Video and Text

1. Based on the video and text of the case, list and briefly describe five areas where either version of Sametime may increase employee productivity. What do you think will produce the greatest increase in employee productivity?

The five areas where either version of Sametime may increase employee productivity are reduce of losing time, reduce of cost, easy to create a meeting, improve communication and clear information performance. Employees do not need to use the time on travel as he does not have to be physically with others. Employees do not need to spend on traffic and reduce the cost. As employees can assist anywhere, a meeting can be easily created. Employees, bosses or whoever can upload certain information to a room, so allowed people will be able to get to them. Employees have a better communication through the lotus same time. I think reduce of losing time will produce the greatest change. Employees will have more time on working when they do not need to worry about the travel time.

2. How does Lotus Sametime support collaboration? What are the additional benefits of the virtual environment?

Lotus can help maintain people relation inside the organization. With a better relationship between employees, the collaboration will be improved. The virtual environment can show the information clearly. At the same time, the employees can get the information easily.

3. The case mentions “presence awareness.” What is presence awareness and of what use is it?

Presence awareness means when online, your location and contact information, are available to all your contacts, whether you are at your desk, in your home office, or in transit using a mobile phone. Presence awareness can help knowing whether or not another employee is available to chat. With the presence awareness, the meeting creator will know who is attending and invite the correct person to join