Deepak Jadhav
Director, VDA Infosolutions
Remote work – Key trends & challenges
Most areas of operational IT are taken care of, initial hiccups also taken care of and employees are almost got used to remote work culture but few challenges with regard to IT security are still a challenge while protecting the data.
Delivering paperless systems and enhancing end-user experience
One cannot enhance productivity by digitising few applications as most applications are interlinked so all related applications need to be digitised so as paperless systems can be adopted easily and meaningfully, random selection of applications for paperless systems will not give any fruitful results.
Strategies for business profitability
Newer strategies to get employees engaged and motivated are required and that can be done by routine video calls with smaller groups and putting healthy competition among smaller groups to ensure the team is engaged in every aspect.
Future of work and workforce
Initially, it was difficult to change the working style/culture of the workforce from on premise to remote but new fresh hires will get oriented from day one and they will get adjusted to the culture of remote working quickly. The difficulty that most are facing while working from home is insufficient space or non-availability of a proper working desk in metro cities at home, while other cities face issues of internet connectivity, electricity etc. BYOD will be the main driver in future workforce hiring so those well equipped with their own laptop/desktop and conversant with handling applications remotely will be given weightage along with skill.
