Stories of Modern Work

In episode 4 of season 2, we have Chander Ramanathan, Intelligent Workplace Lead from SXiQ based in Melbourne, Victoria back on the show to share his experiences using Microsoft Teams during Remote Work.

Here is the summary of what we discussed in the episode:

Welcome back to Season 2 on Stories of Modern Work Podcast. After a long hiatus in 2019, we are back in 2020 with some amazing interviews where we learn from Office 365 stories and tips from our guests. In season 2, we are doing things differently. Podcast episodes will be published in both Audio and Video formats. This will enable us to go deep into some of the topics we will be covering in the coming episodes.

In episode 1 of season 2, we have Chander Ramanathan, Intelligent Workplace Lead from SXiQ based in Melbourne, Victoria. Chander has agreed to share his Office 365 stories and tips in a five-part mini-series. In this mini-series, we will be concentrating on using Office 365 as a Remote Work platform.

In this introductory episode, we discuss:

There is a bit of singing and talking about Indian music legend AR Rahman too.

Here are links to some of the resources we mentioned in the episode.

In this episode of the stories of modern work podcast, I chat with Alexander Dick from AvePoint about  How to setup Office 365 Governance in three steps. 

Summary on points discussed in this episode

Links to products and resources mentioned in this episode 

In episode 11 of the Stories of Modern Work Podcast, I speak with James Dellow a Digital strategist, collaboration consultant and human-centred designer as our guest to share his experiences and thoughts on Intranet in a box solution offerings and employee engagement. 

James and I discuss our thoughts on. 

Resource Links: 

Here is list of resources mentioned in the podcast. 

May the Flow be with you!! 😎 

In episode 10 of the Stories of Modern Work Podcast, I speak with Geetha Sivasailam a Consultant specializing in the Microsoft Power Platform  as our guest to share her experiences and thoughts on Office 365 and Power Platform. This is a must listen episode for anyone who is interested in getting started with Microsoft Power Platform. 

Here are some key points we discussed in the episode.

In this episode of Stories of Modern Work Podcast, we will talk about the need for using Office 365 as Modern Work Tool to support Human Resource teams. We will look in how NGA Human Resources a global HR services provider is using Office 365. Also we will about how we use Flow, PowerApps, Planner, Forms and SharePoint to improve employee engagement in your organisation. 

In this episode, will look into not one but two business case studies, where both these organisations are using OneDrive for Business as part of their secure Modern Work journey. 

This is a must listen episode if you are planning to use OneDrive for Business as the mainstream cloud storage platform. 

Case Study 1 - Lotus F1 Racing

Case Study 2 - Microsoft 

This is a special episode where we look at a business case study published by Microsoft at their Customer Stories website. 

This is a must listen episode if you are planning to streamline business data and systems using the Microsoft 365. 

In this episode we will look into the Modern Work journey of TransBlue a professional services business based in Lynnwood, Washington. 

Transblue employs 20 people split between a general contracting business and a facility management company.

Before embarking on the Modern Work journey, TransBlue was facing issues with: 

Problems: 

Not just TransBlue, I come across other organisations having similar issues. They have Office 365 licenses but are very much under utilitised. 

Once TransBlue has identified these three main concerns, here is how they have resolved them. 

Solution: 

They have consolidated the three Office 365 subscriptions into one Microsoft 365 Business subscription, TransBlue was able to retire the company's instance of Dropbox, eliminating hundreds of dollars in monthly costs. They have also eliminated unnecessary tasks and redundant employee accounts and created efficiency gains of 80 work hours every week, resulting in a further $2,400 reduction in monthly costs. 

Now personal work files are protected in employee-specific OneDrive for Business accounts and organizational content is easily managed and shared with SharePoint, both inside and outside the company. With this change, TransBlue employees now have access to all of those files anywhere, on any device. 

Benefits

TransBlue employees now use SharePoint from the job site to quickly access and review contract details with subcontractors. In the past, project managers had to send emails or text messages to the head office and then wait for a PDF or photo of a document to be sent back, which resulted in delays and miscommunications. Now, working from the same smartphones as before, project managers have full access to company documents whenever and wherever the need arises. 

TransBlue has also started using Microsoft Teams and Skype for Business to streamline their business communications. Let’s hear an Audio clip where TransBlue employees and management share their Modern Work experiences. 

Lessons Learned: 

Here are some key takeaways and lessons learned for me from this case study. 

Links mentioned: 

In episode 6 of the Stories of Modern Work Podcast, I spoke with Mr Joel Oleson a Microsoft MVP and Senior IT Manager at Blizzard Entertainment as our guest to share his experiences and thoughts on Office 365 as a Modern Work tool. 

Here are some key points we discussed in the episode.

Links mentioned in the episode: 

In episode 3 of the Stories of Modern Work Podcast, I spoke with Mr Nate Chamberlain from sharepointlibrarian.com talking about the story of Office 365 at LMH Health and Kansas University

Here are some key points we discussed in the episode. 

Nate, Thanks for coming on the podcast and sharing your thoughts and experiences about Modern Work. 

Here are some links to the resources mentioned in the podcast.

In episode 2 of the Stories of Modern Work Podcast, I spoke with Mr Mitul Rana on how a large telecom provider is embarking on their Office 365 User Adoption journey. 

Here are some key points we discussed in the episode. 

Thanks for coming on the podcast and sharing your thoughts and experiences about Modern Work. 

Welcome to the first episode of the Stories of Modern Work podcast. In this episode I chat with Mr Mark Aschemeyer  from BA Insight on how Intuitive Search powers Modern Work by bringing the content to the user. We also touch base on what is Modern Work and how Microsoft Teams is taking off. 

Here is the links to the resources mentioned in the episode. 

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