For many federal government departments and agencies, the pandemic marked the first ever full-scale rollout of remote teleworking \u2013 and the simultaneous meltdown of\u00a0 organizational effectiveness.<\/p>\n
Conference lines\u202foverloaded and crashed. Video conferencing attempts failed. \u201cImmediate\u201d tech support service\u202frequests flooded the queue. Then, thousands attempted to cram into pre-coronavirus\u202ftelework systems, and frustration levels climbed because of delayed tech support.<\/p>\n
However, remote\u202for telework<\/a> doesn\u2019t\u202fhave to\u202fresult in operational inefficiency. In fact, implemented properly and with\u202fsufficient\u202fguidance, there should be minimal operational difference. Many private companies, like ours, rely heavily on\u202fteleworking<\/a> for our day-to-day operations. The long-term operational effectiveness of your organization will be highly dependent on its ability to\u202fadapt to a\u202fremote work\u202fenvironment.<\/p>\n Microsoft Teams, a commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) platform that serves as a remote hub for teamwork in Microsoft 365<\/a>, can help government agencies enhance capabilities and decrease technical issues, while meeting security and compliance needs.<\/strong><\/p>\n If you don\u2019t already have Teams, check out Microsoft\u2019s Office 365\u202fUS Government plans<\/a>, which are designed to meet the needs of federal, state, local, tribal, or territorial government entities.<\/p>\n Teams gives your agency the following capabilities:<\/p>\n By adopting a platform like Teams, you can quickly support your remote workforce<\/a> while minimizing your worries about:<\/strong><\/p>\n For agencies that want to quickly deploy Microsoft Teams, the good news is it could take less than a week to implement basic chat and meeting capabilities. It\u202fwould take\u202fbetween\u202ftwo to four weeks to\u202fimplement\u202fmore advanced capabilities,\u202fwhich includes\u202fproviding\u202fbasic\u202ftraining, adoption, change management,\u202fsecurity and compliance,\u202fand\u202fgovernance\u202fplanning.\u202f<\/strong><\/p>\n As you consider your options, keep in mind that\u202fmany of these solutions can be implemented for a small fraction of the cost of lost labor hours that result from sub-optimized telework solutions.<\/p>\n Teams can solve the collaboration frustrations of your\u202femployees \u2013 whether those frustrations are due to frozen teleconferences, busy circuits, or crashed\u202ffile sharing services.\u202fMicrosoft Teams can help government agencies maintain operational efficiency in a remote or hybrid work environment.<\/p>\n We help agencies implement and optimize Teams to increase adoption and operational efficacy.<\/p>\n\n Enhance Capabilities, Decrease Issues, Meet Security and Compliance Needs<\/h2>\n
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