Effective Communications for Teleworkers

The Telework Enhancement Act of 2010 requires the head of each executive agency to establish and implement a policy under which employees shall be authorized to telework. The Office of Personnel Management defines telework as "work arrangements in which an employee regularly performs officially assigned duties at home or other worksites geographically convenient to the residence of the employee." Essentially, telework is working effectively in a location other than the traditional office.

Studies indicate that telework improves morale and productivity of the work force. Teleworking saves time — agency personnel can skip the daily commute, work without interruptions and deal with fewer distractions. Couple these benefits with recent government telework mandates and it is clear that agencies have a need to optimize telework solutions.

LifeSize solutions enable teleworkers to conduct cost-effective, seamless communication with peers and management — both in the agency office and in the field. Our video conferencing solutions allow for face-to-face communication and collaboration, which is essential for successful telework initiatives and COOP.

What makes LifeSize the ideal teleworking solution?

• Ease of Use: LifeSize solutions are easy to deploy, easy to maintain, and easy to use — and yet they are flexible enough to allow teleworkers to accommodate any mission they are fulfilling.
• Flexibility: Individual desktop systems provide teleworkers with real-time, face-to-face communication and increased productivity from the home office. From personal telepresence to a video VoIP desk phone, there is a system to meet all teleworkers’ needs.
• Quality, Home Office Solutions: With the mass availability of bandwidth to the home and cost-effective end-points, home telework is a feasible option for almost any federal employee.
• Interoperable & Scalable: Open source interoperability and scalability offer cost-effective alternatives to the large infrastructure investments required for federal video conferencing solutions of the past.