Sustain Work-From-Home in the New Normal
Ensure work-from-home is planned, integrated, and supported during the pandemic and beyond.
- Not all roles are able to WFH; the ability to WFH varies throughout the organization.
- Organizations lack a clearly defined, unbiased approach to determine who can continue to work from home on an ongoing basis and who needs to return to the workplace. In addition, some employees want to return to the workplace regardless of whether their role can WFH.
Our Advice
Critical Insight
- The emergency WFH program won't sustain itself – it's a significant change that requires choosing the right long-term options for your organization and ongoing efforts through supporting programs and change management.
Impact and Result
- Sustain WFH opportunities for employees by creating a planned, integrated, and supported program that maximizes the benefits of flexibility while supporting both organizational and employee needs. Using an in-depth analysis of work duties, processes, and operational outcomes and the development of clearly defined program parameters, transition the current short-term emergency WFH arrangement into a successful and unbiased long-term WFH program.
Sustain Work-From-Home in the New Normal Research & Tools
1. Assess the current state of WFH
Assess the current state of WFH and determine the suitability of each work unit to WFH long term.
2. Identify and select WFH options
Choose the WFH option for each work unit that best aligns with the organizational context.
3. Define WFH program parameters
Define employee eligibility and time parameters for WFH program, create a WFH policy, and determine resources and support required to enable the program.
4. Prepare to implement and sustain the WFH program
Create a program rollout schedule, use change management to support the transition, and communicate the WFH program internally and externally.
Member Testimonials
After each Info-Tech experience, we ask our members to quantify the real-time savings, monetary impact, and project improvements our research helped them achieve. See our top member experiences for this blueprint and what our clients have to say.
10.0/10
Overall Impact
$5,133
Average $ Saved
3
Average Days Saved
Client
Experience
Impact
$ Saved
Days Saved
Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Guided Implementation
10/10
N/A
N/A
Modesto Irrigation District
Guided Implementation
10/10
N/A
N/A
Stamford Hospital
Guided Implementation
10/10
$12,399
4
Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario
Guided Implementation
10/10
N/A
2
Pembina Pipeline Corporation
Guided Implementation
10/10
$2,000
5
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Get the help you need in this 4-phase advisory process. You'll receive 6 touchpoints with our researchers, all included in your membership.
Guided Implementation 1: Assess the current state of WFH
- Call 1: Review the current state of work units and roles working from home during the pandemic.
- Call 2: Determine WFH suitability of each work unit and identify which should be included in the sustained WFH program.
Guided Implementation 2: Identify and select WFH options
- Call 1: Review WFH options and determine which one(s) align with each work unit. Assess whether any consolidation between WFH options is available.
Guided Implementation 3: Define WFH program parameters
- Call 1: Determine the individual eligibility and timing parameters of the WFH program.
- Call 2: Identify the support required to implement the WFH program and determine how related programs will need to be modified.
Guided Implementation 4: Prepare to implement and sustain the WFH program
- Call 1: Prepare to launch the program by reviewing change management tactics and key communications.
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