A debate has been brewing for the last few years pitting knowledge workers and their respective corporations. The dream of most people in the working world is to actually do their job from anywhere at anytime as long as they complete the tasks assigned while government regulations, corporate governance and the belief that in-person collaboration leads to more productivity. Thus the battle lines are drawn.
Knowledge workers are not process management oriented, which is why the Business Process Management paradigm is rapidly fading. For millenials, productivity is people-oriented. Communication, collaboration and knowledge sharing company-wide provide the best results. Knowledge flowing in multiple directions, across the board, not just among management is the most effective to achieve a collaborative environment. The platform is set for the future, today’s Internet is being used as a global information sharing tool, enabling communication to be done in real-time, mobile and making globalization a reality.
According to a recent Gartner study, by 2013 40 percent of knowledge workers will remove their desk phones and won’t work from a cubicle or office. Instead these workers will work from their current location via tablets and smartphones. We have come a long way since distant communication in the workplace and information sharing took much time. Enterprise software developers are spending copious amounts of time and money in an effort to determine what businesses need to do with their software to monetize and benefit from these predictions.
By 2014, 40% of workers will telecommute, marking a significant milestone for the way work is done and shared amongst the enterprise. The final prediction states that broadband will become universal and enterprises will become mobile. So, rather than question “are we there yet?” we should be asking how long until everyone recognizes the future is now?
Today’s knowledge worker is just as productive inside the office as out. Even without universal broadband, they are already removing desk phones, having content mobilized to telecommute and most importantly using cloud-based platforms as a tool to get the job done. Cloud-based tools enable knowledge sharing and the opportunity to obtain the information necessary to answer any question and maximize productivity. Companies that are the first to recognize this paradigm shift in work will lead their counterparts.
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