3 WAYS HOW WORK IS CHANGING, FOR GOOD.

Since the discovery of fire presumably millions of years ago, life and work have changed progressively, from a simple spark to the revving of machines in large industries, to the soft hum of fans in the electronic devices we use to communicate and interact every day. We are now at the cusp of work changing forever. There are many ways in which work, even work in an office is changing, and below are three ways in which we can expect work to change for good.

 

          1. IT LITERACY

Companies will find it necessary to take their staff through training on IT. This is to ensure that the staff in the organization are able to make best use of technological advancements in their environment for the benefit of the organization. IT literacy goes beyond knowing how to use a smartphone. It delves deeper into having the skills to use specialized professional software solutions to professionally perform a job. This will be a cost that companies are required to undertake occasionally, but the benefits will be worth it.

Besides this, companies may be required to facilitate remote work schedules on either fulltime or part-time basis. Towards this, the company will be required to avail hardware such as laptops and storage devices for their staff. An added cost for the facilitation of remote work may be the provision of a stable internet connection.

 

          2. TRANSPARENCY & COLLABORATION

One of the key requirements for any work to get done manually is for people to interact in person. Needless to say, the curtain is quickly falling on this era, especially after the advent of the internet. Collaboration can now be done virtually through online messaging or video calls in the general view of collaboration. For more specialized collaboration, companies need to employ the use of an Electronic Document Management System, such as C-One cloud. This will ease collaboration whether they are working remotely or at the office.

Electronic Document Management Solutions, such as C-One cloud, allow for collaboration both within a project and within departments in the organization. This is done in real-time, aided by state of the art technology. It is beneficial in processes such as real-time approvals and appending electronic signatures. Additionally, there is enhanced transparency and governance in the day to day operations in a business. The details of the operations are also readily available in real-time. This is through the feature of audit trails and access control to the software.

 

          3. FLEXIBILITY OF WORK

Some may argue that due to rising populations production output must also increase so as to cope with rising demand. With the demand for rising production output also comes the increase in revenue potential. This is one of the ways in which business has driven technology. When everything an organization needs to serve its customers is available at the click of a button, work processes move faster. This way more customers can be served in a shorter amount of time, from wherever the customers are. It also means that as staff members get more work done thus there will be less time lost due to redundancies.

This also means that work will also be easier to perform by people living with disabilities. This is due to the minimal need for physical movement at the office, or the increased opportunities to work from home.

 

The only thing that is inevitable in life is change. The same can be said for business as well as other spheres and adaptability is key for survival. The organizations that reap the most from changes in technology are the ones which adapt first and fast. Such companies are also viewed as more progressive by the market. The transition from manual and analog work conditions to digital working conditions is the changing face of industry.  Organizations should make the shift quickly so as to reap the most benefits.


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