It is often the implementation of such platforms that adds so much to overall time scales and reduces ROI. In today's economic climate where fast ROI is the driving force, software businesses have to do something to speed up implementation times.
The most significant benefit is increasing the speed of a project because speed not only reduces project costs but also delivers the increased revenue or the cost savings sooner. When most of a project's costs are people costs, even a small...
They will need ergonomic furniture, mobile devices, either a laptop or PC, a fixed or wireless broadband connection, specialised client software, dedicated telephony and a multifunction print/fax/copy machine.
That's right - no fax, no PDA or Blackberry-like device. The fax has no place in my set of tools because it's extremely insecure and limited compared to email - and moreover, involves paper which I try to limit my use of.
On top of all this, few organisations have document tracking systems that accurately measure the true usage for print, scan, fax and copy output. Photocopiers have been replaced by networked digital copiers, fax machines have given way to scanning...
An unmanaged print environment also reduces productivity and creates support headaches and problems with supplies. Uncoordinated procurement is not only time consuming but also costly because it reduces purchasing power and complicates service...