Schedule razor-sharp meets with ActiveMeetings
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
We tried ActiveMeetings as an alternative to Zoom as the pandemic hit to figure out what use cases can it solve for us. We were fairly impressed with the agenda-driven meetings it was possible to host via ActiveMeetings. It also has other useful features like in-app messaging, offline document access, and seamless multi-platform support for both desktop and mobile.
Pros
- Setting agenda for the meets
- Getting real-time inputs from meeting participants
- Seamless collaboration during meets
Cons
- The UI interface could be much cleaner
- The cost of the software is high considering the value many free softwares provide
- Not everyone has ActiveMeetings so cross-organization collaboration has some friction
Most Important Features
- Agenda setting
- Getting inputs from participants in real time
- Easy collaboration between participants
Return on Investment
- Meetings have become much more meeting with ActiveMeetings prompting for an agenda every time you set a meet
- You can club all relevant documents for the meet in one single doc which is really useful to avoid clutter and confusion
- This is still a hindrance when collaborating with people from a different organisation
Alternatives Considered
Zoom and Google Meet
Other Software Used
Notion, Google Drive, Slack