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The field systemfieldplus - Management Software For Market Research

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The field system has undergone several name changes over the twenty years of it’s existence and is currently the market leader in bespoke fieldwork office management systems in the UK and Republic of Ireland.

The system provides users with an extremely wide range of features and functionality to assist in the daily administration of Interviewers, the Jobs they work on and Quality Control providing full traceability to IQCS, MRQSA and now the very latest ISO 20252 standards.

Demonstrations ...

We are happy to arrange a demonstration for you either by visiting your office or via a remote link. Simply call +44 (0)844 804 2469 or email info@fieldplus.com

Use the following links for information on and screenshots:

Main Menu ScreenThe field system Main Menu Screen
Interviewers Details
Screen
Interviewers Details Screen
Quality Control
Review Screen
Quality Control Review ScreenJob Processing
Menu Screen
Job Processing Menu Screen
Job Set Up
Screen
Job Set Up ScreenBooking In ScreenBooking In Screen
IQCS Summary
Report Screen
IQCS Summary Report Screen   


The key features of are:-

  • Interviewer Records

    • Interviewer lookups by Code or Name

    • Full history - tracking key record changes

    • Suspend facility

    • Hide suspended record option

    • Work availability

    • User defined fields for user/system flexibility

    • Training and Work Experience history

    • Identity MRS Card Scheme with digital photo facility

     

  • Job Processing

    • Unique numbering, copy and wave function

    • Qualitative and Hall Test modules

    • Respondent database

    • Enhanced Mystery Shopper and Preselect modules

    • Topic and training links to jobs

    • 'Follow up' facility

    • Budget control for job costing

     

  • Quality Control

    • Validations

    • Appraisals

    • Edits

    • Facility to "Monitor" under-par performers

    • User-defined job related monitoring

     

  • Allocation of Interviewers to Jobs

    • Hall Allocations - including automated scheduling

    • Bulk allocation facility based on availability

    • Group Allocations

    • Mystery Shop/pre-select unique sampling point management

  • Progress Chasing & Booking In

    • Complete flexibility allows Progress Chasing & Booking In against detailed quotas or in summary against Interviewer - the choice is yours

    • Flexible reporting options to show full detail of actual Claimed (Progress Chasing) and Returned work booked to date or executive summaries

    • Recording and tracking of questionnaire serial numbers

  • Automatic Links to quotabreaker!

    • Once the quota analysis has been determined in quotabreaker! - one mouse click transfers the data ready for processing to start. A real time saver!!

  • Complete Payroll Processing

    • Caters for Weekly, Two Weekly and Monthly payroll to allow maximum flexibility to process Field Interviewers, Mystery Shoppers, Telephone Interviewers and Supervisors

    • Complete Holiday Pay maintenance and calculations

    • Comprehensive reporting suite covering all aspects of Payroll and Job Costing

    • Export facilities to Accounting packages

    • Facilities to link to clients processed scanned Payclaims

    • Specially designed payslips showing a full analysis of jobs worked and Holiday Pay minimising Interviewer enquiries

  • Report Options

    • There are a large number of Reports under numerous categories which can be accessed in a variety of ways:

      • View as on-screen previews

      • Save in any format such as Word or Excel documents for mail merging or for further analysis

      • Email the report as an attachment

      • Send directly to a printer

    • A growing number of "Look Up" screens which are either standard or user-defined giving the following functions:

      • Quick retrieval of data on-screen

      • Options to save and launch results in Excel (or other formats) for further analysis

    • Users can create their own library of reports

  • Personalisation of individual systems

    • Allows personalisation of Interviewer and Job Setup screens to client's specific requirements

    • Additional user-defined fields available in Interviewer and Job Setup and Processing screens

    • Functionality to link to client's own external databases

    • System Administrators are able to facilitate many of the above-mentioned options with guidance from KGA

    • User-defined reports written on request

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Cost Structure:

There is a one-off charge for all systems which covers the following:

  • Configuration and personalisation of the system

  • Set up on your existing server - or terminals in the case of stand-alone systems

  • Initial on-site training and assistance in integrating the system into day to day routines

  • Transfer and conversion of data for existing DOS System clients

  • Transfer of Interviewer details where practicable for new clients if available in a suitable format - this would be subject to further investigation and confirmation

fieldplus is supplied on an annual license which includes:-

  • Regular system updates. Currently upgrades are being released annually. New reports and report enhancements are released regularly

  • The license provides users with Email, Telephone and on-line support.


Training:

  • Initial on-site training is provided as part of the set-up costs

  • A Training Schedule will be drawn up based on your own requirements


System Requirements:

For your information the following is a summary of preferred hardware and software options:

  • We recommend either Citrix ® or Microsoft ® Terminal Server as a network environment but we will need to discuss your own particular requirements with you prior to installation.

  • fieldplus, quotabreaker! and fieldplusid © have been written in Microsoft ® Access 2000/2003/2007.

  • The software will run within an Apple Mac environment using Windows emulation software such as 'Parallels'


And finally ....

In order to really appreciate the functionality of the system and how it can be incorporated within your field department we would like to offer you a demonstration. At this time we will discuss with you the logistics of transferring any pre-existing computerised data into the new system.

For further information and to arrange a demonstration - please contact us on sales@fieldplus.com or call Sue on +44 (0)844 8042 469.

For details of existing users please see our Client List.



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