Grant: Applied Research and Development Grants - Level 1
Lambton College of Applied Arts and Technology
$25,000.00
Design and Development of a Mobile Enterprise Facilities Management and Data Analytics Platform to Enhance Functionality and Operational Efficiency
FY 2021-22
Summary
iRestify is an enterprise-level cleaning and facilities management platform that provides an interface foraccount holders to book cleaning or maintenance services, monitor the service teams, conduct remote qualitychecks, and access data analytics from any device. iRestify's mission is to modernize building cleaning andmaintenance operations for top Property Management companies leveraging technology to empower PropertyManagers to operate their building maintenance more efficiently by providing the digital proof of service.iRestify current target market in North America is experiencing challenges since cleaning companies areregional and paper based, consequently Property Management companies, that manage hundreds of buildingsacross Canada and the United States, need to negotiate multiple contracts with no integrated platform forservices. Therefore, the objective of this collaborative project is to develop a native app to provide enhancedmobile functionality on top of iResify's core product offering to provide added benefit to the customer. Themobile app will provide native capabilities that the current platform does not provide today.The successful development of a new native mobile app will enhance iRestify's core platform. The extendedfunctionality of the mobile app adds operational efficiency which will reduce operating costs and increaseclient interactivity and therefore, improve iRestify's level of customer service and increase marketability as thiscapability is a key selling point. The solution will allow the company to secure their current type of clientelemore easily and rapidly as they will be able to sell the visibility of how independent cleaning business operatorsare spending their cleaning and maintenance budget. The adoption and implementation required to support thissolution would involve hiring additional resources from the Canadian workforce.
Program
Applied Research and Development Grants - Level 1
Location
Ontario, Canada
Recipient Type
Academia
Type
Grant
Source
NSERC's Awards Data
As published
Application id
561378-2020
Name nom
Sheikhzadeh, Mehdi
Department département
Head Office
Organization id
26621
Institution établissement
Lambton College of Applied Arts and Technology
Province en
Ontario
Province fr
Ontario
Country en
CANADA
Country fr
CANADA
Fiscal year exercice financier
2021
Competition year année de concours
2020
Award amount
25000
Program id
CARD1
Program name en
Applied Research and Development Grants - Level 1
Program name fr
Subventions de recherche et développement appliquée - niveau 1
Group en
Research partnerships programs
Group fr
Programmes de partenariat
Committee code
1561
Committee name en
Applied Research and Development Grants
Committee name fr
Subventions de recherche et développement appliquée
Area of application code
802
Area of application group en
Information and communication services
Area of application group fr
Services d'information et de télécommunications
Area of application en
Information systems and technology
Area of application fr
Systèmes d'information et technologie de l'information
Research subject code
2700
Research subject group en
Information technology
Research subject group fr
Technologie de l'information
Research subject en
Information technology
Research subject fr
Technologie de l'information
Installment
inst:1
Partie
1
Nb partie
1
Application title
Design and Development of a Mobile Enterprise Facilities Management and Data Analytics Platform to Enhance Functionality and Operational Efficiency
Keyword
NSERC
Application summary
iRestify is an enterprise-level cleaning and facilities management platform that provides an interface foraccount holders to book cleaning or maintenance services, monitor the service teams, conduct remote qualitychecks, and access data analytics from any device. iRestify's mission is to modernize building cleaning andmaintenance operations for top Property Management companies leveraging technology to empower PropertyManagers to operate their building maintenance more efficiently by providing the digital proof of service.iRestify current target market in North America is experiencing challenges since cleaning companies areregional and paper based, consequently Property Management companies, that manage hundreds of buildingsacross Canada and the United States, need to negotiate multiple contracts with no integrated platform forservices. Therefore, the objective of this collaborative project is to develop a native app to provide enhancedmobile functionality on top of iResify's core product offering to provide added benefit to the customer. Themobile app will provide native capabilities that the current platform does not provide today.The successful development of a new native mobile app will enhance iRestify's core platform. The extendedfunctionality of the mobile app adds operational efficiency which will reduce operating costs and increaseclient interactivity and therefore, improve iRestify's level of customer service and increase marketability as thiscapability is a key selling point. The solution will allow the company to secure their current type of clientelemore easily and rapidly as they will be able to sell the visibility of how independent cleaning business operatorsare spending their cleaning and maintenance budget. The adoption and implementation required to support thissolution would involve hiring additional resources from the Canadian workforce.