The pandemic has pushed companies to rethink their organizational structure and build in remote work as needed, or even as much as possible. While essential, this transition isn’t always easy without the right digital tools.
How can companies track user activity? Or encourage collaboration across different projects and team members? The Odoo ERP is the ideal solution for successfully managing this transition from office-based to remote work.
How to support team collaboration in a remote work environment
Managing projects remotely isn’t easy. Many companies use project management solutions, but they’re often installed directly on company workstations and not accessible remotely. Others use Excel, which, in addition to making collaboration difficult, has its limits when it comes to real-time follow-ups and data security.
For a manager leading teams through a shift to remote work, many questions come up, such as how to ensure teams understand their tasks and complete them on time. For employees, the question may be how to find the best way to work with colleagues and track one another’s activity.
Here we look at how remote-work managers can coordinate different teams and maintain effective communication regardless of distance.
Remote project management with Odoo
Having a dynamic and powerful tool where all information can be stored is a real advantage for a company. Imagine being able to see what the sales team has sold, track the progress of different departments, and receive updates on key discussion points. All of this information is often shared informally among employees-but with Odoo it can now be captured and shared for the benefit of the entire company.
An online project management solution is essential for effective remote collaboration. And its value increases when it’s connected to other business management tools such as your ERP. Quote generation, project management and customer support tickets-every area is intertwined and synchronized in one centralized platform.
Easier collaboration: remote access, traceability of exchanges...
Data centralization provides a 360-degree view of the entire organization without risking the loss of information between collaborators. Odoo is highly flexible and makes it easy to modify projects and automatically notify any team member concerned. Odoo's alert and ticket system is efficient for tracking information and allows teams to follow project stages remotely. If any issues arise in the company, Odoo provides a real-time overview of available resources so users can react quickly.
Odoo project management offers several types of views, including kanban, calendar and list. It streamlines interactions and communication within the company by setting up reminders, creating notes and auto-assigning tasks. Odoo also helps improve coordination, which is essential for managing remote work. Having to deal with a high volume of email exchanges can often leave employees overwhelmed. Odoo significantly reduces the number of email interactions to keep things manageable.
No more endless email threads or siloed information. Authorized employees can directly modify the elements that concern them, boosting overall performance and improving employees’ quality of work.
Project management in numbers
- 77% of companies use project management software.
- Only 44% of employees are satisfied with the project management process in their company.
- 59% of respondents admit to storing project management information in different email exchanges rather than centralizing everything.
- 41% of respondents say they track project progress through various tools.