The New Phase Of Work Culture Is Collaborative Work Environment

Technology has influenced many work environments of organizations across the globe. With the usage of technology finding its way in to new arenas, it has now ventured in to building up of collaborative work environment. Many manpower consultancy firms are making active use of technologies that build and support collaborative work environment which makes communication within organization as well as with the clients much easier and sorted. In recent times, there are five market best tech tools that help in creating the collaborative environment.

• First is the extremely popular messaging app Slack. It is considered one of the best tools for inter team communication. Communication channels can be set up by the users so that the updated information regarding projects and meeting remains visible to the team members associated with the project. There is option of private grouping as well. It is a stable platform for sharing documents and reports with its easy drag and drop facility. There is option for commenting as well as searching and bookmark files for easier access. Well known brands like NASA, Buzzfeed, Salesforce, and Ebay are already using Slack.
• Yammer is team collaboration software that facilitates conversations, file sharing and team collaboration on projects. It can be used for discussions related to deadlines and project details. It also facilitates relative search feature which allows users to find relative documents and groups. There is option to prioritize certain message and save some of them to unread segment for addressing them later. User profile can be created in this software that highlight project status and useful methods for working together. Brands currently using Yammer are Intuit, Verizon, Xerox, DHL and UNICEF United Kingdom.
• SaaS application Hoopla is next on the list. It is specially meant for high velocity sales and target based HR teams. It can be used for performance tracking by setting up a leader board and broadcasts the scores live on various media platforms like TV and mobiles within office setup. This facility is available both online and offline. It can help towards boosting productivity by organizing internal rewards for target meeting. Hoopla TV can provide real time updates with the sales progress and latest developments within organization while Hoopla Mobile allows effective communication between managers and field executives. Thus this application facilitates overall connectivity within teams for collaborative environment.
• Digital workspace Evernote facilitates productivity by providing flexible work environment. It integrates various project operations at one place. It is convenient for those who work towards digital information collection as it allows clipping web articles, capturing hand written notes and snapping pictures. There is provision for effective communication as well between team members. There is a screen friendly layout which helps in sending notes.

The last but definitely not the least is the Google Docs, Sheets, and Slides. It is one of most well known in the list. Google office suite helps in writing, editing and collaborating in the most effective way possible. One can get access to documents any time over any device like mobile, tablet or PC and can be shared with similar ease. Real time editing helps the users to view the latest changes with ease and it gets saved automatically with an update. The conversation can be performed as well on this platform.