
Because people participate in multiple teams simultaneously, each team must establish its own collaboration standards. Collaboration serves the needs of our people and business. We’ve found that collaboration is just as much about culture as it is about technology. The better we understand how our teams work, the more completely we can enable a collaborative toolset and mindset that empowers them to achieve greater productivity. We examine the scenarios in which people work together and rely on technology and services. We constantly assess our organization to better understand the collaborative landscape. They are constantly connected, networking, and collaborating, and we reward them for teamwork and the results their teams produce, not the amount of time they spend in the office. Our employees want to access their workspace whenever and wherever they need. Our company culture is focused on the success of the business and how we can use teamwork to achieve that. It’s easier for employees to move from project to project and for organizations to use talent on demand.More time is available for our organization to focus on making our business better, and our employees have access to tools that can greatly improve their productivity. People are working simultaneously in more teams more often than ever before. Millennial hires are impacting the workforce-they are the first digital natives.There are now expectations around pervasive connectivity.Today the situation is quite different and technology is enabling the difference. Our culture revolved around what the individual achieved. Decisions were made during specific business hours. Computers were something we used primarily at work and work was done only from the office. Data was parked in on-premises datacenters. In the past, the pace of business was generally slower. Of course, one of the biggest forces we’re dealing with is the way we’ve changed how and where we work. Focusing on workspace instead of workplace Our goal, and likely yours too, is to enable workers to embrace modern work styles and increasing collaboration by providing tools to meet the needs of our continually changing business. We want our employees working with and for each other in teams. We can’t afford to have our employees siloed and working apart from each other. Collaboration is critical for enterprise success. The ability for our people to build on the work of others is a fundamental principle at Microsoft.We have five generations in the workforce at the same time, presenting varied expectations of how and when people believe they can be most productive. The workforce is increasingly diverse. Diversity presents itself in our organization in many ways, including lifestyle, culture, and demographics.Our teamwork solutions need to connect our users to their teams wherever and whenever they need it. We have many teams that span five or six time zones and multiple countries and regions. Teams are more and more globally distributed. Our teams need different ways to connect across locations and time zones to suit their workstyles.Teamwork extends beyond the borders of our internal organization and we need tools that enable fluid external collaboration while protecting our business, and our users. Collaboration spans organizational boundaries. More and more groups consist of people from inside and outside the organization.The way our employees collaborate is also changing: The change in collaboration isn’t simply about statistical increases. Companies that invest in collaboration and teamwork are five times more likely to be high performing.The average information worker has seen the time spent on their day-to-day tasks increase by 50 percent.Workers are taking part in twice as many collaborative teams as they did five years ago.The typical worker has seen several important collaboration changes that affect them and their business, including: They are increasingly mobile and increasingly working on a schedule that allows them to be most productive. The average worker is collaborating with more people, more often, and in more dynamic ways. The collaboration landscape is changing daily. As a hub for teamwork, our collaborative toolset empowers our employees to be productive and enables our entire organization to change at the speed of our business. With Microsoft 365, as never before, employees can check in one place for the latest updates, files, and data for their projects and work. We’re using core Microsoft 365 services such as SharePoint Online, Microsoft Teams, Skype for Business, Exchange Online, and Yammer to support modern work styles and enable continued digital transformation. At Microsoft, we’re using Microsoft 365 to empower our employees to achieve more by driving better teamwork and collaboration in our teams.
