Telecommuting

Telecommuting

Leif Hemstad WW Director – Premier Field EngineeringMicrosoft

March 16, 2011

Telecommuting At Scale

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Canada:United States:Latin America:

APACIndia: Japan: Greater China:

Central and Eastern Europe:Germany:MEA:UK:Western Europe:

EMEA

Asia

Americas

Why Telecommuting is Important to Me

Importance to My BusinessAttract, Recruit and Retain Team Members

Team Members control their Work/Life BalanceMy Workgroup Health is 12% higher than the rest of Microsoft$11K - $25K of Infrastructure Cost to Office-based Team Members goes awayCloser Customer ConnectionReduced Sick and Disability TimeBusiness Continuity

63 Million Americans will Telecommute by 2016

- Forrester Research “US Telecommuting Forecast,2009 To 2016”

Enabling Telecommuting

HR

BusinessTechnology

Infrastructure

Culture

Team Member/Employe

e

Customers

Neighbors

Suppliers

Vendors

Technology is a Must

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3 4InstantMessagingTelephoneSupport

Meeting-Centric Collaboration

Tools

Social Networks Security

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Key Learnings to ShareWalk In Their ShoesDon’t Go All In immediately – Evolve

Not all team members can handleBusiness and Cost Models

Technology Start Up Costs – Monthly Savings – Face-to-Face Investment

Communication is AmplifiedOffice Becomes a Community Center

Impact on the physical office or facility