SMART Technologies Inc. has announced new global research demonstrating a correlation between optimized use of collaboration technologies and better business outcomes. Filigree Consulting conducted a study asking business users about technology adoption in their workspaces and the value that these solutions provided. The research concluded that 71 per cent of businesses are not effective at using collaboration to drive business value throughout their organizations.
The research results have been published in a white paper entitled “Visual Collaboration Solutions Best Practices: Global Report and Recommendations”. The primary conclusion identified that achieving the highest value from collaboration requires a strategy that deploys integrated solutions, supporting services and best practices. For those organizations at the highest levels of maturity, 90 per cent reported value from collaboration solutions exceeding what was achieved from other technology investments.
“This global research highlights global best practices, addresses the value achieved by incorporating collaboration technologies into workspaces and provides key insights into what leading organizations are doing to enhance the way they work,” said Jeff Lowe, Vice-President – Marketing, SMART Technologies.
Based on the survey, an assessment tool has been created to help organizations determine their level of maturity with collaboration and how they may improve business outcomes. The SMART Collaboration Maturity Assessment consists of a 20-minute online questionnaire that can be taken by any member of an organization and will produce comparative results based on industry standards.
