The workplace is changing—it’s mobile, and employees are using devices and technologies to be productive in new ways. Check out the effects of this ongoing transformation and see how organizations can reap the benefits.
2. Get the Best Work from Your
Employees: Enable Mobility
• Empower your workforce to be as sharp and
productive as possible
• Flexibility is king
• 3 out of 5 employees claim they don’t need to
be in the office to be productive (Mashable)
• Work is no longer a place
• Enable mobile workers
By 2015, 1.3 billion workers will have gone mobile—that’s 37.2% of the
total global workforce (IDC). Is your organization ready to meet the needs
of the modern, mobile workforce?
3. Benefits of a Flexible Work
Environment & Mobile Workforce
• Elevated productivity (able to work anytime, anywhere)
• Sharper focus
• Higher quality work
• Increased social collaboration (teams, departments)
• Improved employee satisfaction
• Lower turnover
4. Transitioning to a Flexible,
Mobile Work Environment
Keep these components top of mind:
Devices • Provide laptops or tablets to employees
• Weigh potential return (improved productivity)
against initial investment
• Allow/support BYOD
• Let employees bring and use personal mobile
devices for work
• More risk/less control
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5. Transitioning to a Flexible,
Mobile Work Environment
Keep these components top of mind:
Devices • Enable mobile devices
• Provide technology/solutions needed for
devices to be used effectively
• Mobile print
• On site high speed Wi-Fi
• Off site access to internal servers/files
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6. Transitioning to a Flexible,
Mobile Work Environment
Keep these components top of mind:
Devices • Accessing files on multiple devices from
multiple locations = big security risk
• 45% respondents had data loss in last 12
months; 11% had to disclose the losses publicly*
• Understand risks of mobile; protect
against security threats
• Hacking, fraud, human error
• Partner with established info security vendor
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*InformationWeek's 2013 Mobile Security Survey
7. Transitioning to a Flexible,
Mobile Work Environment
Keep these components top of mind:
Devices • Balance flexibility with clear regulations
and expectations
• Keep mobile employees accountable for work
• Next year, 20% BYOD programs will fail due to
mobile device management measures that are
too restrictive (Gartner)
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8. Transitioning to a Flexible,
Mobile Work Environment
Keep these components top of mind:
Devices • Not all employees will want to work the
same way with the same mobile
technology
• Discuss preferences with individuals and
try to accommodate
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9. Transitioning to a Flexible,
Mobile Work Environment
Keep these components top of mind:
Devices • Provide assistance and training to help
employees transition smoothly
• Ensure maximum productivity (return)
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