Agile WorkingHow can it help your business?

Lynsey WhitfieldProject Manager, Faculty of Science &

Engineering

What is the Agile Office?

The Agile Office Project is part funded by the European Development Fund and is designed to help SMEs break free from the traditional office environment and work in a more flexible and agile way.

The main objectives of the project are to facilitate the collaboration between the University of Wolverhampton and businesses within the region to provide them with the opportunity to learn about these new technologies through access to specialist consultants and a state of the art demonstrator centre.

The demonstrator centre gives the businesses access to use these new technologies (hardware/software) and be guided on its use in their business.

What is Agile Working?

With the increase in the use of mobile technologies such as laptops, smart phones and tablets there has been an increase in the way that businesses can utilise these technologies to increase their productivity and ROI.

By providing a more flexible working environment that enables staff to work together in a more proactive and flexible way, they are able to have access to the data (wherever they are) that they need to do their jobs effectively.

Advantages of Agile Working

• Increased productivity• Reduction in overheads• Decreased absenteeism• Environmentally friendly• Increasing economic competitiveness in the market

place• Offering opportunities to improve work\life balance for

your staff

Disadvantages of Agile Working

• Isolation – staff can feel like they aren’t part of the team

• Additional infrastructure – Extending your network beyond your premises

• Potential lack of supervision• Security concerns – Is it safe to extend networks, will

my data be safe?• Lack of coverage – Potential blinds spots in network

coverage

Solutions we are able to advise on:

• Cloud Computing– Cloud based web services, Cloud Management, Cloud

Marketing

• IT Security– IT Health Checks, General Security

• Mobile Computing– Using handheld devices (tablets, smartphones) outside of

the office environment

• Remote Collaboration– Staff working on the same data from different locations

Questions?

Contact details

Lynsey.whitfield@wlv.ac.uk

Tel: 01952 288206

www.it-futures.com/agile