Changes & Managing Modern Teams

What do shared documents allow several people to do?

• share work

• Share files and folders

• Work on the same file at the same time

What are some of the benefits of using collaboration tools? (select 3)

• Easier for employees to work together even if they are in different locations

• It is easier to work more efficient & flexibly, such as working from home

• can get work done much more quickly than before

• Employees can travel less and there is less impact on the environment

Which of these is a way of planning a project or a schedule? Chose 2

• Excel document

• Simple to do list that breaks the project down

• Gantt Chart

• Charts and graphs

Some modern technology that can be used to communicate within a business are? (choose 3)

• Hot Spot

• Email

• VOIP

• Smart Phone

Modern technologies have made teams more diverse and multicultural.

What are the benefits of this?

Choose two options.

• More travel time to meet up with people around the world, helping you gain air miles.

• More diverse opinions and perspectives providing greater creativity in the workplace.

• More respect for cultural differences, which can help when dealing with clients around the world.

• Less time travelling to different countries which will increase productivity due to less wasted time.

Modern technologies have meant more of our employees work in different countries.

How does this impact on the business?

Choose two options.

• Employees work in different time zones, which means your business may operate 24/7.

• Employees can work as casual employees, rather than full-time permanent staff.

• The workplace is more diverse and multicultural.

• The workplace is more inclusive to individuals with disabilities.

Modern technologies have made the workplace less accessible.

• True

• False

How has the workplace become more inclusive due to modern technologies?

Choose two options.

• People with mobility issues need to travel less due to technologies like video conferencing.

• People in different countries can work together using cloud computing.

• People with family commitments can work more flexibly, such as from home.

• People with visual difficulties can use text-to-speech software to access documents.

How do modern teams work more flexibly due to modern technologies?

Choose two options.

• Employees can access documents despite visual disabilities, using text-to-speech software.

• Employees can work remotely, such as from home, rather than in the office.

• Employees can be based in different time zones, providing a 24/7/365 service for customers.

• Employees can work as casual staff, when it suits them, rather than as permanent staff.

Modern technologies have made it so we expect businesses to be available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year.

• True

• False