7 things you should be doing to keep safe if you're a mobile worker.

These tips will make your mobile working safer.

 

Remember Apple’s iPod ads where you could have 1,000 songs in your pocket? At the time, it was revolutionary.

 

Since then developments in technology mean we can now have our entire business in our pocket. And changes in the way we work mean more and more of us do.

 

Easy access to data and the ability to work where and when we need to have enormous benefits. But they also come with some risk.

 

Devices can easily be lost or stolen. Remote access increases the opportunities for data to be breached. And inexperienced staff may not keep up with safe working practices.

 

Verto is cloud-based project management software, which means your whole team can make the most of mobile working. To help you make the most of these opportunities, we’ve put together some tips on how to make mobile working as safe as it can be.

 

These are really simple things you can do that will protect your data, your organization and your staff.

 

  1. Insist all your team use a password, or better still finger print scanning, to lock their screen.

 

  1. Set up all your devices to wipe their data after the passcode has been entered incorrectly a set number of times.

 

  1. Use remote management tools to track, lock and even wipe the data on your devices.

 

  1. Smart phones can’t be tracked once their SIM card has been removed. So accept we all lose things from time to time and encourage your staff to report a lost or stolen device as soon as possible without fear of penalty.

 

  1. Make sure all your mobile devices have up-to-date malware protection, exactly as you do for your desktop devices.

 

  1. Make sure all your staff are aware of the risks linked to mobile devices. For example, they should only use apps that your IT team have confirmed as safe. And they should only ever access sensitive data via a password secured network.

 

  1. Limit the types of devices on your network. This will help them integrate seamlessly with your back-office systems and make it easier for you to keep security measures up-to-date.

 

It’s worth taking the time to make mobile working safe as the benefits are significant. For example, mobile working means flexible working, which is good for both employers and employees. It can help you recruit the best staff. And it can help you cut costs. For more on this see our blog about how flexible working can make you a better employer.

 

To find out more about how Verto can help you make the most of mobile working please call us on 0118 334 6200 or message us here.


Who can benefit from Verto’s project management software?

You can benefit from Verto’s collaboration and project software, even if you don’t have the words programme or project management in your job title.

It doesn’t matter if you work in the public or the private sector either.

 

The benefits of our cloud-based software extend to a wide range of roles in a wide range of organisations, such as:

  • Private sector companies from SMEs to large corporates
  • NHS STPs
  • Other NHS organisations and health authorities
  • Local authorities including county, city and borough councils
  • Fire and Rescue Services
  • Government departments
  • Shared services organisations

 

Any PMO, organisation or individual who manages a number of different projects will benefit from using our software. For example, Peterborough City Council was managing 70 individual projects when we started working with them.

And any organisation working in collaboration with others will benefit from Verto’s shared platform too.

 

Verto can help you with:

  • Service delivery
  • Performance planning
  • Client and stakeholder engagement
  • Programme control and governance
  • Risk analysis
  • Shared practice
  • Managing resources
  • Flexible working
  • Costs and timesheets
  • Measuring project delivery
  • Business intelligence and reporting

 

We don’t just provide the software either.

We can train you and your team how to use Verto, and train you to train others in your organisation too.

We can help you move your operations to the cloud.

We can configure Verto to suit your individual requirements. For example, we can help NHS organisations run their QIPP reports and ISFE returns.

We can help you manage corporate transformation programmes.

We can help you manage your capital portfolio.

We can help you improve levels of governance and visibility across your projects.

And we can help you manage resources more effectively and make savings – to date we’ve helped our clients plan and track savings of £13.2 billion.

 

We could go on, but the best way to find out how Verto can help make your work easier is to talk to us. Please message us here.


Three Key Ways Verto’s Project Management Software Will Help Your Projects Succeed

Managing a single project can be hard, never mind the challenges of being responsible for several projects at once.

Because even the simplest project will involve different people and activities. And more complex projects may also involve different organisations, teams, stakeholders and funding streams.

When you add in budget constraints, challenging time-scales and the need to produce accurate reports, it’s easy to see how projects can go off the rails.

To help your projects succeed you need to keep in touch with everything that’s going on and everyone who’s involved, while maintaining a clear focus on each project’s intended outcomes.

Verto’s project management software will help you do this.

 

Instant messaging

 

Because Verto is cloud-based software, you can use it on most devices, wherever you are and whenever you need it.

 

This means you can use Verto’s instant messaging tool to easily keep in touch with everyone involved in your projects.

 

Imagine you’re in a meeting and suddenly need a budget update from someone else on the project team. All you have to do is send them a message and straight away they can get back to you with the most up-to-date figures.

 

Whether you need to quickly check something with one person, brainstorm with a particular team or update a whole group of people, Verto lets you do this.

 

So you and everyone else involved in your projects can share information and ask questions, in an instant and at the exact time you need to.

 

Direct document sharing

 

Along with keeping in touch with everyone involved in your projects, having the most up-to-date information is also critical for success.

Verto makes this easy too.

 

Because you can store all your project documents in the cloud, you can access them wherever you are, whenever you need them. You can read the latest versions and make changes without having to go back to the office.

 

Anyone who needs it can have access to read or update documents. And because Verto has a clever, automatic document control tool, you can be sure you’re looking at the most recent version.

 

Get real-time updates

 

Another of Verto’s clever tools is its real-time updates.

 

You can set Verto’s notifications to keep you and other members of the project team on top of your tasks and on-schedule with daily notifications and updates.

 

And if things do start to fall behind on a project’s to-do list, Verto will let you know straight away so you can take action immediately.

 

 

Of course, there’s much more to Verto. From risk analysis to flexible reporting, performance planning to resource management, Verto gives you all the tools you need to manage your projects from start through to successful completion.

 

For more information on how Verto can help your projects succeed please call us on 0844 870 8785 or message us here.