Telework Exchange and Adobe hosted the complimentary event, Learning from Telework Adopters in Denver, Colorado, on August 11, 2009. Government agency and industry professionals discussed telework best practices and lessons learned. The event focused on how early adopters manage by results and meet business and mission objectives in a telework environment as well as how to evaluate telework program return on investment and what solutions employees and managers can implement to maintain effective communications with their workforce, regardless of where they are located day-to-day.
Speaker Faculty:
- Cindy Auten, General Manager, Telework Exchange
- Mary Burton, Regional Telework Coordinator, Public Building Service, U.S. General Services Administration
- Donna Dailey, Telework Coordinator, Denver Regional Council of Governments
- Mike Dawson, Employee Relations Manager, Colorado Department of Labor and Employment
- Joe Hungate, Principal Deputy Inspector General, Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration
- Mark Krone, Director of Organizational Resources, Rocky Mountain Region, U.S. General Services Administration
- Bill Lafferty, Manager of Telephony Operations, Colorado Department of Labor and Employment
- Chad Smith-Collingwood, Senior Systems Engineer, Adobe
- Mark Sparacino, Trademark Attorney, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
Attendees Learned:
- Key components to telework program success
- How to support and evaluate teleworking employees
- Strategies for effective communication in a remote environment
- Resources available today to help agency professionals incorporate telework into current enterprise operations
- What specific technologies agencies can use to help peer-to-peer collaboration
- How technology can enable a secure remote environment
- How collaboration tools can be used to ensure communication between employees and combat management resistance
Event Materials:
- Adobe Telework and COOP Presentation
- Colorado Department of Labor and Employment Presentation
- Denver Regional Council of Governments
- IT Consultation Services from Denver Regional Council of Governments
- Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration Presentation
- Telework Participation Agreement
- Telework Policy and Procedure
