What please dynamics are now changing faster than ever. Currently, millennials comprise 38 percent of the U.S. workforce, and estimates suggest that these young Americans will comprise 75% of the workforce by 2025. Even more importantly, 38% of jobs in the U.S. are expected to be automated in the coming 15 years, estimated to affect 100 million workers as early as the year 2025.
Tech companies are also deploying new digital technologies faster than ever. A report from International Data Corporation (IDC) stated that 55% of small businesses have already adopted a digital strategy, while 38% of traditional businesses have already gone digital.
Without a competent strategy, processes, and frameworks it is easy to lose control or even block the work of those relying on new technologies. While many organizations rush to implement technology without a defined plan, this can spell catastrophe financially and in terms of their reputation. Managed IT Services Vancouver offers highly incisive strategic and customized guidance in creating a modern workplace.
What is a Digital Workplace Strategy?
A digital workplace strategy is a deliberate approach to the redesign and repurposing of work environments. Before any technology is implemented, it’s important to create a plan that has been well vetted by various stakeholders. A digital workplace strategy is about building work environments that empower your employees and improve their work experience.
Key Strategies for Digital Workplace Strategy
Goals and objectives
A digital workplace strategy should align with business aims. To do so, you must construct quantifiable objectives for your digital workplace to achieve. Setting goals will help you anticipate the effect of your actions on your business and its employees.
Improved Processes
Allowing employees to work remotely, thus allowing them to be more productive, is one of the possible benefits of a digital workplace. In addition, you can improve best practices and reshape processes as new technology allows. However, both the processes and technology must support one another. If you do not understand all current and new processes, it will be difficult to devise a strategy that is effective.
Flexible options for technology
For the success of your digital workplace, choose the right tools and software to connect your workers. The entire workforce is important, so make sure you choose technology that is accessible and engaging. For example, if you have remote workers or deskless workers, look for mobile-friendly technology.
You need software that facilitates virtual collaboration and connects employees to the organization from afar. Your technology needs to be the glue connecting all employees regardless of their location or position within your company.
Strategy & Implementation
To provide an exceptional employee experience your organization must consider the adoption of a digital workplace strategy from the outset of a project cycle across IT, sales, marketing, and others.
A blueprint for each department must be identified to achieve goals and figure out how they can utilize IT Support tools to enhance communication. This requires communicating and training about the digital workspace for all employees.