This article originally appeared on the Workfront Blog and we believe our readers will find it useful. In an era of unprecedented change when enterprises need technology to accelerate productivity, improve visibility of work, and connect strategy to delivery, one solution delivers a 285% return on investment, according to Forrester. That solution is Workfont, the subject of a commissioned Total Economic Impact™ (TEI) Study, conducted by Forrester Consulting on behalf of Workfront—an in-depth analysis of the potential cost savings and benefits of technology deployed by leading businesses.

IO Integration is a proud recipient of the Workfront Partner of the Year Award for 2020. Who better to guide creative teams through digital transformation in today’s turbulent times than a global business that’s got remote working expertise in its DNA? IO Integration, a 2020 Workfront Partner of the Year, writes about its winning partnership with Workfront and nine trends behind its clients’ transformational change. By Martyn Cook, Director of Solutions, and Matthew Bagshaw, Director of Services, IO Integration

This article by Matthew Brochinsky, Senior Transformation Advisor at Workfront, originally appeared on the Workfront Blog and we think our readers will find this information useful. If you’re reading this from any place other than the office building you were sitting in several weeks ago, raise your hand. Like millions of others, you suddenly found yourself working and/or managing a team from a socially distant location (but always within reach of hand sanitizer). We are all adjusting to a new normal with no clear answer to how long it will last. Okay, you can put your hand down now. Almost overnight, we transitioned to working from home—while trying to maintain the same levels of productivity. Companies without a response plan in place pre-pandemic are scrambling to figure it out as they go...from home. This might feel overwhelming, like trying to paint an airplane in flight. Yes, it will be difficult, but it’s not too late to make refinements that will enable and engage your newly remote teams to be productive on the right work—during this pandemic and beyond.

Getting timely feedback on projects and content is more important than ever for businesses to meet the needs of their customers. The smallest delay or miscommunication can result in missed deadlines. The ability to review and approve digital work efficiently is a critical business process. A properly configured approval solution will help your team’s continuity, speed, and efficiency. Spend less time routing changes, printing copies, and resolving critical issues by getting the right processes in place to keep projects moving.

Working efficiently has been something we have all been striving towards for quite some time and working well remotely is even more pressing given the current pandemic. We are seeing this need more and more with the clients in the creative space. Below is a primer on how to get up and running with a solution for managing projects for remote workers.

In the increasingly competitive space of marketing and creative design, accomplishing much with as few resources as possible has become many manager's biggest challenge. At IOI, we've noticed creative operations managers increasingly forced to assign team members duties related to implementing new Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) or Project Management software that falls outside of their core competencies. Requiring team members to "wear a new hat" can lead to a situation where, even though you've invested in a new system, somehow, deadlines are missed, and team members don't know what they should be working on daily. So, while you are doing more with fewer people, have you gained efficiency, accomplish more, and are you getting a solid return on your investment?