Vendor Conference 2014
Safeguard hosted its eleventh annual Vendor Conference.
Please click on the links below to view summaries, PowerPoint presentations and video recordings of the different sessions that took place during the Vendor Conference 2014.
Summaries
Keynote and Special Session
Keynote Address: Alan Jaffa
Special Session: Robert Klein
General Sessions
Technology in Today’s Environment
Compliance and Quality Control
INSP: Expectations Going Forward
P&P: Quality Expectations
REO: Effectiveness in the Field
Workshops
Assessing a Property Utilizing the Property Condition Report
Best Practices for Assessing Damages and Placing Bids
Damage Assessments in Inspections
Estimates and Repairs: Opportunities and Performance
Expert Advice on Using Vendor Web Mobile
INSP: Exception Type Results
INSP: How to Read and Understand Your Scorecard
INSP: Using the INSPI QC Module
P&P: Debris Removal and Cubic Yard Documentation
P&P: Yard Maintenance
Quality Control Procedures and Programs
Recruiting and Training New Crews
REO: Trashout and Cubic Yard Documentation
REO: Yard Maintenance
Training Your Crews to Use Mobile Devices
Utilizing Mobile Technology in the Field
PowerPoint Presentations
General Sessions
Technology in Today’s Environment
Compliance and Quality Control
INSP: Expectations Going Forward
P&P: Quality Expectations
REO: Effectiveness in the Field
Workshops
Assessing a Property Utilizing the Property Condition Report
Best Practices for Assessing Damages and Placing Bids
Damage Assessments in Inspections
Estimates and Repairs: Opportunities and Performance
Expert Advice on Using Vendor Web Mobile
INSP: Exception Type Results
INSP: How to Read and Understand Your Scorecard
INSP: Using the INSPI QC Module
P&P: Debris Removal and Cubic Yard Documentation
P&P: Yard Maintenance
Quality Control Procedures and Programs
Recruiting and Training New Crews
REO: Trashout and Cubic Yard Documentation
REO: Yard Maintenance
Training Your Crews to Use Mobile Devices
Utilizing Mobile Technology in the Field
Video
Opening Remarks and Keynote Address [FULL SESSION]
- Welcome and Opening Remarks from Daryl Rush, Director of Community Development for the City of Cleveland
- Opening Remarks from Joe Iafigliola, Safeguard’s VP of Vendor Management
- Introduction of Keynote Speaker
- Keynote Address: Alan Jaffa, CEO of Safeguard
- Remembering Those Vendors Who Have Passed
- Vendor of the Year Awards
- Introduction of George Mehok, Safeguard’s CIO
- Comments from Robert Klein, Founder and Chairman of Safeguard
General Session 1: Technology [FULL SESSION]
- The Role of the CIO
- Technology is Strategic
- IML Device Instructions
- Panelist Introductions
- IML Question: How is Technology Having an Affect on Your Business?
- How Technology Has Changed the Industry
- Text Question: How Do You Back Up Photos From a Mobile Device?
- Text Questions About Mobile Contracts, Third-Party Applications and Data Plans
- Audience Question About Only Being Able to Use Vendor Web Mobile in the Future
- Audience Question About Photo Direct Uploading Slowly at End of the Day
- Text Question: Will Photo Direct or Vendor Web Mobile Be Available in Spanish?
- IML Question: Where Would You Rate Your Copany with Adoption of Technology?
- IML Question: Do You Currently Utilize Any Mobile Technology for Your Business?
- Inspections Quality Control and Scorecards Results
- Audience Question About Integrating INSPI and INSPI Mobile
- Audience Question About Photos Uploading Out of Sequence
- Audience Question About Using Website on a Non-Windows Device
- Audience Question About Downloading Work Orders for Crews
- Audience Question About Routing Multiple Properties at One Time
- Increased Scrutiny Has Changed How Security Affects Vendors
- Where Safeguard’s Technology Platform is Headed
General Session 2: Compliance and Quality Control [FULL SESSION]
- Introduction of Joe Iafigliola, VP of Vendor Management at Safeguard
- Vendor Reference Videos
- Compliance and Quality Control
- Introduction of Panelists
- IML Question: Business Process Audits are Designed and Being Performed
- Specifics of Business Process Compliance Audits
- Text Question About After an Audit is Completed, How Will the Vendor Know the Results?
- IML Question: Why is Maintaining Accurate Records on Employees and Sub-Contractors Important?
- Text Question About How Often Business Audits are Conducted
- Text Question About Performing Background Checks on All Employees
- Common Deficiencies
- Text Question About Getting Results of an Audit
- Best Practices
- How Business Process Audits Have Helped Vendors
- Audits Are Not a Scary Process
- IML Question: What Should