OnBoard

Presentation/ Webinar Capabilities

Livestreaming, simu-live, and/or video-on-demand of one or more session tracks.

Chat Function

Attendees can participate in private 1:1 with other attendees, administrators for troubleshooting, and/or chat to everyone in the room.

Analytics and Reporting

Includes historical & real-time dashboard visualizations, detailed & summary reporting and easy data extraction for data analysis.

Verbal Participation and Managed Q&A

Attendees can ask/type questions for speakers or administrators to answer, with potential option for attendees to upvote questions.

Accessibility Standards

Ought to follow Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) for inclusive event experiences.

Privacy and Regulatory Compliance

Ability to comply with privacy laws and the securing of personal information and personally identifiable information.

Live Voting

In-person and electronic voting means, with ability to select which attendees can vote on what motion.

Virtual Green Room

Prior to going live, each speaker has virtual access to the meeting and technical production team for preparation.

Breakout Rooms

Enables dividing attendees into smaller groups within the same session.

Ease of Implementation

Successfully implementing new software is necessary to realize its full value and promote end user adoption. This data indicates whether or not the product is easy to implement.

Quality of Features

Feature quality is just as important as quantity. Use this data to determine if this product will do what you're purchasing it to do, easily, intuitively, reliably, and effectively.

Breadth of Features

Users prefer feature rich software that enables them to perform diverse series of tasks. This data expresses user satisfaction with the product's breadth of features.

Business Value Created

Software needs to create value for employees, customers, partners, and, ultimately, shareholders. This data expresses user satisfaction - or lack thereof - with the product's business value.

Availability and Quality of Training

Effective and readily available training enables users to get the most out of the software you've chosen. Use this section to make sure your vendor's training programs and materials measure up.

Usability and Intuitiveness

End user learning curves cost the organization money. Pay attention to your end users' technical ability to determine how important UX is in your purchase.

Ease of IT Administration

This data indicates whether IT personnel will be able to resolve issues and perform configurations efficiently and effectively.

Ease of Data Integration

Use this data to determine whether the product will cause headaches or make data integration easy.

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Vendors who don't stay on top of emerging needs and trends won't enable you to meet your business goals. Use this data to separate innovators from imposters.

Ease of Customization

Don't get bogged down in a difficult customization; use this data to make sure you can easily achieve the functionality you need for your particular situation.

Vendor Support

The importance of vendor support will vary for each organization depending on internal capabilities, but there will always be issues that only the vendor can resolve.