“This Estate Manager workshop is really good, I had an opportunity (to) meet different Estate Managers. The gathering was very useful, should be conducted frequently, probably for full day.  We were able to discuss & exchange opinions & ideas. Thank You.” – A. Prabhakar. Estate Manager, SJR Verity

“Very good session, learning skills Applications are good. Good software to learn – ApartmentAdda. Very good workshop I have experienced.”- Ravi. Estate Manager, Sobha Aquamarine

“It was a wonderful session, which makes helpful learning and experience. As per my knowledge we need to have little more workshop on the same. I have been already using the same software (ApartmentAdda), it is very useful for those with computer knowledge.”- N T Sreedhara. Estate Manager, Salarpuria Properties

“In future this type of Estate Manager workshop please intimate regular manner. So we will attend the same. It will help me a lot.”- Rajan Babu. Estate Manager, Royale Habitat

“Learned a lot from ApartmentAdda. Very good experience. Thanks.” -P.Ravichandran. Estate Manager, Sobha Opal

“Good presentation for Facility Management” -S.Dinesh Leo Martin. Estate Manager, Sobha Rose

“The experience was great and it was a learning experience.” -R.L. Madan. Estate Manager, SJR Redwoods

“Very good workshop. It is a get together of all Estate Managers & we can share ideas/experiences. In this workshop, you can give training how to handle the complaints/financial statements & presentation to committee & residents.” - Murthy. Estate Manager, Zen Gardens

“Good Efforts” -Aminath Babu. Estate Manager, Petra Park

Workshop moments

Here is our post go-live chat with the IT sub-committee:

(AA: ApartmentAdda ; CS: Chaithanya Samarpan IT Sub-Committee)

AA: What was the trigger for looking for an Apartment Management software

CS:

Ability to manage association activities and members in a transparent manner
Ability to come out of custom documents (excel / pdfs ) etc
Uniformity in communication
Threaded discussion
History of all transactions
Backup / Recovery of artifacts e.g. Documents, discussions, communication
Ability to handover to new committee easily

AA: How many Vendors did you evaluate

CS: 4 Vendors.

AA: What were the main evaluation criteria

CS:

Privacy and Security
Non intrusive
Communication through mail and sms
Price
Local Support Team

AA: What are the reasons you chose ApartmentAdda

CS:

Privacy and Security
Communication through mail and sms
Local Support Team

Chaithanya Samarpan is also the home of many Multi-Adda Users – i.e., users who own a home in Samarpan but live in a different Community (and vice-versa), which is also on ApartmentAdda. These customers utilize the Single Sign-On facility which lets them toggle between their multiple homes, seamlessly!

Times of India (ToI) brings attention to the innovative solutions coming to the aid of Apartment Management Committees and Residents.

ApartmentAdda is happy to be featured in this Tech-a-Tete Article that informs ToI readers about Technology making Apartment Management easier.

“ApartmentAdda.com has brought a much desired transparency to operational aspects of apartment associations. Complaint Tracker, Notices, Payment tracking, SMS Integration  – each such feature has been thought of very well and serves the purpose of managing, tracking and fostering communication.” -  Afsal Majeed of Prestige Langleigh.

We thank ToI and our customers for the encouragement and appreciation!

Read full article here : http://bit.ly/ckhVcB ]]> http://apartmentadda.com/blog/2010/06/14/apartment-management-online-times-of-india/feed/ 0 http://apartmentadda.com/blog/2010/06/05/online-address-of-palm-meadows/ http://apartmentadda.com/blog/2010/06/05/online-address-of-palm-meadows/#comments Sat, 05 Jun 2010 08:05:41 +0000 san http://apartmentadda.com/blog/?p=777 The Residents Information Booklet of the Palm Meadows Owners Association has recently been published, to the delight and appreciation of Residents. ApartmentAdda is part of the Booklet, and is proud to be the Online Home to one of the best Addresses in Bangalore.

Here is our post go-live chat with the IT sub-committee.

What was the trigger for looking for an Apartment Management software

To achieve better, structured communication and collaboration between apartment owners, tenants etc in the short-term and to have a web based system for tracking issues, booking facilities etc in the long term

How many Vendors did you evaluate.

Two shortlisted vendors.

How long was the evaluation period?

3-4 months on and off

What were the main evaluation criteria?

Features – short term and long term, user-friendliness, price, stability of the company

What are the reasons you chose ApartmentAdda?

User-friendliness/usability and the company background were two main reasons.

Wishing the best of collaboration, management and a happening community!

Mantri Paradise

The property is maintained by Mantri, but has a very active and well-organized Owners Association which is running since 2004. ApartmentAdda underwent a meticulous selection process by the IT sub-committee and is proud to have Mantri Paradise among its Premium users.

Here is an excerpt from the post Go-Live chat of ApartmentAdda team (AA) with Mantri Paradise IT sub-committee (Paradise).

AA: What was the trigger for looking for an Apartment Management software?

Paradise:

1. People who were traveling found it difficult to stay in touch with the activities in the complex.
2. Office goers would seldom see the [physical] notice boards and hence ignorant of activities in the complex.
3. The residents did not have easy access to important documents and guidelines.
4. Association found it difficult to communicate with all residents or with block representatives in the interim of a tenure.

AA: How many Vendors did you evaluate? How long was the evaluation period?

Paradise: 3 Vendors. Initial survey and evaluation was about a month and then the evaluation with Apartment Adda was for another month or more.

AA: What were the main evaluation criteria?

Paradise:

1. Enabling online participation in discussions and decision.
2. Online voting.
3. Ease of communication – SMS
4. Usability
5. Reasonably good client base.
6. Cost
7. Document repository
8. Administrative ease and single software for multiple purposes like staff data, assets , vendors and resident data.

AA: What were the main reasons for selecting ApartmentAdda?

Paradise:

1. We found the security options to be good.
2. Good response time to all concerns.
3. Highly usable site with easy navigation.
4. Liked the professionalism which came with experience implementing with other apartment complexes

Wishing Mantri Paradise a super vibrant Adda!

The first Premium Customer of ApartmentAdda just completed 1 year of successful operation and renewed.

Two of us went to collect the payment last evening ( it’s a hop from our Office). We were handed the Cheque, and given the Voucher to sign on. Regular paperwork, but were we ECSTATIC!

The voucher was printed right from ApartmentAdda, from the Expense Tracker application being fully utilized by the Estate Manager!

We took a picture of it with a cellphone camera.. A poor picture, but oh the value!

Voucher from ApartmentAdda, to ApartmentAdda!

Below are his words and they’re still ringing in our office – we’ve replayed the video so many times  : )

In answer to what can a software engineer do who has 7 yrs experience, 10L capital, confidence in his execution capabilities, a strong desire to build his own business but lacks contacts and marketing acumen:

“… [you can] build a small business application that you can sell in the global market..find one area where your application is better than everybody else.. if you do that then selling this application to the global market is not difficult at all..

…you can pick something as simple as ApartmentAdda.com.. that’s a simple problem that they have solved but they have solved it very well and built a business around it. Pick something you understand, learn more about it and make a killer business application..”

To hear his full answer (above are only snatches from it), please see the video:

http://www.moneycontrol.com/video/special-videos/learn-how-entrepreneurs-juggle-3-4-ventu_425037-1-next.html

Thank you, Mr. Sharma. And thank you Mr. Madhusudan Devineni  of Gopalan Jewels for bringing the program to our notice.

One of the most rewarding experiences of the ApartmentAdda team is a customer Demo. Presenting the portal     to the customer, seeing their delight at finally finding an answer to their problems, are the best hours in the workweek! The typical demos are on weekends and we promise people the Demo will be fun – and boy! are they fun! Below are a few quotes from these demos – stuff that keeps the “Adda” spirit alive and a kickin’!

“I am thinking so hard to find a feature you guys don’t have..”

“Can you make the email to maintenance-fee defaulters pop out a hand from the screen and punch them- POWW!?”

“We gave up on our spreadsheets and almost started creating our own software, thank God we found you!”

“Complaint Box?? Can you disable it – my residents will flood it!”
From the facility manager, true to his expectation, within 10 minutes of his Adda being activated, there were 6 complaints lodged! However, he now takes pride in keeping his complaint inbox empty.

“It is the BANGLA ‘Aadda’, not your UP ka ‘Addaa’ ”
One MC member (presumably Bengali) to the other, while taking their guess on the meaning of Adda

“Wow! Who wrote the requirements?!”

“Rs.100 per flat..Okay… And..?”

“When I heard the name Adda, I thought oh another fun’n'frolick site.. but then i saw the features and realized it was a full-fledged application!”

“Anna, look there’s your sheet..! Take it and hug it!”
An MC member to the treasurer – on seeing the color-coded budget page.

Last week Apartment Adda received an overwhelming testimonial from Mr. Anil Joseph – the Treasurer of Oasis Breeze (treasurer for two continuous terms). We want to share this reward with our blog readers:

“Taking charge of the Association to manage the affairs of 165 flats seemed a daunting task. The introduction of Apartment Adda to serve as a communication medium initially, is today the lifeline of the Association. Adda is an extremely user friendly, efficient and amazing portal which makes management of the Association effortless. The Executive Committee at Oasis Breeze Apartment Association is indebted to the ApartmentAdda team for their valuable contribution through this tool. We hope every Apartment Association makes use of this wonder portal to manage their Associations better. The Alert section, Online Dashboard, Notice Board and most importantly the SMS alert facility for maintenance fee dues and other communication are just amazing features. ”

- Anil Joseph, Treasurer at Oasis Breeze Apartment Owners’ Association; Vice President & Centre Head at WNS Customer Solutions.

If you are also a user of ApartmentAdda.com and are bursting with a feedback, please do write to support@apartmentadda.com