Remote working

Priit Parmann

Overview Benefits Trends Technical solutions Drawbacks

Advantages Going green Saves money Offshore

outsorcing Stay At Home

Moms Keep relocating

employees Satisfaction

Trends

12% of UKs working population work from home (2007 survey)

Distributed work Virtual offices Coworking /

Telecommuting 2.0

Technical solutions

GPRS / WiFi Remote access VPN over SSL Mobile twinning Groupware Conferencing

software

Drawbacks

Increased workload Isolation Security Tech support

Summary

Increased productivity Environmental Saves money Not a “magic cure” Suitable for certain jobs Nothing replaces face-to-face contact!