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Align your parking with a flexible working culture

This month the Software-as-a-service industry (SAAS) met for it’s annual get-together in San Francisco at the Saastr conference and Parkable was in attendance in the form of two of the Founders and a shareholder. The three-day event bills itself as “the largest collection of people who like enterprise software — on the planet”. We were taken there courtesy of Callaghan Innovation (‘thanks’ guys) who sponsored the attendance of some of New Zealand’s best SaaS start-ups and we learned a lot and were inspired by so much of what we saw.

1. Product Management is the alignment of engineering, sales and marketing to a common company vision.

2. If you are building a feature to land a deal or support your biggest client it’s probably a product mistake.

3. The best perk you can give your employees is meaningful work. The next best perk is amazing peers. Dharmesh Shah, Katie Burke, Jason Lemkin

4. Don't hire sales resource until there is a surplus of leads and opportunities . A good rule of thumb is when each salesperson has 3-4 customer meetings everyday.

5. A good idea is to have a funnel optimisation meeting and put together a growth team that combines Sales, Marketing and Product people.

6. In an early stage start-up you need a ‘pathfinder’ salesperson who can create the playbook and identify target market segments.

7. Avoid exponential product complexity. You could be supporting this feature for a long time so choose carefully!

8. Don't ignore technical debt. Every time you have to sprint to hit a delivery deadline set some time aside afterwards to clean up the inevitable code smells.

9. Awesome work that is not aligned with the company goals is actually bad for the company.

10. “Build what you sell, Sell what you build”

And finally, for anyone thirsty for more, here’s a great resource of 

Parkable was in attendance in the form of two of the Founders at the 2018 Software-as-a-service industry (SAAS) annual get-together in San Francisco.

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Australia’s leading independent audio entertainment business,

, has teamed up with Parkable to oversee the parking system at their new location.


After two decades in their previous location, NOVA recently moved into an exciting new renovated office and studio space in South Melbourne. At this new location, NOVA was able to easily cater to employee, announcer and podcasting host’s needs. Amenities were a major priority in the move, especially when it came to flexible parking options for radio and podcasting hosts and guests who only need to park for a limited number of hours. The partnership with Parkable allowed the business to keep the parking situation at their new premise hassle-free.


NOVA wanted to make sure that everyone could easily access parking at the new premises so opted for an automated system that distributes parking fairly. They were able to time this switch over to Parkable’s technology with the return of staff to the new office in January.


Parkable’s system at the new premise allows NOVA employees to bay share. As the new location has limited spots, it was important that the available parking was distributed fairly among staff, making it easy for everyone to find suitable parking. This fair booking system reduces administration headaches and helped everyone on the team start and end their day with ease.


This flexible approach to parking – including bay sharing and future booking – means that staff can negotiate a wide variety of parking options, ranging from tandem parks to casual parks. There are assigned bays for company promotional vehicles alongside the shared announcer parking bays, and Parkable also debuted a unique solution for NOVA to cater to staff parking needs for their breakfast shows.


“Parkable allowed flexibility and accessibility for staff parking at our new premises,” says John McCool, NOVA Entertainment’s Commercial Manager/Melbourne Market Lead and the project lead for the Parkable partnership.


“After spending two decades in our previous premise, we wanted to ensure the move was as seamless as possible for our employees and the business. We spent an extensive amount of time on logistical planning to relocate an audio business of this size and Parkable’s automation technology, provided an easy solution for the parking element of the move. The switch-over has gone smoothly and staff have adapted well to the flexible parking options, including bay sharing, which has been a great outcome.”

Australia’s leading independent audio entertainment business, NOVA Entertainment, has teamed up with Parkable to oversee the parking system at their new location.

NOVA Entertainment partners with Parkable in an exciting move

10 Ways to Thrive During a Recession (It's not all doom and gloom)

Different ways to enhance productivity with people and space

Virtual, augmented and mixed realities (XR)

In the current landscape, many of us are working with tighter budgets than we’re used to. As a result, it may not seem like the time to invest in anything new.

But, when it comes to running an office or workspace, it’s important to always be on the lookout for tools to help with growth, even amid an economic downturn. In fact, it’s more important during a recession to look for opportunities and to embrace the constraints – We go more in-depth into

Investing your and your team’s time and resources in tech is ultimately an investment toward productivity as well as toward your organization’s future.

In the current hybrid work landscape, the ways we work have shifted entirely, and the definition of productivity from before pre-COVID times no longer fits the current workplace culture. Shifts like 

Quiet Quitting, The Great Resignation, and a change in employee expectations 

are all realities we need to reckon with – all the while also maintaining our own expectations for the way our organizations are run in this economy.

So, how can we use tech to ensure that despite these shifts and amid this economic climate, your organization can boost productivity levels and keep your employees fulfiled?

We’ve included a few tools and tips below.

When employees continue to work from home at varying capacities, technology has to play a part in making the constant back and forth from the office to the home space a smooth and beneficial one.

Some people tend to work better at home, and some have a more rewarding experience from working in an office environment. WIth technology, though, you can make sure that the work experience is a relatively stable and gratifying one regardless of physical context.

There are various technological tools that help with this. You’re probably already familiar with video conferencing software and other collaboration tools like Slack and Google Calendar. Some things 

Good vibes – specifically, the platform greets you with periodic compliments when you log on, and who doesn’t love that?

Celebrate wins easily across the company through emojis, reactions and GIFs

Easily create social plans and groups within the company. For example, the Parkable team has a channel called Burger Club for any burger-related material because, well, why not?

Project management software, including Asana, Monday.com and Trello, are all great tools to help you stay on top of tasks in and out of the workspace and help gauge the scope of various projects. Another piece of tech is VPN remote accessibility so that staff can access their same work desktop from their home computers.

These kinds of technologies create a balance between WFH and in-office work. The transition between either space becomes less clunky. And it also helps ensure that the same resources are available to all employees at all times, no matter where they are.

smart office is one that incorporates modern technology

 in order to optimize the office environment itself while also embracing environmentally friendly and cost-effective resources. And there are also many productivity benefits to transitioning your office space into a smart office space.

Smart offices use a combination of internet-connected devices, smart sensors, machine learning and communication tech to make employees more comfortable, boost productivity, and also reduce energy consumption. These tools include internet of things networks/sensors, automated lighting and temperature controls, machine learning intelligence, and even digital whiteboards and document storage management systems.

A smart office will be a tech-heavy office

 that will leverage technology to automate routine and everyday tasks to really optimize how we do work,” explains Luke Birsa, co-founder and CTO of Visionect, a digital-signage company. “Smart offices will boost productivity by freeing up employee time to do real work — the work technology can’t do.”

Taking a step out of the office and into the parking lot, let’s use Parkable as an example here. Parkable can be integrated into a workspace, essentially creating a smart parking lot. The Parkable platform is flexible and can handle different needs for different workspaces, like casual (first first served) parking spots, individually allocated parking spots, visitor parking, EV charging spots, tandem parking, carpooling policies, and more, all through virtual booking.

The Parkable app can also integrate other tools, like garage remote access and digital parking payments, as well as deliver admin with transparent occupancy info.

VR and AR don’t just have to be for video games. They can actually be great work tools. XR, which refers to all of these types of extended realities, is a productivity jackpot.

 with digital information so that people can see, hear, touch, and interact with the information in a reality-like situation. “Companies using AR have reported a 46 percent reduction in time to complete tasks, and average productivity improvements of 32 percent.”

XR seems to be best utilized in three key areas: training, workflows, and employee engagement. Organizations can depend on XR to boost performance and make for better employee experiences.For instance, 

a few different Fortune 500 companies, such as Boeing, UPS, and Walmart, using VR for their worker-education programs.

 UPS has started using VR headsets to help train its drivers, which has boosted its training retention rate by 75%. Using VR for this purpose makes training a faster and more worthwhile process, which also makes it more productive.

We’ve seen how popular AI is becoming all over the net. Chatbots, predictive analytics, and machine learning algorithms are already everywhere. And you can add them to your office, too. These 

tools contribute to productivity by providing convenience and efficiency

 to certain daily tasks that employees have to deal with every day, which may require a lot of time, but not necessarily a lot of brain power. For example, AI can generate email correspondence based on a few notes, making communication less of a headache. It can also fill out forms and paperwork so that bureaucratic chores are also easier to handle.

And automation can help with other tasks. An automated transcription service can transcribe what was said at a meeting for better record-keeping. And an email service provider can send out mass messages to a predetermined list of people. Parkable, for example, also has its own automated admin capabilities, which resolves parking issues, simplifies the management of multiple parking locations/groups, provides real-time occupancy tracking, generates comprehensive usage reports, integrates with access control and other hardware, and reports usage for your Fringe Benefits Tax.

Integrating AI into the workplace can help employees save time and energy on rote tasks so that they can complete them but also dedicate more of their drive towards complex, difficult, and important projects.

Technology isn’t just about what employees can do but what can be done for them. Keeping your employees happy and healthy boosts motivation decreases burnout, and encourages employee retention. Technology can definitely help with employee wellness.

 stand to benefit from tools that “can enable lifestyle coaches and dietitians to review employee progress towards their health goals in real time and provide remote feedback and support,” as explained by Corporate Wellness magazine. Connectivity and personalization are key here. And “technology can provide a platform for employees to work together, communicate with each other, and track their progress managing their health.”

So, think fitness apps, wellness trackers (like FitBit), and ergonomic and comfortable furniture. Even implementing software to control the blue light emitting from computer screens is a step in the right direction. Apps like 

 stress management, meditation, improving quality of sleep, aiding teamwork

, and measuring success within the workplace.


But it’s not just about making the jobs of employees easier, it’s also important to consider the activities that staff members undertake in order to prepare for work. Specifically, their commute. According to Psychology Today, 

the commute to and from work “has significant psychological and social costs

. It can be a major cause of stress, due to its unpredictability and a sense of loss of control. Commuters can experience boredom, social isolation, anger, and frustration from problems like traffic or delays.”


Technology like Parkable is a step toward reducing employee stress. It enables employees to reserve spaces up to a week in advance so that they can plan their commutes knowing they already have a spot, every day already accounted for. And there’s no frustration with driving around and around looking for somewhere to park in an already full parking lot.

Having a more secure workplace means ensuring that employees’ and organizational information is safe, which makes coming to work easier for everyone involved and promotes an anxiety-free organization.


“Until recently, financial firms and governments were the primary targets of 

. Today, with every company hooking up more and more of their business to the Internet, the threat is now universal,” writes McKinsey & Company. But the report also states that while awareness around cybersecurity and its importance is building, so is confusion around the topic. “Only 16 percent [of executives] say their companies are well prepared to deal with cyberrisk. The threat is only getting worse, as growth in most industries depends on new technology, such as artificial intelligence, advanced analytics, and the Internet of Things (IoT)...”


Cybersecurity tech enhances security measures like encryption, biometric authentication, and network monitoring tools. Time and energy are saved in the long run when proper cybersecurity measures are taken.

Technology can be used to enhance workplace accessibility, making working processes easier for all employees, regardless of who or where they are. We mentioned WFH technology, which also contributes to better accessibility in the workplace. Other assistive technologies can make working more straightforward and uncomplicated for those with disabilities, injuries, illnesses, or who are dealing with any other concern that may limit their ability to do certain tasks at any given time.


Accessibility is also a question of workplace morale, as it is vital to make sure that all employees feel appreciated and included by their organizations. According to the Employer Assistance and Resource Network on Disability Inclusion (EARN), “In today’s workplace, 

technology is one of the central drivers of productivity and success

, for all workers. But when workplace technology isn’t accessible, it excludes and becomes a barrier to employment.” These tech tools include screen readers, subtitles for video meetings, AI-powered applications, and more.

While productivity and efficiency are two different metrics, they go hand-in-hand. With the different types of technology mentioned above, the time, energy, and costs saved lend themselves to a more dynamic and efficient workspace.


To figure out the best technology for your workplace’s needs, compare the current technological tools that you have against your circumstances and requirements. What inefficiencies already exist in your operations? How can you 

maintain relevant information in the most simple, time-efficient way, ensure a logical workflow, avoid duplication, and address technological challenges?


For example, if you found that challenges facing workplace productivity require a focus on worker satisfaction, WFH and remote working issues, smart office spaces, and/or accessibility, you may want to invest in a tech tool like Parkable.


A parking management platform like ours makes parking a more efficient process, allows for spot booking and allocation depending on who is in the office and who’s WFH, eliminates part of the stress associated with a driving commute, and also automates much of the parking admin work through automation. It’s technological tools like Parkable that fall into multiple categories of enhancing productivity in your workspace.


Once you’re able to properly assess and implement technology, it’s important to take on the process step by step. Begin by creating a business case pitch for your technology plan, customizing it for different department heads. Within the pitch, identify the needs of your organization, gauge possible effects of the tech that you think would best address these needs, lay out the costs and risks of adopting this tool, and then build the actual adoption plan for it.

While there are so many great pieces of tech out there that can enable more productivity in the workplace, it’s important to look towards your individual workspace and identify what would work for it. There is no need to get overwhelmed; just take this process as an opportunity to engage and enable employees to work to their fullest potential.

technology enhances productivity in the workspace

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In the current landscape, many of us are working with tighter budgets than we’re used to. As a result, it may not seem like the time to invest in anything new. But, when it comes to running an office or workspace, it’s important to always be on the lookout for tools to help with growth, even amid an economic downturn.

How tech enhances productivity in your space and among your teams

Painful and lengthy commutes affect mental health, engagement, and retention

Long commutes impact staff wellbeing in a myriad of ways, from both physical and mental health, to engagement at work, to general life satisfaction. With a longer commute comes less time for family, socialising, relaxation, and personal development - and more time feeling frustrated and anxious.

For a number of people, Covid has at least brought one positive change: more flexible working arrangements, or the option to go remote. However, many still need or want to go into the office, which means they may still be facing a bad commute. So how 'bad' can a bad commute be, and how does it affect both staff and employers?

Below, we explore the effects of painful commutes on employee well-being and how a flexible and remote working policy and workplace parking solutions can alleviate employee burnout.

Painful commutes affect health and happiness

Once you start digging, the amount of international research showing a connection between commutes and poor health and wellbeing is staggering.

 from Britain’s Healthiest Workplace found that longer-commuting workers are:

33% more likely to suffer from depression

37% more likely to have financial concerns

12% more likely to report multiple dimensions of work-related stress

46% more likely to get less than the recommended seven hours of sleep each night

Similarly, research by the University of Waterloo found that workers with the longest commutes have the 

, while Princeton University concluded that, of all daily activities, 

 consistently ranked as two of the most negative experiences of the day.

 that people would trade five minutes of leisure time to save one minute sitting in traffic.

Because employees commonly view the commute as part of their job, they also 

attribute their negative feelings about their commute

 to their work. This is one of the reasons that commuting is the 

second-most common source of workplace stress

, despite it occuring outside work hours.

“Humans are well-equipped to deal with acute moments of stress—say getting cut off in traffic—but when these moments happen day after day, those acute moments of stress turn into long-term chronic stress.”
- Curtis Reisinger, Clinical Psychologist

For some employees, this stress and the associated negative feelings are particularly strong. Working parents who do the morning drop-off often have no choice but to drive in peak-hour traffic and then arrive when parking is particularly scarce. There are also employees who come into work up to two hours early just to secure a parking spot, missing out on time that could otherwise be spent with family, resting, or working on personal goals.

When the pain of commuting becomes acute, either due to how long people spend traveling or because they feel pressured to organise their daily lives around the commute, this can significantly increase the chances of burnout and attrition.

The connection with retention and engagement

It’s well-established that these negative feelings and health outcomes affect employees’ decisions to leave their jobs. A 

 found that 95% of HR leaders say that burnout is “sabotaging employee retention”, and 46% say that burnout accounts for 20% to 50% of turnover.

These HR intuitions are backed by employee actions: the commute is the 

 motivator of voluntary attrition, and in a survey on commuting and retention by 

, 23% of people said they have left a job because of the pain of their commute.

The importance of the commute has also been quantified in monetary terms. 

 would choose a pay cut in exchange for a shorter commute, while a 20 minute increase to the round trip has the 

 on job satisfaction as a 19% paycut. That means that even companies addressing staff dissatisfaction through pay rises may have a problem with retention, if they aren’t also addressing the commute.

Companies aren’t responding fast enough

Despite the harm that poor commuting does to both employees and businesses, the majority of companies aren’t acting to solve the problem. Of people surveyed by Robert Half who said that their commute had worsened, 60% said that their employer 

This is despite the fact that over 75% of turnover can be 

 - including turnover related to long and painful commutes.

Making a positive difference for your staff in the office

A flexible and remote working policy can alleviate many of these problems - at least for the employees able to take advantage of it. However, most companies still have staff travelling into the office each day who are likely gritting their teeth at a bad commute.

For those staff in the office, there can be a silver lining: flexible working means more available parking spaces on-site. Companies can transform their car park from a system where parks are allocated to specific employees, to a system where parks are available for all staff to use, to make commuting easier for whoever drives into the office.

If you want to make flexible working beneficial even to staff who can't work from home, check out how a change to your parking system can change the morning for your employees. You can learn more about 

flexi-working companies use Parkable for flexi-parking

Long commutes impact staff wellbeing in a myriad of ways, from both physical and mental health, to engagement at work, to general life satisfaction. So how 'bad' can a bad commute be, and how does it affect both staff and employers?

Top view of a woman stressed after a long commute with poor workplace parking options

Flexi-working is slashing the commute and alleviating employee burnout

In the current landscape, many of us are working with tighter budgets than we’re used to. As a result, it may not seem like the time to invest in anything new,


In the current hybrid work landscape, the ways we work have shifted entirely, and the definition of productivity from before pre-COVID times no longer fits the current workplace culture. S

hifts like Quiet Quitting, The Great Resignation, and a change in employee expectations are all realities we need to reckon with 

– all the while also maintaining our own expectations for the way our organizations are run in this economy.


So, how can we use tech to ensure that despite these shifts and amid this economic climate, your organization can boost productivity levels and keep your employees fulfiled?


We’ve included a few tools and tips below.


Some people tend to work better at home, and some have a more rewarding experience from working in an office environment. WIth technology, though, you can make sure that the work experience is a relatively stable and gratifying one regardless of physical context.


There are various technological tools that help with this. You’re probably already familiar with video conferencing software and other collaboration tools like Slack and Google Calendar. Some things 


Project management software, including Asana, Monday.com and Trello, are all great tools to help you stay on top of tasks in and out of the workspace and help gauge the scope of various projects. Another piece of tech is VPN remote accessibility so that staff can access their same work desktop from their home computers.


These kinds of technologies create a balance between WFH and in-office work. The transition between either space becomes less clunky. And it also helps ensure that the same resources are available to all employees at all times, no matter where they are.


 smart office is one that incorporates modern technology in order to optimize the office environment itself while also embracing environmentally friendly and cost-effective resources.

 And there are also many productivity benefits to transitioning your office space into a smart office space.


“A smart office will be a tech-heavy office that will leverage technology to automate routine and everyday tasks to really optimize how we do work,” 

explains Luka Birsa, co-founder and CTO of Visionect, a digital-signage company.

 “Smart offices will boost productivity by freeing up employee time to do real work — the work technology can’t do.”

 XR enables real-world interactions with digital information so that people can see, hear, touch, and interact with the information in a reality-like situation. “Companies using AR have reported a 46 percent reduction in time to complete tasks, and average productivity improvements of 32 percent.”


XR seems to be best utilized in three key areas: training, workflows, and employee engagement. Organizations can depend on XR to boost performance and make for better employee experiences. 

For instance, a few different Fortune 500 companies, such as Boeing, UPS, and Walmart, using VR for their worker-education programs.

We’ve seen how popular AI is becoming all over the net. Chatbots, predictive analytics, and machine learning algorithms are already everywhere. And you can add them to your office, too. 

These tools contribute to productivity by providing convenience and efficiency to certain daily tasks that employees have to deal with every day, which may require a lot of time, but not necessarily a lot of brain power

. For example, AI can generate email correspondence based on a few notes, making communication less of a headache. It can also fill out forms and paperwork so that bureaucratic chores are also easier to handle.


And automation can help with other tasks. An automated transcription service can transcribe what was said at a meeting for better record-keeping. And an email service provider can send out mass messages to a predetermined list of people. Parkable, for example, also has its own automated admin capabilities, which resolves parking issues, simplifies the management of multiple parking locations/groups, provides real-time occupancy tracking, generates comprehensive usage reports, integrates with access control and other hardware, and reports usage for your Fringe Benefits Tax.


Integrating AI into the workplace can help employees save time and energy on rote tasks so that they can complete them but also dedicate more of their drive towards complex, difficult, and important projects.


Corporate wellness programs stand to benefit from tools that “

can enable lifestyle coaches and dietitians to review employee progress towards their health goals in real time and provide remote feedback and support

,” as explained by Corporate Wellness magazine. Connectivity and personalization are key here. And “technology can provide a platform for employees to work together, communicate with each other, and track their progress managing their health.”


So, think fitness apps, wellness trackers (like FitBit), and ergonomic and comfortable furniture. Even implementing software to control the blue light emitting from computer screens is a step in the right direction. Apps like 

, focusing on stress management, meditation, improving quality of sleep, aiding teamwork, and measuring success within the workplace.


But it’s not just about making the jobs of employees easier, it’s also important to consider the activities that staff members undertake in order to prepare for work. Specifically, their commute.

 According to Psychology Today, the commute to and from work “has significant psychological and social costs. It can be a major cause of stress, due to its unpredictability and a sense of loss of control. Commuters can experience boredom, social isolation, anger, and frustration from problems like traffic or delays.”


“Until recently, financial firms and governments were the primary targets of cyberattacks. Today, with every company hooking up more and more of their business to the Internet, the threat is now universal,” 

 McKinsey & Company. But the report also states that while awareness around cybersecurity and its importance is building, so is confusion around the topic. “Only 16 percent [of executives] say their companies are well prepared to deal with cyberrisk. The threat is only getting worse, as growth in most industries depends on new technology, such as artificial intelligence, advanced analytics, and the Internet of Things (IoT)...”


Accessibility is also a question of workplace morale, as it is vital to make sure that all employees feel appreciated and included by their organizations. 

According to the Employer Assistance and Resource Network on Disability Inclusion (EARN),

 “In today’s workplace, technology is one of the central drivers of productivity and success, for all workers. But when workplace technology isn’t accessible, it excludes and becomes a barrier to employment.” 

These tech tools include screen readers, subtitles for video meetings, AI-powered applications, and more.


To figure out the best technology for your workplace’s needs, compare the current technological tools that you have against your circumstances and requirements. 

What inefficiencies already exist in your operations? How can you maintain relevant information in the most simple, time-efficient way, ensure a logical workflow, avoid duplication, and address technological challenges?

When it comes to running an office or workspace, it’s important to always be on the lookout for tools to help with growth, even amid an economic downturn. In fact, it’s more important during a recession to look for opportunities and to embrace the constraints 

 is vital to an effective facility management program, but it's also a complicated proposition. Managing parking lots at scale will quickly become more complex than you may have bargained for.

Juggling 200 plus spaces, from assigning to re-assigning, is a full-time job without considering payment schedules, infringement issues, and integrating sustainability policies into parking lot management.

Thankfully, there are solutions that help to streamline the complicated parking management process. Parking lots or garages exceeding as little as 50 spaces need parking lot management software to handle the complexities of people coming and going, parking in the wrong space, and a thousand other things that will pop up unannounced.

 must be designed with the intricate details of managing parking lots or garages on a grand scale in mind so that you don't need to waste precious time and resources on administration.

Multiple occupiers and changing employee needs

In large parking lots where more than a few businesses are sharing a space, the allocation of slots can quickly get complicated. Ensuring there are enough spaces for all employees of all companies is an ongoing challenge as occupiers come and go. For example, before Parkable, chasing down infringers at 

 wasted an average of 20 hours every week. With parking management software, infringement management is no longer a manual process.

Hybrid working has become more accepted in industries, leading to changing parking needs. For example, whereas employees may have driven to work daily, the spaces they habitually used are no longer occupied by their vehicles. As a result, these spaces might sit unused, costing money twice over. Or, too many employees come to the office at the same time, overwhelming the parking lots. Parking lot management software can effectively plan and schedule parking needs according to changing employee habits.

Two massive revenue holes exist in a poorly managed parking lot; empty space and revenue collection. An open parking space is simply a piece of ground you have spent money to lease that is now wasting your money.

Empty parking spaces happen for various reasons, including having spaces allocated to specific staff members or clients that aren't around to use them. This open space wastes money twice: the money you've spent and the money you could earn from someone using it.

Parking lot management software adequately disseminates empty parking spaces, eliminating this waste.

The other revenue hole is in the finance department, which manually has to figure out parking payments. Chasing down employees to confirm the use of spaces, requesting payment, or calculating the appropriate way to deduct parking costs from paychecks is a draw on resources that can be better allocated elsewhere.

Your finance department can leverage parking lot management software to take this job off their to-do list while streamlining it and ensuring a payment never gets missed.

While this model may seem like the fairest, it can leave employees with needs and responsibilities outside their control feeling like the system disadvantages their commuter options. Unaddressed, these feelings can lead to some pretty serious consequences, such as 

 and ultimately, decreased staff retention.

Another side of this is that while the first to come is rewarded, we’ve seen examples of employees showing up early to work to get a spot but then nap or eat breakfast in their car. Therefore, staff members with families (or who live far away) never get a parking space at the office. This grows the same resentment and unfair feeling, as though the company is not doing what it can to ensure their parking options are convenient and affordable.

Parking lot management software streamlines parking by changing to a booking system, allowing employees to book appropriate spaces independently of how early they can get to the office.

Switching from allocated spaces based on seniority, or first-come, first-serve spaces based on availability, to a parking lot management software that gives employees the power to plan their commute in advance. This flexibility means seamless space sharing between employees who aren't in the office and employees who need a space at a specific time.

Using parking lot management software that can be programmed with the appropriate division of large parking lots means specifying how many spots are allocated for businesses. Gone are the days of the daily parking space lottery. With Parkable's parking lot management software, parking is based on schedules and needs.

Parkable's parking lot management software saves your admin team time and money. They no longer have to manually allocate parking spaces; these are automatically assigned and re-assigned using a smart algorithm.In fact, with flexible parking software, managing every type of parking is simplified. Whether it’s booking spaces for visitors, allocating 

 also provides real-time reporting and dashboards, meaning you can make better informed decisions about asset usage in the short and long-term.

Parking lot management software increases the productivity of parking lots while minimizing redundancies. By allowing for appropriate scheduling and sharing of parking spaces, pavement never sits empty, waiting for payment. This optimizes the space available, increasing occupancy and, thereby, revenue. Revenue is also improved with parking lot management software by cutting associated costs and work for the company.

Use parking lot management software to increase flexibility and revenue

Parking lot management software is designed to remove the pain and inefficiencies of outdated practices. By using parking management software backed by industry titans like 

, you can simplify facility management while maximizing parking lot efficiency.

 to see how Parkable can improve your revenue and experience.

Solving workplace parking problems is vital to an effective facility management program, but it's also a complicated proposition. Managing parking lots at scale will quickly become more complex than you may have bargained for.

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