Executive Summary Global Survey: Companies are unprepared for the arrival of a true digital workplace Access to work emails on mobile devices, using voiceover IP at work or tracking company news on social media are second nature in today's world. Some might say that together these elements are enough to constitute a digital workplace. We disagree. avanade
Executive Summary Global Survey: Companies are unprepared for the arrival of a true digital workplace A dramatically changing workplace In 2013, Avanade explored the four technology trends that were driving changes and opportunities in the way that we work and pushing organizations to redesign the processes they used to conduct business (see Work Redesigned: a strategy for seizing new opportunities). Today the focus has shifted to the impact of digitization on both the workplace itself, and the roles that people will play within that digital workplace. Will the traditional office as we know it exist in the future? What will the digital workforce of the future look like? What are the business benefits of a truly digital workplace? In our latest research, we explored these topics and others. We wanted to understand how companies define a digital workplace, the benefits that leading-edge companies are realizing, the challenges that they foresee or may have encountered, and the changes that they anticipate on the horizon. The key question that remains is: Are organizations ready? Based on our research findings, the short answer is no. CLICK TO TWEET What din 52% Nay HOVR AN INCREASE In productivity? What did 67% say drove an increase in productivity? A digital workplace. Creating a Dades FOUR years Creating a digital workplace takes four years. Have you already started? 31 31 31 Have you atrendy startest? 31 It until and social marta the SAME as a ? Are email and social media the same as a digital workplace? Think again. Fantay's lannader will have jotis Trust DON'T Exist lo-day Today's teenagers will have jobs that don't exist today. Will you be ready to hire? Organizations are WOrPINOBE TODAY Organizations are building digital workplaces today. Will you be left behind? 2 Bottom-line impact of a digital workplace include: increased productivity (67%) employee engagement (53%) and revenue growth (43%) What is your organization waiting for? To start with, there is widespread confusion in the marketplace about what a digital workplace actually is. Eighty four percent of respondents incorrectly believe that email and social media capabilities are all that is required for a digital workplace. We define a digital workplace as one that empowers employees - regardless of their location - to drive business advantage by using digital tools and intelligent context. Simply put, employees can access the information and resources that they need anytime and from wherever they are, in order to do their jobs more effectively. It can even provide the intelligence to make relevant information find the employee at the relevant moment. And the benefits are real. The journey to digital has already started and is generating business benefits The