Sched – Bewertungsseite 2

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I like the idea of a desktop scheduling app that syncs with my phone. I like that vendors like conventions and festivals can use this app to schedule their programs.

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I am currently using Sched in order to plan my days at WonderCon and it's a nightmare. WonderCon (one of the programs at Comic Con) requires you to sign up for a Sched account in order to save your schedule. And they also suggest you download the ComicCon app. But when you do that, Sched tries to get you to download their app as well. I made my whole plan through the Sched app and it did not sync with my WonderCon schedule (desktop) or the Comic Con app. In addition the sorting function on the app is not as comprehensive as the sorting on desktop. For instance, on the Sched app, you can only look at the 3-Day WonderCon schedule and sort by the top tier categories (Programs, Anime, New, etc.) On Desktop, you can see the full breakdown (like under Programs, there are over a dozen sub-categories.)
It's insane that I need 3 different logins - one to WonderCon/Comic Con in general, One to Sched, and another for the WonderCon/Sched hybrid. Honestly, I am copying/pasting what I am interested into a googledoc because this is so frustrating.

Vorteile

I recently attended a work conference in Boulder Colorado and they used the Sched app for managing the conference schedule. Sched is really user-friendly. I loved being able to check the app to see what my next session was and find the location of my workshop. The review feature allows you to review a session once it is over. This is great as it helps get really in the moment feedback.
There are so many great features on this App for example having a directory of all the attendee helps you to find people that you meet or remember names of contact you made.
Once of the best features is the information is live and can be changed if a correction needs to be made. There was a venue changes for the first evening event of the conference and the organizers were quickly able to make that change a few hours before the event.

Nachteile

I wish you could include a map of the venue on the App. It does give you the location, however, their is no map to reference within the App. Luckily our venue was small and being able to move from one workshop to another was not a problem.

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The software is incredibly intuitive to set up and manage. The set up allowed such an easy-to-navigate experience for conference attendees. I absolutely cannot imagine hosting an event without Sched!

Nachteile

With all the many wonderful features Sched had to offer, it was difficult for me to know where to start when setting up the event. The more I immersed myself in the software, the more features I realized were available for use.

Vorteile

I've been a Sched user for nearly 10 years. It's easy to use for managers and attendees, is clean, and integrates well with either online or in person events.

Nachteile

Occasional glitches with things like syncing non-ticketing items in Eventbrite so those who didn't buy a ticket got access, but customer service is helpful.

Vorteile

Parts of the software are easy to use - inputting info for speakers and sessions.

Nachteile

Putting the event on-line and ready for those to sign in was trying - making the event specific to the needs of attendees proved challenging.

Vorteile

Easy to organize and update. Simple for many of the contributing staff to use and access. Clean UI. Straightforward and easy to update with changes. Very responsive help.

Nachteile

No ability for direct p2p interaction. Harder to print attendee lists in a well-formatted way.

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Vorteile

Using the Live Stream feature was simple and it worked every time. My biggest stressor about our virtual event was having the links work. Everything went off without a hitch. Customer service was prompt and knowledgeable.

Nachteile

I would like to be able to include photos, gifs, and other files to messages we send to session attendees.

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After years of looking for a schedule software, we keep coming back to Sched. Great support and easy to use.

Nachteile

There is some inflexibility in the look and we put it on our website but very little downside.

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I love that it organizes everything in one place. Also, we've (IB Dunia) used it for our teachers' conference since 2014, so people know it, and are comfortable with it. I like the ability to upload speakers and sessions from CSV templates.

Nachteile

I entered a speaker's email incorrectly, but never received a bounce notice, so she didn't receive the invitation, and I didn't know this until the last minute. :(

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Love the easiness of selecting which sessions I wanted to attend. It then stored it and made it super easy for me to know exactly where to go.

Nachteile

I had trouble uploading an image. I tried several times and it would not let me. Other than that I really enjoyed using it.

Vorteile

Integration with Eventbrite registration
Growing database of users registered in the system
Ability to release video stream only to registered delegates

Nachteile

Small landing/home page with limited customization

Vorteile

I like the admin access and how easy it is to create spreadsheets to analyze the data you're looking for.

Nachteile

We had some log in confusion with students....but nothing that a "reset password" didn't fix.

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Sched is a fantastic tools that we used for organising our conference. Our attendees also enjoyed it and used it thoroughly with ease

Nachteile

Some improvements could be made in sessions and speakers management, as some conferences required some customisation on this aspect that has not been implemented yet

Vorteile

My district uses Sched to schedule our entire district professional training. This is fabulous I love that it emails me my schedule and I can access it all day as I attend trainings.

Nachteile

It is difficult to find your meeting sometimes. There are so many meetings scheduled. Once I find the correct meeting it is very easy to register for the trainings I want to attend.

Vorteile

Customer Service - quick responses and always willing to assist.
User-friendly admin side and lots of options.
Looks great!
They are constantly improving and adding new features every year.

Nachteile

We use it for our educational technology conference to let attendees easily plan which sessions they want to attend. For our purposes, we have no "cons."

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Love the simplicity and ease of use allowing us to easily map out schedules for our programs.

Nachteile

Hard to find something that we did not like about the software. Only suggestion would be to make more customizable printing options

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Super!
When you've made your pick which sessions you want to attend just select them using Sched and your personalized schedule is available, without having to go through the whole schedule of the entire event.

Nachteile

As an attendee I did not encouter any cons ...

Vorteile

Sched kept our three day conference running smoothly. Room assignments, updates, and overall communication. Our feedback survey (google doc) was right there and we received far more evaluations than usual.

Nachteile

I did not see any cons. I would have liked to have had the additional upgraded features and will probably upgrade for another event.

Vorteile

SCHED has helped us streamline our sign ups for our flexible schedules at our high school. It is very user friendly, color coding types of classes or sessions, allowing for ease of taking attendance and providing data on popular sessions. I particularly like that you can export attendees and speakers from one event to another, as we use it weekly and the teachers and students remain the same.

Nachteile

The only drawback I see is that setting the time of the sessions is a little cumbersome because you cannot repeat the same times. You have to enter the session time for each session.

Vorteile

Easy to use, able to keep a changing schedule up to date in real time

Nachteile

No real issues with the software, integrated nicely into event website

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Very easy to use, upload capabilities via spreadsheet

Nachteile

Can get overwhelming when there are a lot of options/sessions on the schedule

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SCHED was a great choice for our non-profit organization to use for our 1st virtual conference. The platform is easy to use and the app was very beneficial.

Nachteile

We like all aspects of the SCHED platform.

Vorteile

Excellent usability, the scheduling workflow is extremely intuitive for administrators, speakers and attendees. It was very quick to get our event up and running, and we had hardly support queries from our attendees & speakers.

Nachteile

There were some minor issues with the Eventbrite integration, which could be solved by running a practice event to better understand how the two systems work together. The support team were very helpful and responsive.

Vorteile

It looks good. It can be embedded to your website. It's an app. It's a dedicated service. You can add your speakers, sponsors, sessions... etc. It's very versatile and functional.

P.S. Sched was a sponsor of ours so I'm not sure about the value for money. I'd imagine though that this kind of service is definitely worth it.

Nachteile

Manipulating the embedded parts isn't the easiest but it still trumps all other services.
Uploading photos & logos can be a bit laborious but it's better than having a non-uniform appearance.

Vorteile

Easy to use
Schedule builder displays all options for presentations at different times and you can create your custom schedule based on your interests and preferences
Available on mobile device

Nachteile

Initial learning curve. It took me a few minutes to orient myself to the app but it was very useful

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It was very user friendly and easy to navigate

Nachteile

Contacting customer service was not imediate

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Super easy to use and setup. Great customization options.

Nachteile

There was some confusion from users about whether adding an event to their "Sched" constituted RSVP'ing for a Zoom event.

Vorteile

Sched was a great platform to allow one place for our attendees to participate in our various programs for the event. We figured out how to include our performances, silent auction, and live stream all in one event portal.

Nachteile

More flexible options - we had to figure out our own workarounds, and were able to provide feedback to the Sched team.

Vorteile

-Love the easily integrated set up for presenter bios'
-Great that you can import bios and schedules
-Easy to add imagery

Nachteile

-Labels and color coding could be streamlined or made easier
-Lists of locations should be search sensitive when adding it to the session to avoid duplicates
-Some parts of the platform are not as intuitive as they could be

Vorteile

Easy access to upload and edit information
Ease of use to customize

Nachteile

Some participants struggled to engage with the product.

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Core functionality is solid at a price that I haven't found anyone else get close to.

Nachteile

If more could be done with push notifications or faster data refresh for last minute changes, that would be great.

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Very easy to use and loved how it integrated with our conference website.

Nachteile

The evaluation section did not allow for adaptation.

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This platform, sched.com, gave us an avenue to organize, mainstream, and conduct workflows that helped engage our presenters and attendees of our conference. The messaging was easy and efficient. Much of the playform fashboard was intuitive and simple to use!

Nachteile

It was great! We would recommend a mechanism to collect Call for Proposals embedded within the platform.

Vorteile

Easy to use and kept me up to date on what workshops I was going to next.

Nachteile

There is nothing I didn't like about this software.

Vorteile

Once I registered for my classes. It was easy to look up my schedule

Nachteile

I just used the Sched once so I do not have any Cons about this software

Vorteile

It was so easy to sign up for classes for our RISE meeting and get the schedule for the day.

Nachteile

When there are multiple schedules to choose from it can be a little confusing at first