Digital

Digitalise to Thrive

A new whitepaper released by software development company, Mashbo, explores how the pandemic has accelerated digitalisation in the workplace and how this can be a catalyst for business transformation, growth and revenue generation.

Digitalisation in the workplace is nothing new, but the pandemic has accelerated changes that were already gathering pace, such as remote working, the automation of manual tasks and the use of online tools and platforms to facilitate workplace collaboration, regardless of geographical location.

Mashbo MD, Gavin Sherratt, said: “A new reliance on digital platforms and tools brings with it challenges and opportunities. For those businesses not already geared towards remote working when the pandemic hit, solutions may have been hastily patched together to enable them ‘get by’. While this may have sufficed in crisis mode, a lack of integration and consistency will undoubtedly slow down processes and have a negative impact on productivity.

“What has happened over the past 12 months is many businesses have digitised - that is taken analogue files and processes and replaced them, like-for-like with digital or electronic ones. This was the best option for survival.

“Now, businesses need to look to digitalise, in order to thrive. Unlike digitising, digitalising takes new and emerging technology to change whole business models. Instead of just resolving a problem, or improving efficiency and speed, it adds or creates value as well. It’s disruptive and can be lucrative.”

Mashbo’s latest whitepaper explores five opportunities in digitalisation that are available to all businesses, right now.

1. Making remote working sustainable 2. Automation of manual tasks

3. A contact-free working world 4. Get money back on your tech investments

5. Maintaining a human touch