Envoy Research Reveals 96% of Companies Have Returned to Their Physical Workplaces, Announces Strategic Tooling Designed to Support RTO Success
April 17 2024 - 7:10AM
Business Wire
Envoy, the only integrated workplace platform that connects
people, spaces, and data, today announced dynamic space
recommendations and data-enriched workplace mapping. These new
capabilities will provide contextual space utilization insights and
streamlined workplace design to ensure return to office (RTO)
success. An Envoy “Future of the Workplace” industry report set to
be published later this month shows that 96% of companies surveyed
have returned to the office with some regularity. Despite the
modern adoption of hybrid work, companies are still using outdated,
manual processes to manage workspaces and are struggling to measure
RTO performance. According to recent Envoy usage data,
organizations with high workspace utilization have 38% higher
employee retention and 24% improved revenue growth compared to
those with low engagement metrics.
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Data-enriched workplace maps allow admins
to access attendance and space utilization insights while editing
or creating a workplace map. (Graphic: Business Wire)
In light of these trends and challenges, Envoy has introduced
new features to guide organizations in their return-to-office
journey by optimizing contextual data for both space utilization
and employee experience. New features include:
- Data-Enriched Workplace Maps: This
market-differentiating feature allows admins to access attendance
and space utilization insights while editing or creating a
workplace map. Envoy will surface contextual data such as employee
attendance averages, seat assignments, and usage rates of rooms and
desks. Based on key data and trends, Envoy’s platform can make
recommendations for optimized scenario planning. Additionally,
admins can leverage the power of computer vision AI to detect and
place multiple seats, confirm bulk placement and decide how desks
are numbered before adding them to a workplace map.
- Dynamic Rightsizing of Office Resources: Optimize your
space usage based on analytics, and free up unused space. Envoy
will dynamically recommend right-sizes resources, such as desks and
meeting rooms, based on meeting attendance.
- Passive Data Capture: Automate data capture by passively
importing attendance data in real time via Wi-Fi and door access
integrations even in multi-vendor environments. Passive collection
of data eliminates the need for employees to manually sign in
through an app, streamlining the process and ensuring comprehensive
reporting. Incorporating such integrations enriches our
understanding of RTO success by providing a holistic view that goes
beyond traditional desk-centric metrics, which often fall short in
capturing the dynamic nature of modern work environments.
- Attendance Reporting: Envoy’s occupancy dashboard
provides workplace leaders a deeper understanding of employee
attendance trends to inform more strategic space and resource
planning. Admins can reference Envoy data for a more granular
understanding of when and how employees are checking in onsite in
one or multiple locations. Employees can monitor their own
attendance data in the Envoy app.
“The discussion about whether or not to return to office
is over,” said Larry Gadea, Founder and CEO at Envoy. “Most
high-performing companies who have leaned into the difficult
conversation about how to balance company objectives and employee
preferences have come back three to five days a week. We understand
that this transition is delicate and we’re committed to building
solutions that are helpful to both companies and their employees as
they navigate their way to competitive success.”
“Envoy's workplace management platform has been a game-changer
for optimizing employee experience and measuring in-office
success,” said Andrei Pop, Corporate Real Estate Systems Operator
at Flutter. “Before, we were manually tracking space utilization,
visitor management and attendance across multiple sites. Collecting
and aggregating the data was incredibly time-consuming. Now, with
Envoy's data and automation, we can not only see how our space is
being used, but also automate workflows for employees and visitors
from entry to exit, freeing up valuable time and resources. This
automation is key to meeting the high expectations of today's
workforce.”
For more insights on why companies should leverage unified
workplace data for RTO and overall business success, please read
the Workplace Data Report.
About Envoy
Envoy empowers over 16,000 workplaces and properties around the
globe to redefine how their workplaces run. We connect people,
spaces, and data in one seamlessly integrated workplace platform,
providing a single solution to manage every aspect of any facility,
anywhere. Companies of all sizes can deliver unrivaled employee and
visitor experiences to optimize working together in-person. By
capturing data and space usage across multiple sources, we help
customers make informed workplace resourcing and investment
decisions–all while supporting the requirements of operating a
secure, safe and fully compliant workplace. We power the places
where people work best together.
For more information, please visit envoy.com.
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