Act.
How can I improve customer retention?
With a 15-20% improvement in performance your business will be able to react faster to customer requests. A satisfied customer is much more likely to say with your business.
I need to increase the net profit of the business.
There are two tangible ways to improve the net profit of your business. The first is to increase your turnover, do more paid work or secondly reduce costs do the same work but more efficiently. Envision can help you choose the best route for your company.
Experience tells me that implementing new technology can be expensive and so complicated to use that it often fails to deliver the promised returns.
Envision is a low cost monthly service that requires no capital expenditure. It is operational within hours and has a provable ROI of less than 3 months. Envision has been designed with the user in mind, it is intuitive and simple to use ensuring a positive user experience.
I want to win more new business.
Envision can help you win new business by demonstrating how efficiently you manage your mobile workforce thereby demonstrating your capacity to fulfil potential new customer requirements and needs.
Transport Manager
Is there a more cost effective option to vehicle tracking?
Yes, because Envision works with any GPS enabled mobile phones, there is no additional hardware to buy therefore making Envision a very cost effective alternative.
I wish our vehicle tracking had more flexibility.
Envision uses GPS enabled mobile phones to track your drivers and therefore provides more flexibility than traditional black box solutions as the mobile device can provide your business with many other benefits like e-mail, Sat Nav and mobile applications. A Black Box tracking solution can never do any more than simply track, Envision is a solution that can grow with your business and provide multiple benefits.
It would be good if I could not only see where my vehicles are but also what jobs or calls they have in front of them for that day.
Envision Premium lets you displays you active jobs in real time on the same map as your vehicles without having to change your existing scheduling system. Envision truly provides you with a real time planning tool.
I wish we did not have to pay to move the tracking device whenever we change our vehicles.
Because Envision uses mobile phones it costs nothing to move the service to another vehicle.
I need a solution that allows me to track my grey fleet.
Because Envision uses a mobile phone to do the tracking it can be used to track any vehicle. With an Envision enabled mobile phone you are able to track and manage your grey fleet in exactly the same way as you do with your own fleet.
Mobile Worker
I am sick of having to constantly fill out time sheets and mileage reports.
Envision records your status throughout the day from sign on to signoff. This enables reports to be automatically generated for your timesheets and mileage reports so you do not have to.
I am sure I spent more time travelling and do more miles than anyone else.
Envisions extensive reports allow your managers to look into historical information and determine whether changes are required to even out the jobs and travel required.
Sometimes I feel vulnerable doing jobs on my own in case something happens to me.
Envision has a panic button which acts as a guardian angel. Once pressed you can be comforted in the knowledge that someone is aware that you need help or support and even the emergency services can be alerted.
My manager has rejected my mileage claim as they do not believe I really made that detour.
Envisions historical routes and mileage reports will stop any disputes over mileage claims.
Some days I feel I never get time to have a rest.
Envision can monitor you rest periods allowing your manager to schedule your workload appropriately.
Tracking me has a real big brother feel to it.
Envisions is a business tool and like all tools its your choice on how its used. Its purpose is to offer you protection when in vulnerable situations, to ease your administrative burden and to ensure that you are properly remunerated.
A customer has complained that I was not on-site for time reported and now it is their word against mine.
Envisions reports will show exactly how long you were on site and therefore preventing any future disputes from occurring.
IT Manager
Will it work with my existing systems?
Yes. Envision is a fully hosted solution an therefore have no impact on existing back end infrastructures. Envision back office client has been designed and tested to work with Windows XP SP2 and above.
Will Envision Premium integrate with my existing work flow system?
Envision Premium takes advantage of our purposely designed job shuttle which allows fully job integration via industry standard ODBC connections.
How will it effect our bandwidth requirements?
Envision will work on any broadband connection but 2Mb or above is recommended. Typical usage per back office client is 175Kb.
What are the maintenance and support implications.
None. Envision is automatically maintained by the hosted system architecture.
Will my staff need training?
Envision has been designed alongside leading software GUI's and therefore user acceptance of its intuitive interface is high. Both mobile and back office demonstrations are available and this coupled with easy to follow help files is in most circumstances all that is required. Should further training be necessary, your account manager can advice.
How will the solution be rolled out.
This is an entirely Internet deployed solution and takes full advantage of the Microsoft Click Once technology.
How will service upgrades be performed?
Automatic updates via the internet using Microsoft Click Once technology.