Saturday 23 September 2017

Society Mantra Challenges & Solutions


Challangres

Solution

Lack of tracking system for unauthorised entry in the society: Lack proof of visitor identity, no photograph & id of the visitors

The entry of unauthorised persons can be controlled by using a system where the visitors are properly managed with their photographs & vehicle details. Also they are counted for, when they enter & exit the premises

Security of elderly & children: Security & children & elderly persons is a big issue as the entry and exit of all persons is not always monitored

There might be lot of people visiting in a day and a proper system helps in reducing the no. of unaccounted visits of unwanted persons, as they are also aware that there are checks at the gate of the society

Complaint from residents: firstly, complaints are not always recorded and due to this many complaints are verbal and thus are delayed in response

With a proper system in place residents can register their complaints online with least efforts, and also know the status for it, i.e., whether action is took or not

Lack of Accountability of documents: the documents not managed in a centralised place, there is mismatch whenever the members of managing committee get changed

With a centralised repository this challenge can be resolved. If all documents are maintained in e-format at a centralised place, the change in persons, or staff will have no effect on it and it will be accessible to only authorised persons on real time basis

Less Transparency in operations in the society: Due to lack of proper system, the flow of information is not in time

The chances of manipulation of any kind of information get reduced with a technology based solution in place. Anyone messing up in the system can be recognised easily

Wastage of resources (time, efforts, and money): As there is no efficient tracking of inventory, so the required inventory is not properly maintained

Once proper inventory is maintained, benefit can be attained in terms of material as well as monetary terms. On time availability of material will be there, and no money will be blocked due to large inventory

Follow up residents for Bills payment every time: Manual bills get lost a lot of time due to which the residents are unable to pay them on time

When residents have a bill notifications when its due and reminders on it, the bill realization will be on time, thus creating proper flow of funds from all sources

Manual listing of contacts, owners , vendors, etc.: for every info one has to contact the committee as there is no centralised address book

Once a address book is maintained that has all contacts for the residents and important emergency contacts, it provides all help at just a click

Communication gap among residents & managing committee: Due to no proper transparent system, people are not able to communicate with managing committee

The regular news flow between all, timely updation of any changes in the functioning committee, etc when intimated on time help gain more faith in the residents



Wednesday 20 September 2017

Features defined: Society Mantra

Visitor Management


  • Entry for each visitor: the visitor entry maintains detail of all, who visit to the society for any work in the apartments, etc

  • Maintain listing for the visitors: Once entered the record is maintained forever & listing can be viewed at any point of time

  • Upload photo for each visitor: the photo can be directly clicked from device & attached to the details

  • In time and out time: the time of entry in the society & exit time are properly maintained, in case of any information required, register are not to be searched & get all info at just a click

  • Vehicle details of the visitor: the vehicle that the visitor used to come can be maintained for any future reference


Staff Management


  • Staff name and details: complete details of the staff along with his residential address are maintained

  • Photograph for each staff: Photograph of the staff can be attached with the information

  • Identification documents: Scan copies of any documents of identification can be attached with information of the staff like ID proofs, address proofs, etc

  • Reference (if any) through which he/she joined: in case the staff has been brought by some reference, the name of the person introducing him/her can also be associated in the listing

  • Keep staff attendance properly scheduled: the daily attendance of staff can be maintained &  it also makes it easy to count his leaves, etc.


Maintenance Management



  • All kinds of bills required: Bills related to any kind of services provided to the residents, maintenance, power back up, water etc can be raised using the software

  • Mailing of bills for maintenance: The bills can be send to the residents at a click

  • Online payment integration for easy payment: The payment can be made by the residents by online method and transferred easily

  • Dates for servicing of lifts, Gensets, etc: any Service due for any device/equipment available in the complex can be maintained

  • Get reminders for any maintenance due: with timely reminders, any service due can be easily completed on time, No missing on dates


Flat Management



  • Maintain tower wise flat master: details on all flats in a particular tower and block

  • Details of owner for the flat: Keep all data of the owner for each flat and maintain the listing for it. This will help in one click info of all flats

  • Staff associated with that flat: Association of all staff allotted to a particular flat can be maintained in the software

  • If rented, maintain tenant details: Complete details of the tenant residing in the flat, with no. Of members in the family, vehicle owned can be maintained

  • All documents related to flats: Any kind of docs like lease papers, owner details, rent agreements, etc that are related to flat can be kept as scanned docs for access from anywhere any time

  • Services being used by the flat: All kind of services used by flats like Water, Power, Gym, etc can be listed so that all info is available in one single place


Facility Management


  • Track of all staff provided with Co.: The details of all staff and their vendor company in case hired from a third party company

  • Track of space availability for functions: Facility management in terms of knowing availability of spaces like halls, gyms, recreational facilities etc



  • Vehicles owned by each flat resident: Database of all vehicles that are owned by the residents is available in on need to know basis

  • Keep detailing for all Visitor vehicles: Any visitor to the complex also require mentioning details of vehicles they have traveled with


Notice Board


  • Notices can be uploaded on the common space: Any common information to be distributed between the Society complex cab be flashed to all

  • Can be for Events, Functions, Common issues, etc: the information can be shared for any common thing like Puja celebration, opening of new facilities, etc


Notifications


  • Get push messages displayed on App: The notifications can be generated when there are any visitors on the gate, maid entry, staff, etc


  • Generation of Maintenance Bills, event notifications etc: These notifications will also flash whenever any bills are generated for that flat


Inventory



  • Item master database management: Manage the details on no. of items required in day to day activities within the society like chairs, utensils in the facilities available, etc.

  • Keep track on all items available in stock: the items count helps to know the availability n one can replenish it as they are to finish

  • Updation on inventory allotted to the staff: Entry can be done on allotting any inventory which helps to know where it is being used for

  • Get inventory ordered as and when required: Whenever there will be less stock than desired, you can re-order the inventory so that there is always a stock available

  • Maintain stock ledger: The ledger helps in knowing monthly expense required to maintain that level of inventory thus help in financial planning also


Vendor Management


  • Keep record for each vendor: There are no. of vendors who provide various services to the society & its residents, so all vendor details can be maintained

  • Maintain the type of business they are into: The system gives an idea on the services provided by each vendor and their rates for the same, so you can compare and chose the best one

  • Details of contact person for them: Once decided, contact details can be directly extracted from the app thus reducing time for contacting at the gate and getting details, etc

  • Documents related to that vendor: The security is the foremost and for that the vendors should be trusted one. The vendor documents can be verified and kept for reference whenever required

  • Upload photo for products offered by them: The photos of their product offerings can also be attached with their profile for more clear decision making


Accounting



  • Voucher Entry: Maintain each voucher entry for all tasks being done related to incoming or outgoing of funds

  • Maintain Ledger & Sub Ledger: For exact calculations and estimates all ledgers and sub ledgers can be kept up to date

  • Generate all bills: Any bill be it for external vendors or internal residents can be generated at just a click and all entries can be maintained automatically



  • Balance sheet preparation: All accounts need to be closed with matching balance sheet, and as the entries are timely maintained for input/output, it is easy to create a perfect balance sheet

  • All payments/receipts can be mapped: the payments received against bills, etc can be mapped with the entries to match the accounts as per the funds being transferred


Complaint Management


  • Complaints raised by any member of the Society: For a transparency in the society, Complaints should be resolved in time, and with proper system to maintain all compliances they can be truly traced and resolved

  • Give resolution for all by assigning engineers: The resolution can be done by assigning the complaint to the correct engineer, who is experienced in providing the solution of the complaint


Revenue Generation


  • Get Vendors registered for displaying add: Once the vendors are registered on the app and they get business through it they can be worked upon for revenue sharing basis which can act as an added source of income for the society funds

  • Make it a revenue generation stream for the society: Such a revenue generation stream can help in having CSR activities arranged for the needy people, or can be used for any such purposes



Society Mantra is easy to use software to manage all functions of a Society & thus is the Need of the Hour that can lead to a Comfortable & Secured living for all residents