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Casual Articles - Public Services on the Move: Mobility and Flexible Working in UK Local Government
Have you ever considered using an advertising mini-blimp to drive sales to your company? As funny as this does sound, they work very well, that is as long as you follow a few simple rules of advertising. You see, Advertising 101 predicts that you need a disruptor to get the customers to take notice. Well a mini-blimp flying over your store, laundry mat, used car dealership or carwash ought to do the trick right?Certainly, but keep reading that text book because now that you have their undivided 5 seconds of attention span, you need to conside
Access to Information
One common issue with all organisation is the distribution of duplicate, unmanaged data. The administration effort of the complexity caused by this duplication of data can itself be overwhelming, and distributes teams just compounds the problem. The approach that we find most effective is to adopt centralised organisational data with secure ‘point of need’ access to it from mobile devices by field workers.
Promotional mouse mats are a great investment because they are cheap to buy and easy promotional items or gifts to distribute. Everyone who uses a computer needs a mouse mat, and some people, especially those with laptop computers, like to have several! These promotional mouse mats can be a great boon to your business, but only if you can get your customers to use them. Advertising in the form of promotional mouse mats is great, but how do you ensure that you customers will throw away their old mouse mats in favor of the ones that you are kindly
The need for local government to mobilise:
Reduced operating costs - The key result of effective remote and flexible working strategy within any organisation is significant cost savings.
Flexibility – on the move teams need to stay in touch and work collaboratively without the need for frequent return trips to the office.
Accommodation – a desire by local government to reduce as far as possible the overhead of legacy civic buildings. Large numbers of councils currently let or actually own numerous office buildings across the country – which amounts to tied up assets which could – if not required following the adoption of remote working - be sold, producing capital for more prudent use.
External drivers – A combination of UK government initiatives (see projectnomd.com) actively promoting remote and flexible working combined with EU regulation requiring that facilities to provide home working as an option for certain types of work have created a pressing need.
Getting it right
Providing the right resources for remote working staff
It is important to pay focused attention to the real communication needs of the staff being targeted for remote working deployment. A wealth of technology is now available for use by out of office staff, and the temptation is to equip the latest and greatest gadgets for remote workers – whereas the real area that needs to be understood and supported are the business processes and procedural responsibilities being
Meeting remote staff needs
Our TeamR methodology for remote working adoption is focused around ensuring that remote teams have the three key basic needs met. These needs are communication, collaboration and control. Without a clear strategy in place enduring that all three are provided, a remote team will not be effectively deployed and is likely to revert to office based working practices following significant expense, time and effort.
Access to Information
One common issue with all organisation is the distribution of duplicate, unmanaged data. The administration effort of the complexity caused by this duplication of data can itself be overwhelming, and distributes teams just compounds the problem. The approach that we find most effective is to adopt centralised organisational data with secure ‘point of need’ access to it from mobile devices by field workers.
In a recent conversation with a young man who works in a restaurant, an all too familiar scenario was played out again. The young man recognized me as a frequent customer, and struck up a conversation that surprised me with the level of trust he had in confiding his situation. He said that he was trying to find a better job, because the place where he was working was low in pay and had no benefits. Unfortunately, he also stated that all the efforts he had recently tried in finding a better job were being thwarted by a negative reference from his d work collaboratively without the need for frequent return trips to the office.
Accommodation – a desire by local government to reduce as far as possible the overhead of legacy civic buildings. Large numbers of councils currently let or actually own numerous office buildings across the country – which amounts to tied up assets which could – if not required following the adoption of remote working - be sold, producing capital for more prudent use.
External drivers – A combination of UK government initiatives (see projectnomd.com) actively promoting remote and flexible working combined with EU regulation requiring that facilities to provide home working as an option for certain types of work have created a pressing need.
Getting it right
Providing the right resources for remote working staff
It is important to pay focused attention to the real communication needs of the staff being targeted for remote working deployment. A wealth of technology is now available for use by out of office staff, and the temptation is to equip the latest and greatest gadgets for remote workers – whereas the real area that needs to be understood and supported are the business processes and procedural responsibilities being
Meeting remote staff needs
Our TeamR methodology for remote working adoption is focused around ensuring that remote teams have the three key basic needs met. These needs are communication, collaboration and control. Without a clear strategy in place enduring that all three are provided, a remote team will not be effectively deployed and is likely to revert to office based working practices following significant expense, time and effort.
Access to Information
One common issue with all organisation is the distribution of duplicate, unmanaged data. The administration effort of the complexity caused by this duplication of data can itself be overwhelming, and distributes teams just compounds the problem. The approach that we find most effective is to adopt centralised organisational data with secure ‘point of need’ access to it from mobile devices by field workers.
The most valuable asset your possess is your ability to earn a living. You have invested time, money and a significant amount of effort into your career. You have settled into a job that is, at best, comfortable. You often wonder what else you could do. You wonder how much more you could make. You wonder how much earning potential you have. You would love to have a career where you are energized by your work.Your annual review offers anxiety and confusion. After a brief conversation with your boss – one that is filled with phrases that d.com) actively promoting remote and flexible working combined with EU regulation requiring that facilities to provide home working as an option for certain types of work have created a pressing need.
Getting it right
Providing the right resources for remote working staff
It is important to pay focused attention to the real communication needs of the staff being targeted for remote working deployment. A wealth of technology is now available for use by out of office staff, and the temptation is to equip the latest and greatest gadgets for remote workers – whereas the real area that needs to be understood and supported are the business processes and procedural responsibilities being
Meeting remote staff needs
Our TeamR methodology for remote working adoption is focused around ensuring that remote teams have the three key basic needs met. These needs are communication, collaboration and control. Without a clear strategy in place enduring that all three are provided, a remote team will not be effectively deployed and is likely to revert to office based working practices following significant expense, time and effort.
Access to Information
One common issue with all organisation is the distribution of duplicate, unmanaged data. The administration effort of the complexity caused by this duplication of data can itself be overwhelming, and distributes teams just compounds the problem. The approach that we find most effective is to adopt centralised organisational data with secure ‘point of need’ access to it from mobile devices by field workers.
There's a few days left before the promised fund raising event. You've properly prepared for that day taking into consideration almost everything that you could think off.
The only thing to do now is wait and see if the event will be successful of not. The suspense is killing you. But what if things did not push through as planned? What if there was a low turnout of people? What if…? What if…?It's not always good to base your fund raiser on "what ifs". It is always best to have a comprehensive plan and specific fund raising strategies to guthe latest and greatest gadgets for remote workers – whereas the real area that needs to be understood and supported are the business processes and procedural responsibilities being
Meeting remote staff needs
Our TeamR methodology for remote working adoption is focused around ensuring that remote teams have the three key basic needs met. These needs are communication, collaboration and control. Without a clear strategy in place enduring that all three are provided, a remote team will not be effectively deployed and is likely to revert to office based working practices following significant expense, time and effort.
Access to Information
One common issue with all organisation is the distribution of duplicate, unmanaged data. The administration effort of the complexity caused by this duplication of data can itself be overwhelming, and distributes teams just compounds the problem. The approach that we find most effective is to adopt centralised organisational data with secure ‘point of need’ access to it from mobile devices by field workers.
"Candy-coated popcorn, peanuts and a prize,
that's what you get in Cracker Jack!"
I ate a lot of candy when I was a kid. Halloween, birthday parties, trips to the corner store… if there was candy to be had, I was there.
Granted, this was in the days before it was well understood that too much sugar can turn even the most docile child into a foul-mouthed psychopath (or, over time, a marketing consultant). Either way, I couldn't get enough.
One of my favorites was Cracker Jack, a disturbing conglomerativert to office based working practices following significant expense, time and effort.
Access to Information
One common issue with all organisation is the distribution of duplicate, unmanaged data. The administration effort of the complexity caused by this duplication of data can itself be overwhelming, and distributes teams just compounds the problem. The approach that we find most effective is to adopt centralised organisational data with secure ‘point of need’ access to it from mobile devices by field workers.
Concerns
Security of public citizen data
There will always be justifiable concern expressed with regards to the security of mobile access solution. These issues can be addressed today though the use of encryption , secure connections and dedicated telephony services, and while it has to be admitted these solutions are not perfect today, this is an area constantly under continuous improvement and review by technology vendors.
Adherence to official business processes
Much of the function of public bodies is run under the guidelines of governmental or legal frameworks. It is important to ensure that workflows being carried out by remote staff still fall subject to due diligence in this regard. The requirement for controls to ensure that the workflow being done within a team is following due procedures could benefit from a work flow automation tool- which segments the whole flow of business down into manageable chunks and orchestrates the flow of information around the team.
Traceability of changes.. Who did what and why?
Audited compliance is becoming an everyday aspect of an increasing number of public service bodies. There exists a legal and institutional need for traceability of individual pieces of work, finalised decisions and formally prepared documents to
Summary:
Remote and flexible working give public sector organisations real opportunities to reduce operating overheads while increasing staff efficiency. The adoption of such practices required thought, planning and expert knowledge in order for them to be effective.
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