A board room review is a method to evaluate tools that aid in the optimization of mother board meetings. It involves looking at different aspects of a portal such as user experience, technical support options, pricing tiers, and training programs to determine whether it meets particular business needs and workflows. A reliable portal can help in reducing the time spent on organizing meetings either in-person or virtual and ensure that board members are able make more decisions, while also ensuring that the governance standards are adhered to.
Flexibility is a key feature of a suitable platform for board meetings. It allows coordinators to effortlessly accommodate the schedules and avoid scheduling conflicts of all directors. The tool should come with features that allow attendees to create and publish an agenda. It should also permit users to send invitations, share screens and upload offline files. A good tool will also permit easy management of documents and include laser pointer and tools for synchronizing pages.
A good platform will provide an easy and secure location to keep all the documents required for board meetings preparation and follow-up. The board book is a record of all materials that will be discussed at the meeting. It also includes other documents, like background research, minutes from previous meetings, as well as other important details. The tool should include a repository on the web that provides an unlimited or nearly unlimited storage space for all the documents.
A good software should provide a demo or trial version to allow users to test the software before buying. This will ensure that the software is a good fit for your current workflows and delivery techniques and won’t be overly complicated or a burden to learn.