Topics: collaboration, Workplace by Facebook, Facebook, Future Workplace
[Infographic] When Work Bots, Chat Apps, and People Collide
Posted by Bill Cushard on 12/6/17 9:00 AM
Kevin Johnson, president and chief executive officer of Starbucks, took the stage at the 2017 annual shareholder meeting. During the part of the presentation when he talked about company initiatives, Johnson raised a question Starbucks has been working on. "How can we better connect with our store managers, and how can we help store managers create community amongst each other?" The answer to both of these questions lies in the decision to implement Workplace by Facebook at Starbucks in January 2017.
Topics: Facebook, Future Workplace, Bots, chatbots
How Hive Incorporated Safety Officer for Workplace by Facebook Into Its Hurricane Harvey Emergency Action Plan
Posted by Bill Cushard on 10/5/17 9:00 AM
According to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), the purpose of an emergency action plan is to "facilitate and organize employer and employee actions during workplace emergencies." One of the minimum requirements of an emergency action plan is to account for all employees after an emergency evacuation has been completed. In other words, employees should be notified that an evacuation needs to commence and once that occurs, the employer must account for all employees who were impacted.
Topics: Workplace by Facebook, Facebook, Future Workplace, Safety Officer
Worldwide spending on enterprise software was $314 billion in 2015 and expected to rise. This amount does not include the money and resources spent on professional services, migrations, integration work, training, and support. Organizations are spending big money on software. The problem is that nearly half of all software projects fail. Forrester Research has found that 49% of CRM projects fail, and according to CSO Insights, less than 40% have full scale end-user adoption.
Topics: Software Adoption, Workplace, Future Workplace, Gartner