Teleworking is a hot topic this week in office water coolers - both physical and virtual - around the nation as new business sparked heated discussions on the merits of flexible work environments. The timing is particularly appropriate as is Telework Week, a global effort created by the mobile exchange work and sponsored by Citrix to encourage organizations and indidivuals telework for the week.
For public sector organizations, telework is the right choice at this time for several important reasons, including productivity gains - that is front and center as public sector organizations continue to face to tight budgets and the federal government comes to terms with the realities of sequestration. Telecommuting also plays a vital role in ensuring the continuity of operations. Estimated closing four days in February 2010 cost the federal government between $ 70 million and $ 100 million per day in lost productivity. Telecommuting saved the government $ 30 million a day during the 2010 storm
flexible working environments are also a powerful advantage in efforts to recruit and retain the talent needed to run the public sector ramps of competition labor up after the recession.
mobile exchange of work did the math and quantified the benefits of a single week of telecommuting. Seventy percent of the organizations that participated in Telework Week last year noted increased productivity. In addition, 69 percent of those who participated said they would give preference to jobs that offer telecommuting
The more than 105,000 individuals -. Over 0 percent of which comes from the federal government - which promised to telecommute this week will also see significant benefits. During the week, participants will:
- Collectively save $ 8 million in estimated savings in one week. For a year, which is a collective savings of $ 402 million, or an average suburban economy of $ 3,750
- Avoid driving over 4.9 million miles during Telework Week - which is more than 197 trips worldwide
- Save 3.5 hours per no way in a week - the equivalent of 175 hours per year
- Spare the environment 10,0,000 pounds of pollutants
- Avoid consuming more than 517,000 gallons of gas
telework programs that succeed do not produce themselves. They require that the structure and technology to support spontaneous and planned collaboration. In addition to the eligibility policy, planning, resources and management, a telework program, to be effective, must meet two basic requirements clearly defined:
- The staff must be able to work in the same way they would in the office, with full access to desktops, applications, files and collaboration
- iT must be able to secure and control information trade to maintain protection, privacy and respect
Enabling virtualized environments, remote access, agile infrastructure, and mobility programs, such as bring your own device needed to support teleworking initiatives requires a global IT approach. Citrix teleworking solutions, including XenDesktop, NetScaler, Podio, GoToMeeting, Citrix CloudGateway and ShareFile offer desktop virtualization, collaboration and online meetings, a unified enterprise application store, and share files, to make simple and secure telework programs for federal agencies. Our new XenMobile solution extends our capabilities by offering the first mobile device management company industry solution that gives users the choice of the device while enabling it to meet the needs of management and compliance.
Citrix solutions, combined with the expertise and experience of our team, provide public sector organizations the necessary tools to ensure that successful telework initiatives that enhance productivity and support continuity of operations priorities
to support more, download our new resource :. Empowering Teleworking, Executive Mobility and Disaster Recovery Programs - Best-Practice solutions for the federal government.
If you have questions about telework or our technology solutions, please drop me a line.
Tom Simmons, Area Vice President of Public Sector for Citrix Systems is available tom.simmons@citrix.com.
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