eScribe

Escribe is not user friendly, but when I have a question I'm able to get my answers quick

Opmerkingen: I find escribe to be a software that answers all needs when it comes to municipal meetings. I would recommend it to with much confidence.

Pluspunten:

I like that it is converted to Words and that I can make changes in that manner. I also like that I can set up many meetings at once.

Minpunten:

I find it not very user friendly, I do a lot of searching at times before I am able to find what I am looking for. Although, we are going to have a training session in the new year, this may help.

Escribe is great value for the price

Pluspunten:

Easy minutes, bulk scheduling meetings and roll call.

Minpunten:

It takes a bit to set up and the back end has a little learning curve. Once you learn it it's great.

eScribe review

Opmerkingen: Reduction in paper is great!! I look forward to using eScribe for report management.

Pluspunten:

There are many functions for minute taking. We are hoping to utilize the functions more than we have in the past.

Minpunten:

I do not have issues with the interface but some of my co-workers are afraid to use it. The interface could be more user friendly. I find it difficult to create new templates and they all appear different even though the settings were the same as another template. Preview button is painful to use.

eScribe - the Only Meeting Software you Need!

Opmerkingen: While it does improve meeting efficiency and engagement, the learning curve is a bit steep at first.

Pluspunten:

Curating details, writing notes, and making agendas for meetings used to take a while, but with this software it made the process much faster and easier. I also found that they have more functions than other softwares.

Minpunten:

It is not the most user-friendly for a new user, it is a bit difficult to search / find some functions you want.

Credit Valley Conservation

Opmerkingen: It was a painful start. It took us well over a year to resolve a number of issues we were experiencing. As a result staff got frustrated and lost trust in the software. As I have become more experienced with the software I have been able to resolve a number of issues on my own but, I continue to struggle to get staff to trust and use eScribe vs. coming to me to do everything for them.

Pluspunten:

- like that it creates a single location to store all our Board reports that staff have access to. Can go back and search for past reports. - like being able to access our Board information from anywhere.

Minpunten:

- I don't find the software overly intuitive and the amount of training I initially received wasn't sufficient to 'trouble-shoot' the number of the issues I was experiencing. There are a lot of settings behind the scene that I find really hard to navigate. - Staff have also commented that they don't find the software overly intuitive as well and since they don't use the software on a daily/regular basis they get frustrated and then come to me to upload their reports that they composed outside of eScribe and start workflows for them. Approvers then call me and say they are fine with the report could I then approve the report for them. I have told staff that I wouldn't do it for them but I will show them how to do it themselves. I end up having to do this for almost every Board meeting so it has actually slowed down the agenda process for me.