Howspace Features
Platform (8)
Customization
Allows administrators to customize to accommodate their unique processes. Includes ability to create custom objects, fields, rules, calculations, and views. This feature was mentioned in 12 Howspace reviews.
Integration APIs
Application Programming Interface - Specification for how the application communicates with other software. API's typically enable integration of data, logic, objects, etc with other software applications.
Internationalization
Based on 10 Howspace reviews. Enables users to view and transact business with the same content in multiple languages and currencies.
User, Role, and Access Management
As reported in 12 Howspace reviews. Grant access to select data, features, objects, etc. based on the users, user role, and groups.
Performance
Is consistently available (uptime) and allows users to complete tasks reliably. 12 reviewers of Howspace have provided feedback on this feature.
Mobility
As reported in 11 Howspace reviews. Is accessible from a mobile device and by users on the go.
Reporting
As reported in 12 Howspace reviews. Provides analytics tools that reveal important business metrics and track progress.
Dashboards
Creates dashboards to track information like open positions, current headcount, and recruiting pipeline. This feature was mentioned in 12 Howspace reviews.
Analytics (1)
Analytics
Tools to analyze productivity and other team data in order to better plan tasks and projects.
Execution (3)
Team Collaboration
The ability for teams to collaborate on projects and other tasks within the platform.
Project Management
Tools to plan, delegate, and track short- or long-term projects.
Task Management
Tools to assign and track tasks to various team members and monitor their completion.
Roadmapping (2)
Roadmaps
Tools to create visual roadmaps for long-term strategy or innovation.
Timelines
Long-term planning of projects, strategies, and taks with different phases or stages.
Visual Tools (4)
Whiteboarding
Provides a whiteboarding space or whiteboarding tools in the workspace.
Annotations
Allows users to annotate other content posted in the workspace.
Graphing
Auto-generates or allows users to create diagrams and graphs based on imported data.
Templates
Based on 10 Howspace reviews. Provides templates or template creation to organize workspaces.
Collaboration Tools (4)
Simultaneous Screen Sharing
Allows multiple users to share their screen simultaneously.
Document Sharing
Allows users to share documents within the platform.
Availability Status
Allows users to set personal availability.
Mobile Application
Software is available as a downloadable mobile application.
Office Customization (3)
Office Decor
Allows users to decorate their virtual office space.
Customized Floor Plans
Allows administrators to design their virtual office themselves.
Personal Offices
Allows individual users to create personal offices within the virtual workspace.
Training & eLearning (7)
Assessments and Practice
Provides quizzes, testing, and software simulations to reinforce and measure effectiveness of materials.
Content Delivery and Tracking
Includes self-led, instructor-led, web-based collaboration, and tracking of completion for compliance.
Social Learning
Enables team members to learn by collaborating with each other
Content Creation
Creates training materials for instructor- and self-led courses.
Manager Portals
Allows managers to see progress of team members.
Content Storage and Management
Provides functionality to store, organize, and search all training content.
Content Libraries
Provides pre-created content (Courseware) on standard topics that can be used as part of a curriculum.
Prepare (4)
Strategy Map
Create and manage maps for multiple strategies at the department or company level.
Strategy Model
Provide pre-defined strategy models that can be customized and combined by users
Rules
Define rules to assign employees and resources to various strategic plans
Frameworks
Support multiple strategy frameworks such as Balanced scorecard and OKR
Plan (4)
Vision Statement
Adds values, mission and vision statements to strategy plans
Goals
Assigns goals to strategic plans and define owners and milestones for each goal.
Collaboration
Allow users from multiple teams to collaborate on strategic planning and implementation.
Cascade Planning
Ensures that various teams, departments, and business entities are aligned with the strategy of the company.
Optimize (3)
Progress Tracking
Monitor the progress of all activities related to strategy and identify opportunities for improvement.
KPIs
Include KPIs to track the status and success of strategic operations.
OKR
Define and monitor objectives, and key results (OKR).
Guest Tools (3)
Virtual Receptionist
Provides a virtual receptionist for guests.
External Video Conferencing
Allows users to video chat with external entities within the platform.
Guest Links
Provides links to allow users into the virtual workspace.
Platform Basics (3)
Performance Benchmarking
Compare survey results to industry benchmarks to locate key areas for improvement. Evaluate survey results at either a high-level or individual employee level.
Reporting & Dashboards
Survey results can be visualized and reported on in real time, with manager dashboards and automated reporting tools. Reports can be customized and distributed to aid in organizational improvement and employee performance reviews.
Interoperability
Connects to external systems and applications as needed to complete team workflows.
Platform Content (4)
Employee Pulse Surveys
Distribute short, customizable culture-focused surveys or polls to employees to measure the various factors of employee engagement, including job, environment, and pay satisfaction.
Survey Customization
Customize various components of surveys, including individual questions, distribution frequency, audience size, and anonymity.
Goal and Challenge Creation
Set professional and personal goals with customizable due dates and milestones within the system. Share these goals with other users and track and measure performance using built in tools.
Science-based templates
Provides content templates built by academics and/or practitioners and leverage science and research.
Platform Additional Functionality (4)
Employee Segmenting
Segment employees according to factors such as location, demographics, and position. Distribute surveys and filter survey results according to employee segments.
Goal and Challenge Creation
Set professional and personal goals with customizable due dates and milestones within the system. Share these goals with other users and track and measure performance using built in tools.
Peer Recognition
Send and receive recognition in the form of digital badges, awards, or messages to colleagues, employees, and managers. Recognition is displayed in real time in the platform on a live activity feed.
Social Feedback Portal
Communicate with team members and managers through a built-in customizable web portal. Users can communicate 1 on 1 with each other, and can ask questions, share frustrations, and make suggestions with varying degrees of anonymity.
Feedback (2)
Ranking
Allows users to vote on ideas they like best.
Commenting
Allows users to comment on posted ideas and provide feedback.
Idea Sources (2)
External Idea Generation
Offers tools for the collection of externally-sourced ideas.
Internal Idea Generation
Offers tools for the collection of internally-sourced ideas.
Idea Collection (5)
Idea Campaigns
Allows users to create idea campaigns around specific goals or brainstorming sessions.
Surveys
Allows users to create and answer surveys.
Forums
Provides an online forum space to generate and discuss ideas.
Suggestion Box
Provides a generalized space for nonspecific ideas.
Mind Mapping
Allows users to build collaborative mind maps.
Integrations (2)
Gamification
Includes gamification aspects in the idea generation process.
Project Planning
Allows users to turn ideas into tasks either natively or by integrating with an outside task or project management software.
Execute (4)
Performance
Track the performance of strategy execution tasks and identity opportunities for improvement
Communication
Clearly communicate how strategy plans should be implemented accross all departments of the company
Alignment
Align all staheholders involved to improve collaboration, visibility, and performance
Performance
Track the performance of strategy execution tasks and identity opportunities for improvement
Generative AI (3)
AI Text Generation
Allows users to generate text based on a text prompt.
AI Text Summarization
Condenses long documents or text into a brief summary.
AI Text-to-Image
Provides the ability to generate images from a text prompt.
Agentic AI - Idea Management (3)
Autonomous Task Execution
Capability to perform complex tasks without constant human input
Cross-system Integration
Works across multiple software systems or databases
Natural Language Interaction
Engages in human-like conversation for task delegation
Agentic AI - Virtual Workspaces (2)
Autonomous Task Execution
Capability to perform complex tasks without constant human input
Multi-step Planning
Ability to break down and plan multi-step processes
Agentic AI - Decision-Making (1)
Autonomous Task Execution
Capability to perform complex tasks without constant human input
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