For at least the next few months, remote work does not seem to be going away. COVID-19 has shaken up many industries and, for some, their reality has changed significantly. To help reduce the number of cases, many precautions have been put in place, such as safe distancing, stepped-up cleaning protocols, face coverings and, of course, remote work. Businesses both big and small have had to make adjustments to continue their operations remotely, or on-site with certain limitations. The transition to remote work has been easier for some businesses than for others. These businesses already had the right tools or level of digitalisation in place to create a fully digital remote work environment; for others, it was a much bigger challenge. These companies had already implemented or have implemented an ERP like Odoo to transform their business. They were ahead of the curve. There is a reason why ERPs are in such high demand right now.
If your company is behind, or struggling to complete your digitalisation processes so that you can properly run your work-from-home operations, there are options available - and Odoo is one of them. Odoo makes it easy to get your business set up for remote or work-from-home operations.
Why Odoo Works for Work From Home
Odoo has been online for years now and is 100% paperless. From HR and inventory operations to finance and sales, everything is completely cloud-based. With Odoo, you can manage your company from virtually anywhere with dynamic, intuitive software. All data is stored in one place, and there are various applications available to monitor and manage your employees just as you would on-site. With Odoo, remote work has no limitations.
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Key Odoo Work-From-Home Features
Attendance Monitoring
From cultivating an optimal remote work environment to providing advanced communication capabilities, Odoo has several features that make working from home a practical option. For example, Odoo offers attendance monitoring. This module is used by employees to mark their attendance remotely. And if it ever becomes necessary, there are also measures in place to prevent false recordings.
Task Tracking
One of the most useful parts of the Odoo ERP software is task tracking. One of the biggest concerns with remote work, or working from home, is the potential loss of employee productivity. Odoo’s ERP allows you to track your employees’ daily tasks and progress to ensure that work is completed promptly, even outside the office. Reports further enhance your team leaders’ ability to properly manage departments and teams and track their efficiency for maximum results across your company, remotely.
Project Management
Big projects can be daunting, especially when your company seems fragmented by remote work. Not with Odoo. Odoo recognises that working remotely requires strong project management because at any point your employees can have several ongoing projects at once. Because of this, there needs to be a way for teams to keep projects organised, and Odoo does just that. It allows you to easily plan, track, and collaborate on projects in a visually pleasing layout. You can monitor tasks, discussions, documents, scheduling, milestones, collaboration and more in a drag-and-drop, user-friendly dashboard. Everything is set up for your teams to get work done on time.
Don’t worry about communication within your company – Odoo has an integrated chatter feature so that everyone can communicate and collaborate on different tasks or documents throughout the workday. And Odoo’s built‑in interconnectedness between apps keeps the whole company in sync, enhancing communication and keeping your teams together even when they’re out of the office.
We understand that you need the right tools to work together successfully. During this unprecedented time, when remote work is a first for some companies that have not yet adopted this practice, challenges can quickly arise. Odoo has several apps to help your team stay connected while transitioning to remote work. From instant messaging, task and productivity trackers, to customer service web chats and SMS text messaging, Odoo has it all covered.
A Wide Range of Business Apps
Beyond enabling companies to work effectively Odoo offers a wide range of business apps with a wide range of advantages that can drive improvements in any organisation. CRM, HR, E‑Commerce, Sales, Marketing Automation, Accounting and much more. Check out the e‑book for more information!
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