How Dewhirst Used the Teams Integration To Jumpstart a Hybrid Model
UK and 14 global locations
About Dewhirst
Established in 1880 Dewhirst has been a leader in fashion design, development, sourcing and manufacture. They supply multi product clothing to a cross section of global retailers.
Dewhirst has achieved superior standards of service for their clients for more than a century. Since their story began, they have consistently evolved to meet modern market demands. The inherent driver behind our performance is a passion for the key values that define our business and your success. Their history dates back to the nineteenth century yet speaks of constant innovation.
Overview
Dewhirst was 100% in the office prior to Covid and they were forced to go 100% remote during the pandemic. No one could have predicted that getting employees back to the office would be such a challenge but a lot changes in 2 years; resources need to be managed, budgets revised and systems devised to effectively enable employees to collaborate in the office. That presented a host of challenges.
The OfficeRnD Workplace platform makes hybrid work, work for Dewhirst by:
- Allowing them to effectively coordinate a 23% desk to employee ratio and eliminate frustrations
- Giving Dewhirst the ability to easily start a 100% hybrid work model
- Encourage employees to come back to the office via smart scheduling for collaboration
- Using in app announcements and events to promote community
- Adopting a flexible platform that can change as hybrid work evolves for different job types
- Eliminating friction in the back to work journey with a simple Teams integration
“We needed integration with Microsoft Teams as all staff already have that on their phones, after that just a reliable system that's easy to use with excellent support. Excellent onboarding and support in the early days, after that it just works really well.”
Richard Theakston Adopting a Reliable and Cost Effective Hybrid Work Model
- Get people back to the office without frustration
After 2 years of remote work, Dewhirst needed a simple solution that eliminated confusion about when and where employees could work. A simple to use and view floor plan created a smooth transition. “We no longer have arguments about who is sitting where.”
- Simplify workflows using existing tech stack
The entire team uses the MS Teams app so their hybrid work model solution had to integrate and make desk and room booking simple.
- A solution that can change with the times
Dewhirst decided that face to face work in the office would be dictated by company requirements and individual staff needs so they needed a solution that could adjust with business demands.
Implementing a Hybrid Workplace Management Platform
- Integrated with existing systems for ease of use
Dewhirst team members were already using logins for existing systems and it was important not to add complexity to those workflows.. The OfficeRnD integrations and SSO made using the system as simple as possible to use.
- Fast to implement to get employees back to the office
Companies like Dewhirst didn’t get much notice that getting back to the office was an option so when Covid restrictions were easing, they wanted to provide employees a solution that allowed them to get face to face based on their needs. The OfficeRnD customer success team uses personalized onboarding to ensure goals are met.
- Ease for employees to collaborate and eliminate office conflicts
For employees to want to go back to the office after 2 years of remote work, systems have to be easy and effective enough to encourage face to face work. OfficeRnD Workplace provides simple desk and room booking directly through existing calendar systems with complete transparency to co-workers schedules. Arguments about “who sits where and when” were eliminated.
- Effective at managing resources
The future of work is uncertain and the team at Dewhirst had limited resources with just .23 desks available per employee. Desk and room booking simplified by they OfficeRnD Workplace software was exactly what they needed to manage limited resources.
“We looked at 2 other systems and this was by far the best functionality and value. It covers everything we need and is easy to find where everyone is siting.”
Richard Theakston Why Choose Us
Intuitive design
User-friendly design that makes every interaction a breeze for both employees and admins
Simple, yet powerful
Build and change your workplace as you grow with advanced and customizable solution
App-less experience
No new apps or tabs needed for Microsoft and Google organizations
Why Choose Us
Intuitive design
User-friendly design that makes every interaction a breeze for both employees and admins
Simple, yet powerful
Build and change your workplace as you grow with advanced and customizable solution
App-less experience
No new apps or tabs needed for Microsoft and Google organizations
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