The software for your board portal that you select will impact how your company performs. Select a board portal that is easy to navigate for everyone on your board and will improve engagement, meetings, and overall productivity.
Take note of these important features when comparing board management solutions. They will help you select the right vendor for your needs:
Centralized access to meeting materials with granular permissions so that only board members have access to private information. Sharing that is streamlined to simplify the process of distribution of board materials and facilitates uploading and examining meeting materials from any device.
This tool allows you to sign important documents electronically, including minutes of meetings and policies documents. This feature is crucial to www.usboardroom.com/5-barriers-to-advancing-diversity-inclusion-and-equity-within-boards/ reduce the chance of cybersecurity attacks that cost businesses over $1 trillion per year according to McAfee.
The user interface is simple to use, and has intuitive icons. It’s designed to work on mobile and desktop devices. Flexible design lets you customize. Create personalized dashboards, bookmark important pages and documents, and create bookmarks.
Enhance online collaboration with tools to allow for the creation of notes on the screen, or to share ideas in real time with other users. These can be shared publicly or privately, based on the context of the note or discussion.
Board portals should have a meeting planner that allows admins to easily send out invitations and reminders, in addition to a calendar of upcoming events and preparation materials. During your demonstrations, you should ask any potential vendor about their meeting scheduling process and how they handle last-minute changes to agenda items or document changes.