Problem:
- Manual procedures were time-consuming and inconsistent
- The drama between staff due to process confusion and miscommunication
- Duplication of efforts between Community Manager and Admin staff
- Printing and mailing all these letters were not value-added work
- The receptionist had no visibility, so could not discuss violations with the owners
- All owner violation discussions had to go thru the Community Managers
- Inspections had not been done often enough, according to the HOA agreements
- No Leadership oversight of the process
Solution: Compliance in Caliber, Caliber Anywhere, and integrated third party printing
- Standardized the end-to-end process across the entire company (15 people)
- Managers add and advance violations in the field on their cell phones
- Bulk duplication of often occurring violations in the office-based on worksheets
- Programmed letter templates automatically display CCRs and Violation details from the system
- Third-party letter printing integration to Letter Stream for ALL violation letters
- Batch processing of letters instead of mailing them one at a time
- Custom process documentation in company Knowledge Base for future reference
- Interactive training for all staff members involved in the process
Achievements:
- Ninety percent reduction in Administrative Assistant time spent sending violation letters
- All company staff has visibility to all violation details and can now speak to owners
- Leaders can see every Community Manager’s inspection schedule and violations
- All violation letters have needed legal language per state statutes
- System generated Violation reports presented during Board Meetings
Before and After Time Comparison:
Task | Before: Manual | After: Systematic | Time Savings for 50 Violations |
Logging a Violation | 4 min/item | 4 min/vio | 0 min saved |
Creating a Letter | 5 min/letter | <1 min/letter | 3 hrs./ 50 letters |
Sending a Letter | 5 min/letter | <1 min/letter | 3 hrs./ 50 letters |
Applying a Fine | 5 min/fine | <1 min/fine | 3 hrs./ 50 letters |
Reporting | 30 min/report | 1 min/report | 29 min/report |
Research Questions | 15 min/question | 5 min/question | 8 hrs./ 50 questions |
Total | 1 | | 18 hrs. / 50 violations |
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