Collaboration is Simpler When Your Resources are Organized

If all you had to worry about for your business were its processes, you would never have to worry about results, but this unfortunately not the case. You must build a product or service and bring it to the market in order to sell it, and without appropriate processes, your organization cannot produce something worthwhile. Let’s discuss how your team’s organization skills can help make your business more profitable.

Are You Organized?

There’s always that one person in the office whose desk is a total disaster, or at least appears to be so. There might not appear to be a system in place, and if there is one, it’s certainly not visible to any onlookers. On the other side of the coin, you have the person who keeps their desk immaculate, free of any clutter, dust, or other distraction. Most of us lie somewhere in between, but no matter where on this spectrum you are, you must have a system in place to keep things organized. This system should be built on these three variables:

1. Understanding what needs to be done
2. Keeping related information together and available
3. Solid communication

As long as you can keep these three variables in mind, you should have no problem with organization, even if your desk looks like a filing cabinet just exploded.

Organization Enhances Collaboration

If the manager doesn’t know what’s going on, then how can the team members expect to as well? Not only does this drag down the project itself, but it also drags down the morale of the team. It’s natural that people do not like to be associated with inefficiency and ineptitude. What kinds of solutions can you implement to assist with collaboration efforts? Let’s take a look:

• Document and Asset Management: If you want to stay organized, the best way to do so is to have a central repository for all of the assets people need on a regular basis. Through collaboration software, each user can be assigned to a project and assigned certain tasks, all while accessing materials needed to complete them.
• DB Search: Each project can be tied to a document management system, meaning that all assets should be found through a database search.
• Dashboard: Some of the new collaboration applications allow for integration between calendars, time-tracking tools, and other features through a centralized dashboard. Users can even see notifications for new correspondence, new tasks, and scheduled events.
• Communication Tools: One of the greatest benefits to modern collaboration solutions is that they now have communication tools built into them. Applications like email and phone, as well as social networking tools, can all be implemented appropriately, as can instant messaging and direct messaging platforms.

With such powerful collaboration tools at your disposal, teams should not be struggling with organization. If anything, these tasks can be made much easier. If you want to start the conversation about how you can implement these solutions for your business, reach out to us at (978) 482-2020.