{"id":21328,"date":"2017-07-05T01:43:19","date_gmt":"2017-07-05T01:43:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/enterprisestrategies.com\/?p=21328"},"modified":"2017-07-13T15:59:04","modified_gmt":"2017-07-13T15:59:04","slug":"digital-workplace-not-about-software","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/enterprisestrategies.com\/2017\/07\/05\/digital-workplace-not-about-software\/","title":{"rendered":"The Digital Workplace is Not About Software"},"content":{"rendered":"

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A New Way of Working and<\/b> Keys to Success <\/b><\/h3>\n

If you enter \u201cdigital workplace<\/a>\u201d into a search engine, you\u2019ll find some links to vendor pages as well as articles that touch on the different software needed to create a digital workplace. If you really dig, you may find some good information that goes beyond the technology, but I think organizations are still missing the mark. A digital workplace is not about a set of tools you put in place, but about providing a new way of working. This results in employees that are more engaged, efficient, and productive, which in turn makes for satisfied customers and higher revenues.<\/p>\n

In fact, the digital workplace is becoming the new reality. More people are working remotely<\/a>, and with the gig\/freelance economy on the rise (now 35% of the U.S. workforce<\/a>), investing in a digital workplace is win-win. This creates a framework to accommodate this new way of working and resourcing work.<\/p>\n

What does a Digital Workplace Look Like for a Worker?<\/h3>\n

I\u2019ve had the benefit of working solely this way for the last nine months, and I want to share some of my experience and learnings. I started working with Enterprise Strategies last fall, and I\u2019ve yet to meet more than half of the team in person. Yet as a team we still managed to form, storm, and norm the way an onsite team would.<\/p>\n

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We\u2019re wrapping up a nine-month client engagement with a large insurance firm and I have only met half the client team in-person once during the kick off meetings. Our joint team worked from five states and one other country to collaborate and deliver. Over that time, I worked from my home office (and occasionally couch), at a coffee shop, at a friend\u2019s house, and from family\u2019s houses while visiting them. I took a month-long trip with my family to Europe and while I purposely took the first 10 days completely off (unplug, please!), I was able to work from our hotel in Venice, villa in central Italy, apartment in Paris, and flat in London. Work from anywhere is a real thing\u2026<\/b><\/p>\n

Keys to Success in the Digital Workplace<\/h3>\n

Working this way does take some planning, thought, and self-discipline. And yes, some tools. This is what I\u2019ve found as key to my success in a digital workplace:<\/p>\n