Interview with Andrea Colangelo, 
CTO Rapsodoo

• What topic will you address in your talk during the Odoo Experience?

My talk will talk about WebPinMap, an Odoo module, developed by our Filippo Iovine, created to manage the booking of workstations and meeting rooms within an office. It features a mobile app available to users, and over time it has been extended so that it can be used in many other scenarios, such as restaurants, car parks, event rooms, cinemas, theaters, and much more.

• Are there any trends or changes in the market that led you to explore this topic in depth?

The module was created based on a request made by one of our customers, but in general it captures a very specific need that arose during the latest pandemic. The spread of smart working and the rethinking of the workplace as a shared and open space have shifted the vision from the desk-centric office to the activity-centric office, where people no longer sit in pre-assigned workstations but move dynamically depending on the task to be performed, facilitating the sharing of ideas and improving the efficiency of results. Our app seems to us to be the ideal tool to accompany this revolution.

• Can you anticipate any innovative or surprising elements that will be discussed?

In this module we have implemented a fully navigable map display mode, which is new compared to the classic Odoo UX/UI paradigms. Users can explore and navigate the various office floors and choose the location to book with a drag-and-drop interface that updates in real time. Check-in and check-out are also performed with the use of QR Codes integrated within the solution.

• How do you think your intervention can help stimulate new ideas or strategies among the participants?

The challenge in presenting this talk will be to be able to capture the technological novelty of this solution within an ecosystem, that of Odoo, which rarely offers this type of interaction. Furthermore, it will be important to convey the message of the versatility of this tool and its adaptability to many other scenarios other than those of managing an office.