2. BoardVantage| Overview Board Portal Marquee provider of board portals Browser and iPad 400+ customers, F-500 centric Director app, Admin toolkit Board and leadership team Highest level of commercial security Customer Benefits Confidentiality Productivity Visibility 100 80 60 40 20 New Accounts 2009 2010 2011 2012 2
3. BoardVantage| Leadership Team Communications Microblogging Feeds & Status Conferencing Profiles Calendar Branded Pages Visibility Alignment Meeting Center TeamSpaces Briefcase Repository Approvals Permissions Control Secure Chat Digital Certificates 3
4. BoardVantage| Benefits Excels as a focal point for executive collaboration Delivers sensitive information to mobile and dispersed executives - Takes the headache out of document distribution Eliminates bottlenecks - Provides direct access to materials Raises visibility - With a central repository for current and archival documents Improves responsiveness - In last minute chances or urgent situation Permits secure offline access - Downloading materials in a secure repository Automates cumbersome process - Engineers in business rule 4
13. BoardVantage| Platform Attributes Direct Access Eliminate bottlenecks Hassle-Free User Experience Browser and the iPad Content and Communications Documents as principal asset Discussion Walls, Feeds, etc. Support for Mobile Executives Online and offline iPads and PCs Permission Model Encrypted password-protected content No vendor access to content Repository Viewer Discussion Wall Offline 6
14. BoardVantage| Platform Attributes Direct Access Eliminate bottlenecks Hassle-Free User Experience Browser and the iPad Content and Communications Documents as principal asset Discussion Walls, Feeds, etc. Support for Mobile Executives Online and offline iPads and PCs Permission Model Encrypted password-protected content No vendor access to content Repository Viewer Discussion Wall Offline 7
15. BoardVantage| Controlled Access Direct Access Eliminate bottlenecks Hassle-Free User Experience Browser and the iPad Content and Communications Documents as principal asset Discussion Walls, Feeds, etc. Support for Mobile Executives Online and offline iPads and PCs Permission Model Encrypted password-protected content No vendor access to content 8
16. BoardVantage|TeamSpaces Function as Focal Points TS (n) Centralize content Relevant activity for an initiative or process Ring-fenced to protect against outside intrusion Segregate communication streams Repository Wall Group Calendar Conferencing Approvals Customization Customization Briefcase Profile Briefcase Profile Inbox 9
17. BoardVantage| Capture Multiple Initiatives TS (n) TS2 (n+1) TeamSpaces can be networked in an array Support role separation and address role complexity Permission model exercises control over all flows Switching between TeamSpaces is a simple drop-down Repository Repository Wall Wall Group Calendar Group Calendar Conferencing Conferencing Approvals Approvals Customization Customization Personal Calendar Briefcase Profile Inbox Briefcase Profile Briefcase Profile Inbox 10
18. BoardVantage| Capture Multiple Initiatives TeamSpaces can be networked in an array Support role separation and address role complexity Permission model exercises control over all flows Switching between TeamSpacesis a simple drop-down TS (n) TS2 (n+1) Repository Repository Wall Wall Group Calendar Group Calendar Conferencing Conferencing Approvals Approvals Customization Customization Briefcase Profile Inbox Briefcase Profile Briefcase Profile Inbox 11
21. BrowserCasual User Configuration to highlight essentials Presentation graphics for enrichment iPad and Browser Directors Execs Admin Browser Contribution iPad Consumption Collaboration 12
22. BoardVantage| Graphics and Animation - iPad Casual User Configuration to highlight essentials Presentation graphics for enrichment iPad and Browser Power User Continuity with the desktop experience Integration with desktop tools Browser Featured on Apple’s Website Boards Execs Admin iPad Consumption Browser Contribution Collaboration 13
23. BoardVantage| Branded Experience - Browser Casual User Configuration to highlight essentials Presentation graphics for enrichment iPad and Browser Power User Continuity with the desktop experience Integration with desktop tools Browser Boards Execs Admin iPad Consumption Browser Contribution Collaboration 14
24. BoardVantage| Desktop Equivalent - Browser Casual User Configuration to highlight essentials Presentation graphics for enrichment iPad and Browser Power User Continuity with the desktop experience Integration with desktop tools Browser Boards Execs Admin iPad Consumption Browser Contribution Collaboration 15
44. Lower board book printing costs“We’vebeenvery pleasedwiththe qualityofservice thatBoardVantage providesandfindthe teamveryresponsive and willing to assist. I feeltheyunderstand what ‘boardlevel service’ reallymeans.” TanujaDehne, Deputy, General Counsel & CorporateSecretary, NRG Energy 19
Like any other technology market the board portal space is in constant change. Directors are becoming more tech-savvy, the iPad has created a demand surge, and now, the number and type of enduser is expanding beyond the board to include leadership teams and/or multi-board implementations. At BoardVantage we saw the first stirrings of that change 3 years ago when existing customers made inquiries about using our 2nd Gen portal for their exec team who were struggling to address the challenges of geographic dispersion. They only had email, SharePoint didn’t work for them and email was inadequate. That’s why we spec’d the NextGen as platform to address both constituencies - boards and leadership teams. To make the strategy work we knew we had carry forward board portal functionality and add functionality for executives teams whose process is more varied than boards and who as a group are more tech savvy than directors. In production since Q3 of last year, the introduction of NextGen has put the company on a different trajectory
Challenges for governance/leadership/executiveVisibility:Compliance, risk management, managing chaos and monitoring valueAlignment: defensibility, transparency, driving team behavior by getting everybody on the same page.Control: Consistency, trust, responsibility and accountability. Decision and access rights. BoardVantagenextgen platform is a Modern Social MediawithManagement ControlSpatial map allows for relative positioning, e.g. TeamSpaces on visibility/control border, Digital certificates mainly control
As a platform Nextgen includes a broad range of tools.Focus on documents because that’s the principal asset for leadership teams. Online and offline access because this is for mobile audience. At times out of network range.Tight control over all communications through a permission modelHardened with board portal security Runs on the browser and the iPad so we can guarantee a hassle free experience
Runs on the browser and the iPad so we can guarantee a hassle free experience. In other words - Different presentation, same functionality
Access is tightly controlled, and restricted to authorized members, who are identified by their profiles.
TeamSpaces serve as focal points to centralize all relevant activityfor a process or initiative. And because they are ring-fenced they permit direct and open communication that you need on a leadership team.
When networked TSs capture any number of initiatives in parallel. This lets us strike a perfect balance between the need to share and the need to maintain control. Very different than typical collaboration or social networking tools sacrifice process to improve access. But that bargain would backfire for our customers opening the door to leaks of sensitive information and confidentiality breaches.NextGen is a social model but instead of a standalone functionality we view Social as organizing principle, integrated it at the core of the platform where apermission model exercises control over all content and communication flows
Switching between TSs is accomplished through a simple pull down.
BV’s track record with demanding board members, reconciling the conflicting demands of simplicity and security sensitized us to the importance of user experience. That gave us a head start on how to maximize the user experience. It taught us two things:1. There is no “average user”Contribution (Creation): AdministratorsConsumption (Review): DirectorsCollaboration (Creation and Review): Executives
So we developed significant expertise around user interface design which applies to the browser and the iPadOur iPad App is slick enough to be featured on Apple’s website.
When it comes to UI design, we believe the bar will only get higher because of the rising expectations set in consumer technology. Business users are now routinely aware of the superior usability and esthetics of consumer devices and applications. Business software is under pressure pressure to keep up. BoardVantage is therefore investing heavily in this area. All this exposure to customer requirements has convinced us that…2. Only RIAs are capable to keep up with the rising expectations and the barbell shape of the user community
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