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1 Same course, different speed
2 Benefits of digital collaboration
2.1 Greater transparency
2.2 Encourage and motivate the team
2.3 The opportunity to always collaborate and stay connected
2.4 You can create multidisciplinary teams and between areas
2.5 You create collective learning and knowledge bases
3 In practice, expectations are exceeded
Same course, different speed
In the business world, two global scenarios related to digital transformation are perceived : the first has considerable progress and is made up of large companies from the retail, consumer, banking and maquiladora sectors; the second, made up of SMEs , is waiting. However, the truth is that the need to interact externally in digital ecosystems and, internally, through digital collaboration solutions, is increasingly evident.
Benefits of digital collaboration
The benefits of having digital collaboration software include:
- Have an official communication channel
- Adopt a simple and accessible tool for everyone
- Possibility of sharing documents, files, images with excellent quality
- Improve internal security by having business software and not WhatsApp
When collaboration software started to develop, the benefits they wanted to offer were in a certain way:
- Improve and unify communication
- Make collaboration more efficient
- Have active supervision
However, the usefulness of these softwares has exceeded the initial approach with which they were developed. Some of the additional benefits are:
Greater transparency
By unifying communication channels, it is easier to create transparency and accountability for employees. People will be able to observe their to-dos and tasks; Unlike before, now there are no longer scattered tasks on WhatsApp, email, Post-it, etc. Everything is registered and available on a single platform , which increases transparency in the way of working.
Incentivize and motivate the team
In English there is a term that does not have a literal translation into Spanish: accountability . What it means is the responsibility and motivation that a person feels when having tasks, obligations or duties. By having collaboration tools where work teams come together, it makes your motivation and responsibility increase, therefore, productivity as well.
The opportunity to always collaborate and stay connected
Collaboration software , as well as the advancement in cellular networks and internet access, have made it possible to be multi-device and mobile . Now it is possible to be connected with the world just by having access to Wi-Fi, so it is possible to have access to your work, documents, information and especially to the rest of your collaborators in such a way that, even if you are traveling, you can work in a as efficient as if you were in the locality.
You can create multidisciplinary teams and between areas
The work between collaborators is very important, the added value they offer is very different than when they do not contribute to each other. If we remember, our collaborators are people who have their contact network and experiences, but it is difficult for a collaborator to arrive with a different initiative. Collaboration software helps this, people are more informed and updated about their responsibilities and those of others , which triggers creativity and potentially exploits all these attributes and values that the collaborator has to offer.
You create collective learning and knowledge bases
By having multidisciplinary teams and different areas in groups, information and learning begin to flow exponentially . The problem that the legal area currently has may be very similar to the problem that Human Resources had, but it is also likely that they are unaware of it due to lack of collaboration.
Expectations are exceeded in practice
Collaboration is one of the great advantages of the digital age, solutions such as Webex Teams and Cisco Meetings and our Collaboration One product , whose advantages in practice are greater than those initially proposed . If you have questions about how to implement this type of software in your company or want to know our product offering and success stories, at Evox we are here to help you.
