iOFFICE: Survey finds employee experience is driving investment in IT

IT and workplace choice makers are prioritizing expertise options that improve worker expertise and engagement regardless of ongoing price range constraints, in keeping with new analysis from Teem by iOFFICE.

“The State of Office Tech” report, which summarizes survey responses from 300 U.S. IT professionals, HR managers, and office expertise leaders, discovered that two in three respondents view making a optimistic worker expertise (69%) and serving to staff keep productive (62%) as prime expertise drivers. Moreover, virtually half (42%) reported that they’re contemplating current or rising expertise to assist worker engagement.

The pandemic has introduced consideration to obtrusive gaps in office expertise infrastructure, main many organizations to speed up associated initiatives and investments. Nonetheless, 42% of respondents cited value as a barrier to implementing new office expertise, whereas 16% reported a scarcity of buy-in inside their organizations.

Managing an agile work atmosphere, reconfiguring workspaces, and preserving inside price range have been the highest goals cited for evaluating new programs. Above all, companies indicated that their prime criterion for investing in new expertise is that it’s simple to make use of.

Unsurprisingly, multiple in three leaders additionally cited supporting remote/on-site work (71%) and speaking necessary data to staff (70%) as prime drivers for office expertise funding. Different drivers favored by half of contributors included bettering worker collaboration and productiveness, adjusting areas to make sure bodily distancing, and managing exterior guests.

Office leaders additionally need new options which might be simple for them to arrange and handle. Options that require in depth IT {hardware}, don’t combine effectively with current expertise, or are troublesome to scale can shortly turn out to be cumbersome inside a rising group.

When requested what they’d most like to vary about their current expertise, 30% mentioned they want it was simpler for his or her individuals to make use of. One other 30% wished for higher integration with current software program.

The most typical themes raised because of the pandemic, included community connectivity points, preserving staff wholesome and assembly their wants, onboarding new staff and being short-staffed.

Chad Smith, VP of product technique at iOFFICE, mentioned: “At such a difficult time, IT leaders proceed to face price range limitations, but they’re in a singular place to steer their organizations into the longer term with expertise options that enhance productiveness and collaboration. Studying of the particular challenges they face proper now has enabled us to share contemporary suggestions to assist IT and office leaders consider office expertise, justify value, and show return on funding.”

Learn the full report by iOFFICE.