Geo-management software (GMS)

Geo-Management Software, also known by the initials "GMS", is management software used in companies whose staff work from shifting geographic positions.

Its main goal is to increase geo-productivity through good geo-management.

Whenever an organization has staff working away from head office, implementing Geo-Management Software becomes necessary.

Managing this kind of organization has very particular characteristics that open up a broad field of study and action, separate from traditional management in its pursuit of specificity and better use of resources.

Why use Geo-Management Software?

As the number of organizations delivering services across wider areas grows, so do the difficulties that creates for management. Time and distance become factors that directly affect productivity. 

That is why we talk about geo-productivity: the relationship between the geographic position of the people who make up an organization and their capacity to create value.

The greater their capacity to create value regardless of where they are, the higher their geo-productivity and therefore the greater the returns.

When should you use Geo-Management Software?

Generally, whenever some percentage of an organization's value creation depends on field staff, geo-management is worth considering. That said, companies with at least 10 people working away from head office are usually the ones that see the greatest benefit from implementing geo-management systems.

How do you get started with geo-management software?

Improving geo-productivity requires improving how resources are managed. Resources spread across different areas have particular characteristics that lead us to treat geo-management as the main driver of higher geo-productivity.

In short, the way to get started with geo-management software is to establish whether there is an opportunity today to make better use of the resources that belong to my organization and are spread across different geographic points.

What is geo-management software?

Geo-management software is a technology tool intended to improve how organizations with staff at different geographic points are managed, dynamically.

It pursues two broad objectives:

• Providing operational mobility: it gives staff every tool they need to carry out their work through mobile devices. Each worker will be able to reach the information systems and resources that let them do the job as well as possible. By designing processes for the situations the worker faces, they will always know clearly how best to act.
• A holistic management view: good geo-management software gathers real-time data that becomes automatic dashboards, so decision-makers can optimize resources from the operations center. That gives them a holistic management view combining a complete picture of the business with the ability to act on the information, manually or automatically.

These two broad objectives are met by building a Mobile Workflow. A Mobile Workflow is the critical piece within Geo-Management Software, since it allows workflows to be changed according to the decisions of whoever holds the holistic overview, while feeding on information generated automatically by field staff.

In short, Geo-Management Software is essential for optimizing resources in the new companies of the 21st century, which have ever more staff creating value from shifting geographic positions.

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