Effective collaboration helps everyone get more done
Digital collaboration underpins virtual, mobile and remote working
Many people whose work used to be done in the office now work some or all of the time from home or other remote locations, such as co-working spaces. In a survey, 65% of employees said they'd like to continue working remotely in the future; and 33% said they'd like a hybrid work arrangement. Businesses are overwhelmingly in favour: 80% of European employers saying they plan to maintain work-from-home policies post pandemic.
A critical success factor for remote and blended working styles is providing the right digital tools for communication and collaboration. Relying on paper documents and email can make information access and sharing difficult and add delay to processes like authorisations that require multiple signatures. Information security can also be put at risk if documents aren't properly controlled and managed. Teams may also struggle to work efficiently if they don't have a virtual workspace where everyone can come together and collaborate in real time.
In addition, organisations are recognising the importance of extending those tools to employees whose work doesn't take place at a desk in front of a computer. These are typically front-line roles: mobile workers in areas like field sales and operations, transport and logistics, and domiciliary care; or roles performed in locations like factories, warehouses, retail outlets and construction sites. The right technology can make it easier to schedule jobs, submit timesheets and reports, and keep everyone engaged with the business.
Konica Minolta research shows that setting up a suitable infrastructure for virtual and collaborative working is the top internal digital transformation challenge for organisations. In many cases, a patchwork of technologies may have been implemented over time that can't be integrated. In other cases, employees may be using unauthorised software tools to fill the gaps. Fortunately, integrated technologies and services exist that can be deployed to meet the collaboration and communication needs of remote, mobile and frontline workers.
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Collaboration becomes digital
The way we work in a professional environment has fundamentally changed in the past years. It has seen the rise of a new star: collaboration. The share of the total working time that full-time office workers spend in virtual or digital collaboration has doubled in less than a decade from a mere 7% in 2013 to 14% in 2019.
Give your business the edge with effective collaboration and communication
A software solution that provides you with an integrated communication and collaboration hub can help your people work efficiently while staying connected to each other and to your organisation. As a Microsoft Global Managed Partner, Konica Minolta can help you get the most out of the full suite of Microsoft 365 apps and services to help your people get more done, and your business keep moving forward.
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