Preparing for a meeting only to discover there needs to be more space or necessary technology is an annoyance we all know. And as a company's work expands beyond one office, meetings keep us connected and strategizing. IST Confirm, our web-based conference room management solution, embraces hospitality service levels with organization, guaranteeing meetings are consistently successful and effective.
Scheduling a meeting with IST Confirm starts by completing a meeting request form. This form, designed with the client's view in mind, communicates all necessary details to designate and prepare a room from the end user to the organizing party. The form includes food and beverage requests, with the capability to integrate outside vendors within the application.
This integration is in use for the hospitality team at CMG through Seamless, a food-ordering vendor. Once their form is submitted, the end user receives an email with the Seamless Corporate Link and the agency's username and password. This allows the user to order food directly through Seamless and bill the agency versus using a corporate card and expensing charges. After the transaction, the receptionist receives the confirmation and places it into IST Confirm, updating the master schedule and banquet event order and notifying the mailroom of expected food orders.
Once the receptionist receives the meeting request form, the end user and meeting attendees receive an email confirmation, and an Outlook Calendar invite. This integration with Outlook is one way, so if any changes are needed, they are requested through IST Confirm and then automatically populated in the user's calendar.
Hospitality assignments can be pulled from Confirm by utilizing the master schedule and banquet event orders, informing specialists of room preparation, and incorporating time needed for set up and take down within the master schedule. Because IST Confirm identifies the needs of each meeting, any organization can easily create workflows and reach higher service levels regardless of the size of its hospitality team.
Through tracking metrics, clients can see the benefits of IST Confirm in their preparation and future planning. When completing the monthly management report, users can compare the number of sessions and evaluate the opportunity to optimize available space. One client using Confirm took 600 meetings a week with 50 conference rooms and expanded to 700 meetings per week with just 35 conference rooms. More meetings equal great business opportunities, a win for any operation.
Rather than treating hospitality as a separate department, companies should treat it as a strategic component of their business strategy. From the initial communication with a receptionist to building authority in business meetings, hospitality is the secret to gaining confidence in a business' full capabilities. Regarding IST Confirm, Director of On-site Operations says, "The beautiful thing about Confirm is that it is completely customizable. It is based on the client's needs, wants, and what they're looking for." If your current conference room management is stalling your vision, it's time to consider an upgrade with IST Confirm.
IST Management Services, Inc.
1341 Moreland Ave SE, Atlanta, GA 30316