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Skedda

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Velocity6.3

Skedda is closing the booked-vs-used gap with check-in automation and occupancy insights.

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◆Current state
Skedda has spent the last two months building out the loop between bookings, actual presence, and analytics. The Companion App (Mac and Windows) detects when a user's laptop joins the office network and feeds auto check-in. The Insights tab now includes check-in rates, method breakdowns (WiFi, QR, email), and per-user and per-space drill-downs. Visit Types just landed for proper visitor categorization, and User Search on the map closes a frequently asked 'where is my colleague sitting' workflow.
◆Where it's heading
The product is converging on workplace operations — not just bookings, but occupancy truth and visitor governance. The Companion App plus Check-in Insights attack the long-running hot-desk problem where bookings overstate actual usage. Visit Types and earlier Notification Rules are positioning Skedda for richer reception and security workflows, edging into the visitor-management territory dominated by Envoy.
◆Prediction
Expect deeper coupling between occupancy data and space-optimization recommendations — likely under-utilization flags and right-sizing suggestions — alongside continued visitor-governance investment (badge printing, watchlists, NDA capture) to keep competing with dedicated visitor-management vendors.

◆Recent moves

  1. 1d ago

    Check-in Insights

    Check-in data joins the Insights dashboard with an overall rate metric, a method-breakdown pie (WiFi, QR, email), and per-user and per-space drill-downs. Closes the analytics half of the broader check-in push.

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  2. 2d ago

    Visit Types

    Visit Types lets admins define visitor categories (interview, client meeting, contractor) with required or optional custom fields collected at invite or check-in. Moves Skedda's visitor management closer to Envoy-style categorization and reporting.

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  3. 24d ago

    User Search on Map

    Map view picks up a User Search that locates a colleague's booked or assigned seat for the day and pans the map to highlight it. A frequently requested colleague-finding workflow that fits the broader workplace-operations direction.

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  4. 26d ago

    Spaces Sort Order

    Alphabetical sort joins the existing drag-and-drop order for venue spaces, controlling how they appear across schedule views and dropdowns. Small admin-ergonomics win for venues with many spaces.

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  5. 27d ago

    Skedda Companion App

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    The Skedda Companion App for Mac and Windows runs from the menu bar / system tray and detects when a user's laptop joins the office network, signalling Skedda to mark them seen-on-site and auto check-in to eligible bookings. This is the directional move of the quarter — it converts occupancy data from self-reported booking presence into a near-passive ground truth.

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  6. 1mo ago

    Booking end notification

    Booking-end notifications send the booking holder an email at the exact end time, with optional custom copy for reminders like returning keys or clearing the room. Lightweight admin nudge that supports cleaner room turnover.

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