The Independent Hotelier's Guide to Property Management System Selection

The 12 Step Plan - Step 3, Select the Evaluation Team

3. Select the Evaluation Team

Choosing a strong and diverse evaluation team to help choose the best tools to run your hotel will also help to get  buy-in from your entire hotel team.  It is important to have everyone on-board when a new property management system is selected for your property. Everyone involved in your organization from the owner, hotel management company and senior management to the front desk, reservations, sales and housekeeping department needs to be invested and committed to the project.

Now it’s time to start building your team!  

Jeff Sefton

The 12 Steps of Property Management System Evaluation- Step 2

Step 2. - Determine the budget and get sign off.

It is important to determine your budget before you begin evaluating property management systems.  There is no point wasting time and effort to evaluate property management systems that are priced out of your budget range.

Would you test drive a  Rolls-Royce when you can only afford a Ford Mustang or begin looking to purchase a home without getting pre-approved for a mortgage? 

The same theory applies to evaluating property management systems.  Determining your budget and getting sign off for the approved budget by the person that has that authority to do so is the best practice. 

You will appreciate this once you realize how much time is involved during the property management system evaluation process and when it's time to sign on the dotted line. 

Jeff Sefton