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Integrated Workforce Management System Tips for Better Scheduling

What is an integrated workforce management system? Cleaning and security professionals have different options when it comes to choosing software to optimise, automate and organise processes for efficiency. Two of those include using a workforce management (WFM) solution or an integrated workforce management system. Both options are designed to help reduce costs and increase efficiency by solving scheduling issues, while providing time and attendance support. However, an integrated workforce management system goes a step further than WFM systems by applying an all-in-one approach.  In short, an integrated workforce management system connects scheduling and time & attendance management with other core…read more

Excel Isn’t an Alternative to Integrated Workforce Management Software

The best cleaning and security guard company software can do so much more (with less manual work). For businesses with tight margins — like cleaning and security contractors — finding ways to become more efficient is one of the only ways to reduce costs, improve your bottom line and see continued growth. Some tools may give the appearance of helping you be more efficient but are actually holding you back and consuming your valuable resources. Often, the problem begins with using spreadsheets to run your business instead of an integrated workforce management software system. What is an ERP? An ERP…read more

Mobile Workforce Management System Benefits with Lighthouse

Mobile workforce management solution benefits with Lighthouse are available for security and cleaning professionals seeking business growth.

Distributed Workforce Management and Communication

Distributed workforce management involves communicating with on-site employees. Use these tips to maximize your reach via mobile tech.

Bluetooth Beacon Technology Benefits for Workforce Management

For facilities management professionals searching for ways to better manage distributed workers, Bluetooth beacons offer reliable benefits. In short, beacons are wireless transmitters that communicate with other smart devices using Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) technology, a power-friendly version of Bluetooth wireless tech.  Bluetooth beacons constantly send out radio signals to nearby smartphones and tablets. Those signals contain a small amount of data, and mobile apps listen for those signals being broadcast. When apps hear a relevant signal, it can trigger an action on your phone. That reaction can pinpoint a location, track movements and trigger location-based notifications.  Beacon technology gained…read more

What is Integrated Facility Management?

What is integrated facility management? For professionals searching for answers to this question – keep reading to find answers.

5 Workforce Scheduling Mistakes (and How to Avoid Them)

Workforce scheduling is an essential task for any business managing a distributed workforce. While it can benefit businesses of any size, the more employees you manage across multiple locations and job sites increases your need for an efficient workforce scheduling process. Learn what workforce scheduling is and how to use it to ensure the right employees are in the right place at the right time – every time.  What is workforce scheduling?  Workforce scheduling is defined as the process of creating and managing employee schedules. Efficient workforce scheduling occurs when these schedules are optimised in a way that ensures the…read more

Customer Success Story: Using Mobile Workforce Management Software to Modernise the Facilities Management Industry

How Menzies Facility Services is Using Technology to Proactively Prepare for the Future It wasn’t long ago that Australia-based Menzies Facility Services implemented Lighthouse, TEAM Software’s mobile workforce management system. One of the largest privately-owned providers of cleaning and related property services in Australia had been looking towards a technology solution that would be able to flex up and meet future industry demands, as well as current needs. In less than six months post initial rollout, they’ve already gained value that is helping modernise the approach to their facilities management. Often, companies retroactively look towards technology as a means of...read more

Six Steps to Save (and Earn) Money with Mobile Workforce Management Software

Translating non-competing industry tips into actionable strategies for essential service providers. I recently read a post on LinkedIn from a global CEO, describing how a company was making 100 million per year selling car washes. The information that followed was a six-step guide towards how that company was achieving success in-market. And, it got me thinking. The principles of the post really aren’t much different than those of essential service industries, like commercial cleaning, security and facilities management. And, the tips presented in the guide can be leveraged just as much to save money as make money – knowing that…read more