Most businesses are still not getting their tech and IT working right - and it's causing disruption across the entire workforce
Logitech report claims that if IT teams were involved earlier on in office space planning, productivity wouldn't take such a hit.
A recent Logitech report reveals that only a small fraction of businesses engage their IT and Audio-Visual teams early in the planning process, leading to suboptimal technology setups and potential productivity losses. In the UK, fewer than a third (31%) of workplaces involve these teams before space planning begins, forcing tech decision-makers to scramble for solutions in already designed spaces.
The report highlights that poor IT team involvement results in failed audio, dropped connections, and a median productivity loss of 12.2 minutes per person per poor meeting. Despite the acknowledgment of a strong link between workplace experience, productivity (86%) and collaboration (90%), only half (56%) of business leaders feel confident in justifying tech investments with ROI data, and only 29% treat it as a core business strategy.
Logitech proposes a solution of closer alignment between IT, HR, and Real Estate teams from the outset, as planning rooms as a coordinated team could reduce long-term costs associated with upgrading outdated hardware. To strengthen ROI justification, the report suggests using tech downtime as a metric, with productivity impact serving as sufficient proof that office spaces need improvement.
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