WorkPal
WorkPal is a cloud hosted workflow management system that digitises all paper based processes from the office to field based workers and back. It gives a clear view of all workflows, tasks and people. It provides a management live view, control and full reports on tasks, inventory, people and costs.
Features
- Live job list
- GPS Location Tracking
- Job Scheduling
- Asset Managment
- Job Invoicing
- Digital Forms
- Time tracking and reporting
- Mobile Device Managment
- Document Storage
- Quotations
Benefits
- Configurability
- GDPR compliance
- Going Paperless
- Increased productivity
- Live Job updats and data transfer
- Offline working
- Overhed reduction
Pricing
£10 to £30 a user a month
- Free trial available
Service documents
Request an accessible format
Framework
G-Cloud 12
Service ID
3 6 5 0 4 5 1 5 9 6 1 9 0 1 1
Contact
FONEZONE TELECOMMUNICATIONS LIMITED
Graham Cameron
Telephone: 02890960366
Email: g.cameron@barclaycomms.com
Service scope
- Software add-on or extension
- No
- Cloud deployment model
- Private cloud
- Service constraints
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The desktop version of WorkPal must be used through the Google Chrome browser, no more than 5 versions old.
The mobile app on Android must be installed directly - it is not available through the Google Play store. Likewise, the iOS app can only be installed through the Apple Business Management programme. These restrictions are to limit availability to WorkPal customers only, for security purposes. - System requirements
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- A windows PC running windows 7 or higher
- Apple Mac running OS 10.9 or higher
- Google Chrome
- A Broadband conection of 89MB or above (desktop users)
- Android Mobile Device Running OS V5 or above
- Apple Mobile Device IOS 9 or above
User support
- Email or online ticketing support
- Email or online ticketing
- Support response times
-
Response to debug report
8
Initial contact to investigate issues raised through Debug report*
Call / email made and noted on the system
Internally generated debugs not included
Response to fault report
8
Initial contact to investigate issues raised through Fault report*
Call / email made and noted on the system
Internally generated Fault reports not included
Response to billing query
8
Initial contact to investigate issues raised through billing query - User can manage status and priority of support tickets
- No
- Phone support
- Yes
- Phone support availability
- 9 to 5 (UK time), Monday to Friday
- Web chat support
- No
- Onsite support
- Yes, at extra cost
- Support levels
- We Provide every client a dedicated account manager this will cover Email and Phone support 8.30-5.30 Monday to Friday. Out of hours support is available via email, SLAs are in place.
- Support available to third parties
- Yes
Onboarding and offboarding
- Getting started
- Once a customer signs up, we configure the system to their requirements, and import any data they wish to import, in the form of CSV files. We create user logins for the customer, and then complete the process by providing them with remote training via screen sharing, or on-site training, as required.
- Service documentation
- Yes
- Documentation formats
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- HTML
- End-of-contract data extraction
- When a customer wishes to leave at the end of their contract, all the data is extracted in a spreadsheet format, and provided in a zip file by the WorkPal support team, along with any photos or forms added to the system during the course of the contract.
- End-of-contract process
- We ensure a smooth handover of all customer information and data at the end of service. We provide this in a format that is suitable for each customer and is not charged to the customer.
Using the service
- Web browser interface
- Yes
- Supported browsers
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- Internet Explorer 7
- Internet Explorer 8
- Internet Explorer 9
- Internet Explorer 10
- Internet Explorer 11
- Microsoft Edge
- Firefox
- Chrome
- Safari 9+
- Application to install
- Yes
- Compatible operating systems
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- Android
- IOS
- Designed for use on mobile devices
- Yes
- Differences between the mobile and desktop service
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The mobile app is for field workers/engineers, and is tailored to their needs, providing job information and a means to capture their time, tasks, photos, forms and signatures, etc. on the jobs assigned to them.
The desktop app provides the means to administrate and schedule this work, manage customers, track users, generate reports, quote and invoice work. The Desktop app is available on mobile devices too. - Service interface
- No
- API
- Yes
- What users can and can't do using the API
- As part of the discovery phase in implementation we would agree what the customer requirements were for an API and ensure this meets their needs. We use RESTful API as this is compatible with most customer systems. Any changes are completed through our team.
- API documentation
- Yes
- API documentation formats
- API sandbox or test environment
- Yes
- Customisation available
- Yes
- Description of customisation
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Both the desktop and mobile app can be configured, turning off or on the features required, as it suits the particular work of the company. For example, asset management can be turned on for companies who require it, or hidden for companies who do not need this feature.
This configuration is done by the WorkPal implementation team at the beginning of the contract, and can be revised throughout by request.
Bespoke forms for each company are also constructed at the beginning of the contract. These are reproduced digitally, in exactly the same forms as the companies existing paper forms.
Scaling
- Independence of resources
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Whilst we don't provide load-balancing as part of our service, our hosting is provisioned with much higher capacity than is currently required, so there is significant overhead for times of extra demand.
All our systems usage levels are constantly monitored, and capacity will be increased when we feel it is needed, to ensure no performance impact for our users.
Analytics
- Service usage metrics
- No
Resellers
- Supplier type
- Not a reseller
Staff security
- Staff security clearance
- Staff screening not performed
- Government security clearance
- Up to Developed Vetting (DV)
Asset protection
- Knowledge of data storage and processing locations
- Yes
- Data storage and processing locations
- United Kingdom
- User control over data storage and processing locations
- No
- Datacentre security standards
- Complies with a recognised standard (for example CSA CCM version 3.0)
- Penetration testing frequency
- At least every 6 months
- Penetration testing approach
- Another external penetration testing organisation
- Protecting data at rest
- Physical access control, complying with another standard
- Data sanitisation process
- No
- Equipment disposal approach
- Complying with a recognised standard, for example CSA CCM v.30, CAS (Sanitisation) or ISO/IEC 27001
Data importing and exporting
- Data export approach
- Users can export certain elements of their data from the report section of WorkPal, in CSV format, or request a full export of data, including files, from WorkPal support.
- Data export formats
- CSV
- Data import formats
- CSV
Data-in-transit protection
- Data protection between buyer and supplier networks
- TLS (version 1.2 or above)
- Data protection within supplier network
- TLS (version 1.2 or above)
Availability and resilience
- Guaranteed availability
- We aim to exceed 99% uptime for our service, and have maintained this so far for the lifetime of our product. Should we have a significant outage of more than 4 hours on any one day, we will refund the cost of that days service to our customers
- Approach to resilience
- Information available on request.
- Outage reporting
- During any outage, customers will be informed via email, as well as a status page on our website. We will give regular updates, and notify customers when the service is available again.
Identity and authentication
- User authentication needed
- Yes
- User authentication
- Username or password
- Access restrictions in management interfaces and support channels
- Access to management interfaces are username and password protected, and access is provided only to senior level staff with requirements to have access. Access to all staff computers are password protected, and access is restricted to our building only. Passwords are changed regularly, and meet strong password requirements. The develop team room also has physical access controls.
- Access restriction testing frequency
- At least once a year
- Management access authentication
- Username or password
Audit information for users
- Access to user activity audit information
- Users contact the support team to get audit information
- How long user audit data is stored for
- User-defined
- Access to supplier activity audit information
- You control when users can access audit information
- How long supplier audit data is stored for
- At least 12 months
- How long system logs are stored for
- At least 12 months
Standards and certifications
- ISO/IEC 27001 certification
- Yes
- Who accredited the ISO/IEC 27001
- Exova
- ISO/IEC 27001 accreditation date
- 4/7/17
- What the ISO/IEC 27001 doesn’t cover
- The Provision of workflow and job management solution
- ISO 28000:2007 certification
- Yes
- Who accredited the ISO 28000:2007
- Exova
- ISO 28000:2007 accreditation date
- 4/7/17
- What the ISO 28000:2007 doesn’t cover
- N/A
- CSA STAR certification
- No
- PCI certification
- No
- Other security certifications
- No
Security governance
- Named board-level person responsible for service security
- No
- Security governance certified
- Yes
- Security governance standards
- ISO/IEC 27001
- Information security policies and processes
- All ISO 27001 policies
Operational security
- Configuration and change management standard
- Supplier-defined controls
- Configuration and change management approach
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As a department, changes will be reviewed and approval given based upon the potential risks and a urgency of the change.
The change will be scheduled, and if necessary communications to anyone potentially impacted will also occur.
Once the change is carried out, appropriate testing will be conducted to ensure stability has not been impacted, and if roll-back options are needed they will be carried out.
In the event a change is deemed urgent or critical to maintain service or prevent a security breach, IT Office may deem this process as being too time consuming, and skip straight to implementation. - Vulnerability management type
- Supplier-defined controls
- Vulnerability management approach
- We work with our hosting provider to maintain our services, with regard to third-party software, such as operating systems and other software on our hosting platform. The provider will patch any known vulnerabilities as they become apparently. We aim to keep our software patched to the latest versions, paying attention to notices from the suppliers of this software.
- Protective monitoring type
- Supplier-defined controls
- Protective monitoring approach
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Most of the systems deployed and used by WorkPal have some basic form of event logging enabled by default. These logs are regularly reviewed for event ID’s which may indicate unexpected or unauthorised actions on these systems.
During any potential compromise, we would investigate, then notify the affected parties, if applicable.
The incident would be given immediate priority and all resources would be put on to it until it was resolved. - Incident management type
- Supplier-defined controls
- Incident management approach
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Where an Information Security Incident has occurred (or is suspected) the following process MUST be followed.
Reported to a member of the IT Team as quickly as possible, and providing as much information as is available to the member of staff who first identified the problem.
The member of Staff who received the Incident Report should record the Information in the ticketing system
Once investigations have been concluded, a report should be prepared detailing everything that happened, steps that were taken to mitigate the Incident, and record any possible corrective actions will be recommended to prevent a re-occurrence
Secure development
- Approach to secure software development best practice
- Independent review of processes (for example CESG CPA Build Standard, ISO/IEC 27034, ISO/IEC 27001 or CSA CCM v3.0)
Public sector networks
- Connection to public sector networks
- No
Pricing
- Price
- £10 to £30 a user a month
- Discount for educational organisations
- No
- Free trial available
- Yes
- Description of free trial
- All aspects of the service are included, it will not show specific customer forms but generic ones. This is a 30 day trial.