Changing the Way We View Remote Work
Now that most have been forced to support remote working, many have seen the anticipated drop in productivity has not eventuated.
Cost reductions, more employee engagements and efficiencies have in fact been some of the benefits of remote work.
So, what does organisation?
this mean for your
This crisis has sparked a permanent shift in attitudes about working from home that will last long after the crisis has passed: those that were hesitant are now seeing the upside. Increased response to remote work will drive infrastructure savings and employee morale.
How can your organisation aspect of the ‘New Normal’? leverage this
IT leaders will be required to deploy and support the technology infrastructure necessary to enable remote workers. This includes not just team productivity and collaboration applications, but also remote access to tools as diverse as CRM suites and HR systems. Ensuring security at both ends of remote work and the office while ensuring ease of access and adequate scalability is now the name of the game.
Remote workers will also need to be managed in a goal-oriented way that allows supervisors to obtain measurable results without being overtly intrusive or dependent on micromanagement.
The ‘New Normal’ will demand that organisations dust off their IT strategy or roadmap and update them accordingly.
An IT strategy is not a document that should sit in a binder and collect dust on a shelf: it must be a living document that continually reflects how IT plans to align to the objectives and priorities of the business.
To chart a direction forward on the new normal, IT should hold a strategy review workshop
To decide how your strategy will change based on the ‘New Normal,’ start to brainstorm technology, process, and governance initiatives you could pursue coming out of the pandemic. Next, identify the relative priority of these initiatives – how much value will they provide? How difficult would they be to execute?
Finally, your IT initiatives roadmap should be updated to reflect inclusion and timelines for your top-priority initiatives.