A modern workplace solution comprises of software and hardware that facilitates communication, collaboration, productivity, security, and enhances employee satisfaction.
Organisations that think about ways to modernise operations set themselves up for success. In recent years organisations have wanted the businesses they interact with to become nimbler, more secure, productive, and responsive. The only way to accomplish that is through a modern workplace strategy.
Hybrid work has transformed how we work. We used to work standard hours, with dedicated focus-work time in static office locations with few distractions. Now we seek to collaborate with others on a more shifting timeframe and have a multitude of ways to work that include different meeting experiences while seeking to connect with others in a natural, immersive way – that is predominately digital and infrequently in real life.
Every department will need to come together – to reimagine how to empower employees, engage customers, optimize operations, and cultivate innovation. The always-on culture means operations need to support and help employees thrive not burn out. Employees now expect to be able to connect and collaborate with colleagues from anywhere and on any device. Workspaces need to facilitate inclusion and productivity. The solutions must be cost-effective, streamlined, and support work from anywhere security.
Here are five benefits successful organisations embrace when they undertake a modern workplace transformation:
Enable your people to do their best work from anywhere. Empower your teams to be productive and secure as they transition into the world of hybrid working with Microsoft 365 and Microsoft Teams.
Bring agility, nurture adaptability, and build sustainable resilience. Develop agile operations to react quickly to changes in corporate functions. Enable people to be more productive, collaborate effectively and stay connected.
A modern workplace is designed to meet compliance and governance requirements. A well-designed modern workplace solution can meet hundreds of security and compliance rules that meet accreditations such as Cyber Essentials and ISO 20071.
Added business value by maximising IT solutions. Save over 50% through license consolidation to Microsoft 365. Take advantage of all the inbuilt benefits of Business Premium licence offers.
Easily add automation to your business. Quickly automate your workflows, enable business logic to simplify tasks, and connect your processes with Microsoft Power Automate.
1. A modern workplace enables your people to do their best work from anywhere.
Empower your teams to be productive and secure as they transition into the world of hybrid working with Microsoft 365 and Microsoft Teams. Staying connected with colleagues and interacting with online meetings from home or the office is easy with Teams. Securely share files of all types and work together in real time with Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. Harness the power of SharePoint, across all devices on desktop, web, and mobile, backed by the familiar and intuitive experience of Microsoft. Finally, simplify day-to-day activities, business processes, and routine tasks by automating and integrating them through your IT ecosystem with apps and workflows. All are remotely managed and secured with access control applications and mobile device management digital tools.
2. A modern workplace brings agility, nurtures adaptability, and builds sustainable resilience.
Develop agile operations to react quickly to changes in corporate functions. Enable people to be more productive, collaborate effectively, and stay connected. Increase the availability of core IT infrastructure and applications. Enhance cyber security to safeguard digital assets and react quickly to threats by eliminating vulnerabilities and weaknesses. Strengthen financials with an operating expenditure-driven cost model, reduced total cost of ownership, and data-enabled policies to manage devices and access control.
Modern workplaces are more agile, digital, and efficient, which makes them essential for success in today’s uncertain business landscape.
3. A modern workplace is designed to meet compliance and governance requirements.
A well-designed modern workplace solution can meet hundreds of security and compliance rules that meet accreditations such as Cyber Essentials and ISO 20071. This meets insurance demands while reducing your exposure to security risks. Defend against advanced cyber threats and control access to sensitive information and secure devices. Mitigate compliance and privacy risks, protect, and govern sensitive data, and secure cloud environments. Allow only the right users access to files and systems, protect your data and proactively block threats. Using modern workplace technology organisations could reduce data breach risk by 45% and security management costs by 50%.
4. Added business value by maximising IT solutions.
Save over 50% through license consolidation to Microsoft 365. Take advantage of all the inbuilt benefits of Business Premium licence offers. Introduce stable cost predictions when refreshing and upgrading devices to respond to security and compliance risks. With an accredited Microsoft Modern Work Solution Partner, you can maximize technology investments – giving you insights and recommendations about growth opportunities. You need solutions that can extend easily and affordably as your business changes and grows, without requiring significant up-front investment. Unlock all the benefits within your licences to maximise your budgets and reduce operational costs on unnecessary third-party applications.
5. Easily add automation to your business.
Quickly automate your workflows, enable business logic to simplify tasks, and connect your processes with Microsoft Power Automate. Solve business challenges with low-code tools for your teams. New digital tools, such as Power Apps, can deliver improvements across your organisation. Create apps, workflows, and custom, rich forms to streamline processes. Automating administrative tasks that eat up employees’ time – from hot-desk booking, and managing car parking slots to easily generating reports from multiple data sources.
Booking app for your organisation
We have successfully built company booking applications that span hot desks, car spaces, and work locations.
There are many Power Apps use cases available. A sample of the most popular apps we have created are: book a room, leave request, expenses, onboarding, customer lookup, budget tracker, and organisation browser. We can also build apps specific to your business needs and requirements. We utilise Power Apps for some administrative help desk tasks enabling our teams to work smarter and continually deliver a five-star service.
App layout and design can include your logo, brand colours, font, and specific work rotas. The apps can run in Microsoft Teams or are easily accessed via a web browser, with no need for additional software or IT admin.
