Oxford Economics worked with Citrix to survey 600 business and IT executives around the world and across industries to measure their progress toward digital work. We found that big changes are happening— but much work remains to be done.

1. Building the digital workplace
Mobile strategy is at an inflection point
Digital work means more than mobility
Digital work takes work
Digital work pays off
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What comes next in the mobile revolution
Oxford Economics worked with Citrix to
survey 600 business and IT executives
around the world and across industries to
measure their progress toward digital work.
We found that big changes are happening—
but much work remains to be done.
are building support
for off-site
environments
Many companies have yet to meaningfully change strategies around mobile, but the
number with mature mobile strategies is expected to rise sharply by 2020.
The explosion in mobile maturity will drive the development of digital work, and strategies
are changing to support the shift.
Change of this magnitude is never easy, and there are meaningful barriers to digital work.
Top barriers to
virtual work
Percent of companies with integrated strategies for mobile
Digital work drives
financial success
Digital work helps attract
and retain superior talent
Organizations demonstrating the strongest capabilities for mobility and digital work—we
call them Digital Workspace Leaders—perform at a higher level than others.
have policies to
safeguard sensitive
info when contract
workers leave
make data securely available
to all relevant users
23%
TODAY
44%
IN THREE
YEARS
61% 31%59%
Concerns about security
Cost of technology
Lack of IT skillsand training
49% 45% 34%
Leaders
Others
91% 86%
65% 64%