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USDA Turns To Telecommuting To Save Over $200 Million
October 11th, 2011
The USDA has increased their mobile workforce from 16,000 a year ago to more than 58,000 telecommuters today. The Department of Agriculture also hopes to continue to increase the size of their mobile workforce through the end of 2012.
The increase in telecommuters stems from requirements that were laid out in the Telework Enhancement Act of 2010. The USDA now has telework policies that include:
- Telework Agreement Form
- Technical Desk Guide For Workers
- Information on Wireless Connections
- An Interactive Telecommuting Training Program
The USDA is also working to be able to monitor and track teleworkers and statistics that come from their ability to telework.
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By implementing the telecommuting program the USDA believes they will be able to save over $250 Million a year.
Telecommuting savings often stem from improved energy management. The key to taking advantage of telecommuting savings is being able to manage and monitor all of your organization’s resources.
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Tags: Does Telecommuting Create Equality In The Workplace?
July 21st, 2011
While scouring the internet I came across an interesting question. On TED.com, the question is posed,”With the current capabilities to work a wealth of jobs via the internet is the world shifting towards an equality where nationality and location are becoming things of the past?”
We see organizations implementing telecommuting programs all the time, and if it does create more equality in the workplace that’s great, but one thing is for certain. Organizations who implement telecommuting programs have a much larger talent pool to choose their employees from. As far as whether or not this practice is making different nationalities more equal, I couldn’t tell you, but it certainly has the potential to do that.
Organizations who have the technology in place to effectively run a telecommuting program can hire employees from any where in the world. This allows organizations to hire the top talent available regardless of where they are located.
Telecommuting Tools
Some of the the tools and technologies organizations would need to implement a successful telecommuting program are listed below:
Video Conferencing Equipment and Video Conferencing Scheduling Equipment
Resource Management Solutions- Even with employees working remotely they may need to schedule conference bridges or something of the like to conduct meetings.
SaaS- Software as a Service allows employees to access software they would in the office from wherever they may be through a web browser on a computer or even on a mobile device.
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PeopleCube’s Free Webinar Schedule For July
July 6th, 2011
PeopleCube is constantly offering webinars to assist businesses with their Real Estate Management. Webinars touch upon topics like room booking, maximizing efficiency with scheduling software, event management, and tracking actual space utilization. Below you will find a schedule of free webinars offered in the month of July. You can click on the title of each webinar to register. We encourage you to take part in these webinars. Why wouldn’t you want to learn how your organization can cut real estate and energy costs?
July 13, 2011 2:00PM EST
Beyond Room Booking: Maximizing the Full Value of Resource Scheduler
This webinar will showcase how Resource Scheduler can increase productivity and efficiency while reducing real estate costs by helping to schedule meeting rooms, conference rooms, training rooms, video conferencing equipment, alternative workspace, catering and other services more efficiently. The webinar will also review how Resource Scheduler easily integrates with Outlook and Lotus Notes to reserve resources and other items from within these familiar calendaring environments. It will also highlight the numerous cost-saving reports available showing resource and real estate utilization information.
July 14, 2011 2:00PM EST
The Road to ROI: How PeopleCube Paves the Way to Your Business Success
This webinar will demonstrate how Resource Scheduler helps organizations save thousands of dollars. Resource Scheduler offer a great ROI because it can help reduce real estate cost, reduce staff needed to manage events, and make sure services like catering are ordered correctly and delivered on-time. It allows every organization to be more efficient with their space. It offers thorough reporting which details how well the space is being utilized and can even track how the space is actually being used.
July 20, 2011 2:00PM EST
Beyond Notes: The Business Benefits of Integrated Resource Scheduling, Reporting, and Services Management in Lotus Notes
This webinar will demonstrate how Resource Scheduler integrates very well with Lotus Notes. It will showcase how with this integration, Resource Scheduler can increase productivity and efficiency while reducing real estate costs by helping to efficiently schedule meeting rooms, conference rooms, training rooms, videoconferencing equipment, alternative workspace, catering and other services.
July 21, 2011 2:00PM EST
Event Management Success: Proven Solutions for Maximizing Event Management Efficiency
Often times there are many more details to be considered other than simply picking a time and a place when scheduling a meeting or event. With so many details, it can often be a challenge to keep everything coordinated, particularly if there are multiple sessions happening simultaneously. Join us for this informational session to learn about the numerous ways Resource Scheduler can help you reserve, manage, and coordinate your event. From catering, A/V and other services to the rooms and resources required, Resource Scheduler can help you manage your many events easily and efficiently from start to finish.
July 27, 2011 2:00PM EST
Capturing Actual Utilization of Space: Uncovering the ‘Holy Grail’ of Real Estate Management
With real estate typically an organization’s second largest expense after personnel it only makes sense to know how that real estate is being utilized. However, many organizations make the mistake of considering a conference room or shared workspace that has been scheduled as having been actually used. And this can lead to unnecessary real estate expansion or other unnecessary expenses that can cost thousands – or even millions of dollars. This webinar is designed to showcase the value of understanding the true utilization of real estate. Using the right real estate scheduling, occupancy detection, and utilization analysis tools, you will learn not only how you can avoid making unnecessary real estate acquisitions, but maximize the full value of the real estate you already have.
New Standard for Energy Management ISO 50001 To Be Published In Q3
February 10th, 2011
ISO has announced that they are targeting the third quarter of 2011 for publication of it’s ISO 50001 International Standard for energy management.
The new standard, ISO 50001, will be the basis for corporate real estate, industrial plants, and entire organization’s plans when it comes to improved energy management.
ISO 50001 is said to have a large focus in the following areas:
- Energy Efficiency
- Improved Resource Management
- Energy Usage Measurement & Benchmarking
- Implementation of New Energy Efficient Technologies
PeopleCube offers a number of solutions that will assist your organization in falling in line with the ISO 50001 standard.
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Real Estate Business Intelligence for Energy Usage Management and Benchmarking
PeopleCube Exceeds Expectations with Strong Performance in 2010
January 25th, 2011
Exceptional Customer Retention, Significant Sales and Revenue Growth, and New Technology Advancements Mark a Successful Year for Intelligent Workplace Management Provider
FRAMINGHAM, Massachusetts—January 25, 2011—PeopleCube, provider of intelligent workplace management, resource management, and energy management technology, today announced a successful 2010, a year in which it saw outstanding growth in sales and subscription service, significant product enhancements, continued “Best-In-Class” customer support and retention, and expanded integration with industry-leading workspace management providers.
“Even as companies struggled to emerge from the recession during 2010, PeopleCube continued to exceed expectations, due in large part to our continued dedication to product development and our commitment to customer satisfaction,” said John T. Anderson, president and CEO of PeopleCube. “Industry-leading firms turned to us to fulfill their workplace management needs because we offer innovative products and services that provide substantial and near-immediate ROI. As a result, we gained more new enterprise customers in 2010 than at any point in our company’s history.”
Highlighting PeopleCube’s success in 2010, the company continued its trend of sustained growth with a revenue increase of 22 percent. Adding more than 160 enterprise accounts, many of which are Fortune 500 organizations, PeopleCube also grew its subscription service by 120 percent.
“PeopleCube has been at the forefront of delivering on-demand software solutions, and now that software-as-a-service has matured, more enterprise companies worldwide chose our subscription-based solutions to help them gain the greatest return possible in the shortest period of time,” said Anderson.
Customers Come First
Another driving factor behind PeopleCube’s sustained growth is its unrelenting dedication to customer satisfaction. In 2010, PeopleCube’s exceptional worldwide customer support and services resulted in a customer retention rate of 96 percent, which exceeds the Aberdeen Group’s Best-In-Class designation for customer satisfaction.
“Our extraordinary customer retention rate is a testament to our continued efforts to serve as a partner to our customers—to provide only the best service and support to them each and every day,” said Anderson. “We take great pride in satisfying our customers’ needs and offering products and services that help them attain new levels of effectiveness and efficiency on time and on budget.”
Adding Value Through Technology Advancements, Integration, and Leadership
PeopleCube led the workplace management market in 2010 with ongoing product innovation and integration. Throughout the year, the company’s groundbreaking PeopleCounter occupancy detection solution provided customers with the much-needed actual space utilization information they need to understand how their real estate is being utilized. Using PeopleCounter in conjunction with the workplace business intelligence tool, Workplace BI, customers are able to better monitor, measure, and analyze space-utilization trending information so they can make educated, cost-saving real estate management decisions.
During 2010, PeopleCube launched two new versions of its flagship product, Resource Scheduler, incorporating into it, among numerous other enhancements, a more user-friendly interface and event-management capabilities. The year also brought innovative product integration with Lotus Notes and Microsoft Outlook to further extend the value of these popular calendaring applications. Additionally, partnerships with market leaders Crestron, AMX, Manhattan, Steelcase, and Johnson Controls delivered critical room scheduling, resource management, and energy management capabilities to these complementary workspace management systems.
“PeopleCube continues to leverage its innovative ‘User-Centered Design’ methodology, which relies on direct customer input to develop and deliver innovative solutions that address—and exceed—the expectations of our customers,” said Anderson. “As a customer-centric company, we have a responsibility to deliver the ROI our customers have come to expect with each and every product release.”
A Positive Future Lies Ahead
Addressing plans for the coming year, Anderson said, “As excited as we are about what we achieved in 2010, our focus is now on 2011 and beyond, and we feel energized about the things to come. Our plans for upcoming new releases of Resource Scheduler, Workplace BI, and PeopleCounter make us confident that we will continue to lead the workspace management market through innovative product development and by providing best-in-class service and support that is second to none.”