NEWS

VIRTUAL COLLABORATION DEFINES THE NEW WORLD OF WORK

Especially in times of the corona virus, the whole working world is changing. Where recently conversations were held directly in the office, loneliness dominates today. The rooms and corridors are deserted, the employees work decentrally in the home office. But even before the Corona pandemic it was clear that the working world was about to change dramatically. The increasingly complex demands placed on globally active companies required a new level of cooperation. This means bringing together people who are far away from each other, but who still work together. An effective and simple form of communication is required from all employees who work together on a site by site or even globally.

In order to be able to create powerful, agile and cross-company teams, DESMA has integrated the so-called ‘spaces’ in the new digital platform SmartConnect 4.U Ecosystem. Especially in complicated projects many employees are involved, each individual is important for the success of the project. However, communication plays a key role for the efficiency of the team and thus the whole project. In ‘Spaces’ DESMA offers a simple and intuitive possibility to form cross-company teams. The special communication rooms can be designed open or closed. This allows confidential talks but also open discussions. Especially the possibility to store documents at a central location and make them available to others is an important point. In this way, it is possible to work together on individual documents efficiently and purposefully, all employees are always at the same level. There are various options to avoid miscommunication. For example, conversations can be directly linked to physical objects such as production facilities.

In addition to the basics, new products and concepts are also presented to provide new impulses for new thinking, because this unusual time can of course also be used to reposition oneself. An up-to-date schedule of all webinars is available on the digital platform SmartConnect 4.U Ecosystem. Free registration is available to all customers at https://ecosystem.smartconnect4u.biz/en.

DESMA offers an online learning portal on the new digital platform SmartConnect 4.U Ecosystem for all those who can now spare even less time for further training in their everyday work due to the chaos that has arisen. This also enables learning independent of time at any time.

Due to the current travel restrictions, DESMA has already made a digitally acceptance with new machines. Whereas in the past an entire delegation used to travel for several days, today a DESMA employee on site at the machine virtually connects all participants. Among others, he is supported by the corresponding sales representative who attends the machine acceptance from the home office. The employee is equipped with headset, camera and mobile device. The customer navigates the employee to all the places he wants to take a closer look at, so nothing stands in the way of an uncomplicated acceptance.

Especially in view of the enormous effort the Corona pandemic is making on all of us, it is important to take something with you for the future. We should not only be mindful of the social responsibility of each individual, but also of the knowledge that each individual can and must help when a major task is ahead. Above all, good communication and coordinated cooperation are necessary. But the Corona pandemic has massively accelerated an already existing process not only in the overall social context, but also in the world of work. Many more people are now working from home than before. Business trips and training courses can no longer be carried out as usual. Online meetings, digital team building, knowledge exchange in the form of digital platforms and webinars have changed the performance of our working life forever. Flexible working time models with a high home office share have the potential to lead to an unexpected dynamic and readiness for action. Meeting via web instead of on site saves time. Employees are able to make appointments in America, Asia and Europe on the same day. Digital machine acceptance tests also help to save resources. All these possibilities will have a sustainable impact on our everyday work and change it permanently. Maybe after this transformation we will have more time and money for the actual projects. We at DESMA have already been on the way to this new, virtual working world for several years – be a part of it.

author:

Sascha Abokat, Product Manager New Digital Services