How Modern Are Your Workers?
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Are the majority of your workers office-based?
Yes
No
Can your users work from home?
Can employees check their email on their commute to work?
Do employees feel more productive working from home?
Does your organisation use cloud-based communication and collaboration apps?
Can users choose their own device or choose thier own work phone?
Can employees work on documents on their smartphone?
Do users need a laptop?
Can workers check their emails on holiday?
When your users go home, work stays in the office. Some users might think its nice knowing that they won’t be bothered while watching TV in the evening, or when they’re on holiday, but think about all the things they’re missing and the emails they have to come back to. The ability to read emails outside of traditional working hours allows people to maximise their time and be more productive when it suits them. Having greater flexibility will give users more free time meaning no need to burn the midnight oil at the office during busy periods. Office 365 can help. It includes cloud-based productivity tools like Word, Excel and PowerPoint, a version of Outlook that can be accessed on any device, and rich communication tools like Microsoft Teams.
Your workers are:
Slaves To The Desk
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Your users are somewhat mobile, but they’re constrained by a lack of technology or a restrictive workplace culture. Maybe your organisation needs some connected workforce tools to help people get more done on the move. After all, there is no reason why your employees should be any less productive at home than they should be at work. Thanks to cloud storage, collaboration tools, and video conferencing, your office can be anywhere with an Internet or mobile connection. Office 365 can give your users the productivity tools, cloud storage and mobile support your employees need to make the most of their day, wherever they happen to be.
Your workers have:
Untapped Potential
With a bit more work your organisation could be a fully-fledged member of the ‘always-connected’ workforce. The fact your users can work from home is a good start, but the processes need to be refined so that they can work wherever they want to. The ability to access company assets and data on any device should be a priority, and there’s no reason to suggest that working on a smartphone or tablet is any less easy to achieve or any less secure than using a PC. Office 365 includes mobile versions of Word, Excel and PowerPoint, allowing people to work on their phone or tablet. Customers benefit from Microsoft’s investments in cloud security, while administrator tools such as Data Loss Prevention (DLP) mean it isn’t a complete disaster if an employee loses their phone.
You are:
Ready to Commit
You’re almost there. Users are always connected no matter where they are and what they’re doing - but wouldn’t it be nice to ditch the laptop? With Office 365 mobile applications, cloud storage and increasingly faster mobile networks there’s no need for your employees to take a laptop wherever they go. The mobile versions of Office 365 are included with your subscription and work equally well with both touch screen and physical keyboard inputs. If the issue is security, then admins can be assured by Microsoft’s investments in cloud security and the inclusion of tools that mitigate the damage caused by a loss or stolen device.
You have:
Laptop Loyalists
You are a:
Perhaps your workers are too connected – if there is such a thing. There would be no need for employees to check their email on holiday if you were achieving the productivity gains available using Microsoft Office 365. With Office 365 users can check Outlook on the train, work on PowerPoint at home, and have voice conversations in Microsoft Teams using a Bluetooth speaker in the car. And if they’re enjoying some free time, then colleagues can easily find the right information or person without hassling them at all. Office 365 works well with Bring Your Own Device (BYOD), Choose Your Own Device (CYOD) or Corporately Owned Personally Enabled (COPE) policies by allowing administrators to control the flow of information and mitigate a lost or stolen device. This means there’s no need for IT to block users favourite applications.
Never Unplugged
You are the epitome of the mobile workforce, capable of accessing everything and anything while still maintaining a work-life balance for your users. Employees are just as productive at home or on their commute as they are in the office, getting more things done at a time that suits them. The question is could your organisation be even more productive? Are you maximising the benefits of Connected Workforce technology? Microsoft Office 365 is evolving with new features and services all the time. For example, collaboration is improved through the use of Microsoft Teams, which the default communication application within the suite. Being able to discuss projects in real time and to share files with relevant colleagues will save your workers even more time and make the whole organisation more efficient.
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