Thoughts on Agenda Automation
October 10th, 2008It isn’t always easy to get folks to change their ways. In fact, when it comes to the topic of paperless agendas, sometimes it can get down right confrontational .
We often hear comments like “…my council would never think about electronic agendas, they insist on having a paper copy to work from…” or “…some of our council members really aren’t comfortable with computers nor the idea of a paperless agenda…” Do these comments sound familiar?
The good news is that it doesn’t have to be an all or nothing decision. In fact, simply reducing the number of paper packets and automating the process at the staff level can have a tremendous impact on productivity and cost.
And, the easiest way to do this is with an electronic agenda application – like AgendaQuick.
The advantage of AgendaQuick is that in addition to reducing the number of your paper packets, it will incorporate many of the time-saving features you wish you had with your paper agenda process.
For your staff, these applications make creating and distributing agenda items much faster and more convenient. Since they already use word processing applications and other software products, getting acceptance at the staff level is usually a lot easier than you think – especially when the application is easy to use and the forms are similar to your current paper process.
And who knows, maybe your council will see just how easy it is and decide that paperless is the way to go!