Product Management Services
Software Development Advisory Services
Our team has worked in the MLS and
related technology industry for over twenty years, designing,
developing, selling and installing hundreds of systems for MLSs and
brokers. WAV Group works with technology companies and in-house MLS development teams providing:
- Product Review - Gap Analysis
We will review your systems module by
module providing clear and objective feedback on strengths, weaknesses
and system gaps as compared to best of breed products available on the
market. We also provide specific suggestions for overall product
improvement.
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User Interface/Navigation
We will review your entire system on
the basis of navigation, ease of use and overall system design
consistency. We provide a full report on issues, strengths and
specific suggestions for product improvement.
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Product Design Team Workshop
This workshop can be combined with the
above services or used on its own. During the workshop we meet with
your design and product team and review existing products or planned
releases providing realtime feedback on functionality, interface and
navigation. We have found that reviewing proposed releases with the
development team without prior review provides an invaluable "first
time" experience. Combined with our overall MLS product knowledge we
are able to provide development and design teams quick validation on
products and release plans before rollout identifying problems and
issues before they reach your customers.
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Market Requirements/Product Roadmap
Our firm has extensive experience
identifying product market requirements and using that information to
create an optimized product roadmap. We have helped develop and
deliver dozens of MLS, broker and agent products as well as over a
thousand retail products. The principle is the same
regardless. We use proven methodology to define real market
requirements and to develop a cohesive product roadmap. The result is
a better product and lower costs!
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 Since the announcement made by NAR on the formation of RPR
and their public rollout at the NAR conference in San Diego, RPR and their
proposed business model has been a major topic of conversation in MLSs across
the U.S. Some MLSs seem to think
this is an idea long overdue while others have expressed “no interest” while
most seem to be somewhere in between with a “wait and see” attitude.
c planning session we facilitated for a
major MLS the topic of RPR participation was, of course, discussed. Our approach to the discussion, as with
any business issue, is to try to take the hype and emotion out of the discussion
to look at it for what it is, a business decision. To that end, we believe there are several points each MLS might
consider as they decide whether RPR makes sense for them or not. This is not intended to serve as a full
review of the RPR opportunity but we hope it at least presents some questions
to stimulate your MLS discussions. Click on the following link to download the paper.
Download RPR - Paper
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For the past four years, Technology Concepts, a veteran MLS
provider, has been developing a Customer Relationship Management product for
the real estate industry. The
company has leveraged their experience serving MLSs, brokers and agents to
architect and build one of the industry’s most advanced enterprise level CRM
solutions.
The product, named Eventus, is operational, installed and
has realized outstanding results for the first tier users. Now that the product is ready for full
deployment into the market place, the company is seeking a business partner to
fuel marketing and fulfillment.
The company will consider options from company or product sale to an
exclusive licensing relationship.
Interested parties should contact WAV Group, attention Mike Audet (mike@wavgroup.com, 716-839-4628) for more information.
About the product.
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POSITION TITLE: Executive Vice
President-Association/MLS
REPORTS TO: Board of Directors
ORGANIZATIONAL
DESCRIPTION
The
Greenwich Association of REALTORS® (GAR) and Multiple Listing Service
serving one of the most exceptional markets in the U.S., with average property
values in the millions, is currently interviewing candidates for the position
of Executive Vice President.
The
Greenwich Association of REALTORS® and
Multiple Listing Service are driven by clear strategic goals and benchmarks
designed to continually improve all member services from education to
technology and data accuracy. The
Association has recently conducted a number of strategic initiatives and member
research and is now looking for their next Executive Vice President to drive
these initiatives forward. The new
Executive will have management responsibility and oversight for both the
Association and Multiple Listing Service.
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Should your MLS
provide Transaction Management services?
In our recent study on Transaction
Management Adoption, it is clear that many of the component parts of
full Transaction Management are being used successfully today by a growing
number of real estate professionals. The key point is that they are adopting
this technology step-by-step. Some vendors today offer the different
component parts of Transaction Management separately, including:
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Internet Fax
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Document Management
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Online Forms/Contracts
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Transaction Scheduling/Managment
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Digital Signature
Transaction Management technology makes sense for
many reasons.
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