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    Diligent Boards

    Score9.4 out of 10
    N/AToday’s directors need fast, informed decision-making and seamless governance workflows. Diligent Boards automates board and committee meeting creation, streamlines preparation and enhances collaboration with secure, integrated tools. More broadly, Diligent solutions provide a growth trajectory on the path to good governance and bundle capabilities that support the evolution of forward-looking boards and leadership teams. Save time by digitizing meeting materials and…N/A

    Sherpany

    Score9.8 out of 10
    N/ASherpany is a meeting management software designed for leaders and administrators. This software fosters paperless meetings, drives the focus on decision-making and strives to turn meetings into true value creators for large and midsize enterprises. Built-in close collaboration with executives, directors, and corporate secretaries, Sherpany aims to ensure an impeccable user experience throughout the entire meeting process. Compliant with EU…N/A
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    Free Trial
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    Free/Freemium Version
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    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalRequired
    Additional DetailsDiligent Board Plans include... Essential: Built for organizations looking to embrace governance best practices and digital transformation Pro: Built for organizations that are looking to embrace end-to-end security around key governance processes like board meeting preparation, communication, and questionnaires. Enterprise: For high performing boards looking to maximize effectiveness of committees and prepare for proxy season.—
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    Diligent Corporation
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    Sherpany
    Chose Sherpany
    Much easier to annotate documents, better User Interface which makes it very easy to access material discussed in earlier Meetings; also very easy to navigate between different topics on the agenda.
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    Would buy again
    99%
    Would buy again
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    Delivers good value for the price
    98%
    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Implementation went as expected
    98%
    Implementation went as expected
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    User Ratings
    Diligent BoardsSherpany
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.4
    (70 ratings)
    9.8
    (8 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.7
    (7 ratings)
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    Usability
    9.0
    (6 ratings)
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    Availability
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
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    Performance
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
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    Support Rating
    9.1
    (67 ratings)
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    Online Training
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
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    Implementation Rating
    8.0
    (4 ratings)
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    Configurability
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
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    Ease of integration
    9.1
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    Product Scalability
    9.1
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    Vendor post-sale
    9.1
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    User Testimonials
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    Likelihood to Recommend
    Diligent Corporation
    I'm pretty sure I've given a description of this in one of my prior answers, but I would like to give a further note of my example that this is well suited for board pack production for our board meetings, specifically in relation to the PLC board meetings we hold regularly within the company function.
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    Sherpany
    Sherpany helps us to retrieve information from previous meetings quickly. Participants for conferences can be contacted and their records can be viewed every time, wherever, and whether they are provided by the data they collect.
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    Pros
    Diligent Corporation
    • Customer service is great. if any of the built resources are not sufficient to resolve a challenge, reaching out to Diligent, there is always someone ready to assist till a challenge is resolved
    • Assistance is readily available at any given time
    • Diligent is progressive, always creating ways to ease how we do work
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    Sherpany
    • It makes preparation for a board meeting very easy.
    • It allows us to easily retrieve data from earlier meetings.
    • It helps me to keep track of important information.
    • It avoids the need (and burden) to carry around paper binders.
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    Cons
    Diligent Corporation
    • not so easy to handle access when we have to arrange a specific, non-standard set up of access: sometimes we have to limit the access to one or few of the members of a particular book
    • calendar function will be useful, but it is an additional cost
    • flexible view options: vertical vs. horizontal
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    Sherpany
    • Changes with new versions should be well communicated in advance and consider in more detail the impact on existing boardrooms
    • Too expensive
    • Generally, more possibilities for customizing e.g. it should be possible to define security levels for access individually (why do I have to retype my email every time I synchronize?) or it should be up to the users whether and how they want to use labels (why can I only have one label per document?)
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Diligent Corporation
    We find the Boards portal to be an effective tool for our board meeting documents. It is user friendly and allows for amendments, additions as needed without compromising documents that have already been uploaded. Additionally, our Board members are comfortable with the platform and confident in their ability to navigate it.
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    Sherpany
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    Usability
    Diligent Corporation
    Because it is extremely user friendly and you don't have to be a technical genius to use the product
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    Sherpany
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    Reliability and Availability
    Diligent Corporation
    Great service!
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    Sherpany
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    Performance
    Diligent Corporation
    Quick service, specially on loading.
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    Sherpany
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    Support Rating
    Diligent Corporation
    The turnaround time is great, and the customer support team usually resolves queries in one go. However, customer support can improve by suggesting additional helpful activities to improve user experience, rather than limiting it to the specific requests made. Overall, it has been a positive experience with the customer support team.
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    Sherpany
    They're good when needed. Sherpany offers a much more efficient way of working
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    Online Training
    Diligent Corporation
    The training was executed through a Deligent meber.
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    Sherpany
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    Implementation Rating
    Diligent Corporation
    The training offerings are much better than they used to be 5 years ago. Kudos to that!
    Incentivized
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    Sherpany
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    Alternatives Considered
    Diligent Corporation
    We have reviewed all credible products in the market as we prepare to exit our diligent relationship. Although some products were stronger than others, I would have chosen any one of them over Diligent. They are all lower cost and better.
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    Sherpany
    Much easier to annotate documents, better User Interface which makes it very easy to access material discussed in earlier Meetings; also very easy to navigate between different topics on the agenda.
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    Scalability
    Diligent Corporation
    It is really worth it.
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    Sherpany
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    Return on Investment
    Diligent Corporation
    • Diligent has improved the time spent on training new board members as the app is user-friendly and self-explanatory, especially for IT-savvy Directors.
    • The app has cut down the cost of sending notifications to directors on material added on the app, as directors automatically receive notifications as soon as material is available.
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    Sherpany
    • The only negative thing I can see is that members can be victims of technostress and sometimes forget their password, how to find a document in a session. My role is to help them, reassure them and find a solution with them
    • The positive is that all our members are often members of several committees at once and instead of receiving folders with a ton of documents, which are often cumbersome and heavy, everything is on the IPads. They can also annotate their documents as they want.
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    ScreenShots

    Diligent Boards Screenshots

    Screenshot of collaboration on sensitive documents across the organisation in preparation for the board meeting, while safeguarding information in Diligent’s secure ecosystem.Screenshot of an additional layer of security to known processes with key integrations like Microsoft 365. Documents can be shared and users can collaborate with both internal and external stakeholders.Screenshot of the centralized platform where users can take, record, review and share minutes.Screenshot of board evaluations and questionnaires.Screenshot of D&O questionnaire requirements, which are managed in a single application experience.Screenshot of communication with leadership teams. This occurs in real-time on an encrypted, uncluttered channel to signify importance and urgency.

    Sherpany Screenshots

    Screenshot of Sherpany's desktop meeting interface.Screenshot of a strategic voting session.Screenshot of Sherpany, as it appears on desktop, mobile and tablet devices.Screenshot of meeting minutes.Screenshot of Sherpany's mobile voting feature.