How to optimise at-home working

Working from home is here to stay, so we’ve rounded up the best daily habits to practice in order to optimise your day, every day. From tools and software that streamline your workload and get you organised, through to tips and tricks for balancing your well-being each day and for the long term. We’re here to uncover the tried and tested methods that leading professionals are embracing.

Get organised by choosing the right tool for the job

Project managers are pros at organising, so learn from the best whatever your role and utilise top project software. Tools such as MS Project are not exclusively for project professionals. They can be used for a variety of applications and can benefit a whole host of careers.

Microsoft Project, for example, allows you to monitor tasks - your own and others - with a smart dashboard for seeing statuses at a glance, saving you time on checking in on every member of staff. It makes assigning work and tracking progress really simple. What’s more, it assists with time planning – keeping you on schedule; and collects data which can be used to review and evaluate performance – flagging areas where you regularly overrun or underestimate the time needed.

Automate everything and anything you can

Whilst we’re on the topic of tech, Industry 4.0 is all about embracing the technologies that are at our fingertips. Automation is now widely available in a host of software tools. Automating tedious, repetitive jobs allows you to focus on higher value-adding tasks such as problem solving and decision making.

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