Dump The Clipboard — Grab A Smartphone Eliminate paperwork problems by fully embracing today’s technology. By: Colin Butterfield T There are thousands of cleaning workers out there with clipboards, filling in forms that don’t get back to the office until the end of the day. At best these forms are retyped so they can be read easily and then filed by client or job. At worst they are stacked in a box to be ignored until someone urgently needs a copy. for more info Visit www.cmmonline.com and type in search keyword: Technology . For more information on related products, visit www.cmmonline.com , select DIRECTORY from the main navigation bar, and enter keyword: Productivity . Eliminate messy paperwork by replacing it with a smartphone or tablet applications. 32 CM/Cleaning & Maintenance Management ® July 2014 Image courtesy of Ellagrin/iStock/Thinkstock Colin Butterfield, president of Yoredale Consulting Ltd., is a cleaning consultant committed to bringing simple technology to clean-ing operations. He has over 30 years of experience in custodial management and has been a certified CIMS assessor since the program was started. Butterfield can be contacted at Consults@ Shaw.ca or website www. MobileForms.ca.