Working Virtually

Advantages
and
Disadvantages

Group I1
Paminder | Hima | Vineesh | Jitendra | Sailesh
 Introduction
• ‘The work can come to the worker, rather than the worker
going to the work.’

• “…Dramatically different ways of organizing capital,

technology, information, people, and other assets…”
-Dana Meade,retd. CM and CEO of Tenneco

• E-mails, teleconferencing, videoconferencing etc.

-reduced paper usage
-no need of physical presence
 Advantages
• Cost
– Less expense on office space and employee
support
• Productivity
– Opportunity to employees to work from home
– Office can be contacted while travelling
Example: Skillsoft for training, Fridays
earmarked for working from home
 Advantages (contd..)
• Access
– Access to employees any place any time
– Enables work delegation among part-time workers,
freelancers
– Emergence of virtual workforce
Example: ifreelancer, outsourcing, SETI
 Disadvantages
• Costs
– Equipment for connectivity
Examples:
– Laptops for Onsite coordinators
– Teleconferencing and video conferencing on regular basis
• Technology
– Technical support problems
Examples:
– Printer breakdown
– System crash
 Disadvantages (Contd .. )
• Culture
– Distance reduces opportunities
– Confidentiality of data

• People
– Sense of belonging
– Connect effectively
THANK YOU