Development of Remote Working Methods - a survey of private sector executives. How do executives view the impact of collaboration tools on everyday work efficiency? Check our latest infographic to find out

1. DEVELOPMENT OF
REMOTE WORKING METHODS
Steady growth in remote working and the flexibility
that it affords are central to the expectations of
executives in the coming years, influencing both
where and how business will get done.
How do executives view the impact of collaboration
tools on everyday work efficiency ?
32%
use collaboration tools EVERY DAY
to share documents on the internet
in real time.
say that document collaboration tools have a
positive effect on their professional efficiency :
HOW DO EXECUTIVES USE
COMMUNICATION TOOLS ?
telephone
conferencing
85%
enterprise social
networking
62%
video
conferencing
83%
consider it most useful to have ALL
office tools available when away
from the office
instant messaging
or chat
73%
90%
50%
1/4
NEARLY
consider it most useful to work
collaboratively and remotely on
the same document via the internet
64%
say that they are working
increasingly more
cross-functionally to complete
projects regardless of hierarchy.
WHERE AND HOW
DO EXECUTIVES WORK?
WHEN EXCHANGING INFORMATION ON A PROJECT, WHICH
SOLUTIONS DO EXECUTIVES SAY ARE EFFECTIVE?
face-to-face
97%
telephone &
document sharing
88%
video conferencing
75%
WHERE DO EXECUTIVES DO THEIR WORK?
The office
95%
At home
59%
At another
company’s site
39%
A public
place
27%
A dedicated
teleworking site
21%
say that the main advantage of
remote collaboration is avoiding
wasting time on travel72%
37%
say that it is achieving a better
balance between work and
home life
64%
BUSINESS OF TOMORROW
When asked about work over the next 10 years, executives
would most like to see the following developments:
The flexibility to
organise the working
day through flexible
working hours and
teleworking
65%
Online collaboration
tools like mobiles,
videos, document
sharing, enterprise
social networking
37%
Working in project
mode with less
hierarchical
structure
24%
Workplace
mobility
22%
500 people, constituting a national representative sample of executives in the
private sector.
Field research conducted between 22 and 28 July 2014.
This report has been produced in accordance with international standard ISO
20252 "Market, opinion and social research".
This study includes results which are subject to margins of error that are inherent
to statistical laws
A survey of private sector executives