7 Adoption Advantages

Buying collaboration software is the easy part. Getting it off the shelf and into daily use is the challenge. The Yakabox™ is designed, deployed and supported to promote user success, and the platform helps neutralize the cultural and technical barriers to adoption. 

#1. Human-Centered System Architecture

• Usability is not a post-development step at Yakabod. It's the primary consideration for all Yakabox™ technical requirements.
• The standard for Yakabox™ system upgrades and modifications is simple: can users be productive the first time they log on? 
• 'Usability' extends to IT personnel as well. The Yakabox™ appliance is installed, maintained and upgraded without disrupting existing infrastructure.
• Integrates with your current databases, legacy systems, proprietary software, SharePoint-no rip-and-replace
• Power users take ownership of the Yakabox™ early, developing custom workflows without burdening IT

#2. Agile Software Development Cycles 

• Unlike traditional 'waterfall' projects, modifying and customizing the Yakabox™ happens in weeks instead of months (or years). Users quickly see the benefits and results of their input.

#3. Pro-Growth Pricing and Licensing 

• Yakabox™ license pricing is based on the number of objects in your database, not the number of users on your system. This helps neutralize political arguments ('If you want your department to use this system, you have to pay for the additional licenses') and eliminates early financial barriers to collaboration.
• It's painless to get started. The Yakabox™ is available as a hosted service, as an on-site subscription (which entails no capital expense for hardware or software), or with a traditional license.

#4. Adoption Strategy Workshop 

• 8-hour workshop included in your Yakabox™ service bundle 
• Professionally facilitated at your location 
• Identify the issues, opportunities and champions unique to your knowledge-sharing environment 
• Mastermind a practical plan for an effective roll-out 

#5. Dedicated On-Site Customer Advocate 

• Every Yakabox™ comes with a Yakabod Customer Advocate (CA) to ease your team onto the platform 
• Your Yakabod Customer Advocate helps identify and nurture affinity groups, power users, hidden leaders and influencers 

#6. Learn By Doing Real Work 

• With its exceptionally low user learning curve, the Yakabox™ is ready for a real-world assignment right off the bat. Your customer advocate helps identify routine business processes and projects that lend themselves to a pilot program. Adoption moves quickly when the system is incorporated into day-to-day activity.

#7. Mark Progress With Site Analytics 

• Graphic dashboards show Yakabox™ activity at a glance 
• Identify most-active users, pages, content; see usage trends and hot topics
• Like all Yakabox™ contents, dashboard information can be restricted by role, user and/or classification, with access managed right down to the object level