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Overview of Areas Assessed in an
Efficiency-Plus™ Evaluation

Office Structure and Layout

Does the layout of your workspace and equipment provide employees with the most efficient access to materials and resources?

• Evaluates use of workspace and storage facilities
• Assesses effectiveness of current layout
• Provides suggestions for enhanced use of space

Communications

Are inter- and intra-office communications facilitating work to the utmost?

• Rates communications at a variety of levels within the company via employee response and awareness
• Evaluates specific methods used by company for communication
• Provides reactions and recommendations for improving current methods
• Provides suggestions for additional methods of clarifying communication

Office Technology

Is your office equipment up to the rigors of your company's daily use?

• Evaluates office equipment including Facsimile Machines, Photocopiers, Phone Systems, and Mailroom Equipment
• Provides recommendations for upgrades as needed
• Provides possible sources for products needed

Computer Technology

Do you have the most useful, manageable computer hardware for the job?

• Evaluates specific hardware in use throughout the site
• Provides review of current equipment use
• Provides recommendations for upgrades
• Provides potential product resources

Do you have software and related support equipment that does the most for the time and money spent using it?

• Evaluates needs of company at all levels
• Evaluates appropriateness of current software to said needs
• Provides pros and cons of current software
• Provides options for alternative packages that may provide more task-specific options
• Provides possible sources of products needed

Is your equipment set up in the most efficient configuration for total office use?

• Evaluates quantity and placement within office layout
• Evaluates links and network setups between machines
• Provides recommendations of alternative configurations for greater usage
• Provides ideas regarding linking equipment for heightened flexibility

Will your current equipment support anticipated growth and expansion plans, or do you need to begin preparing for the future now?

• Evaluates usefulness of current equipment in facilitating company expansion plans
• Assesses possible needs in order to further said expansion
• Provides rough overview of potential needs
• Provides possible sources of products needed

Employee Training and Support

Are employees provided with consistent, thorough, generalized corporate training in a timely manner?

• Evaluates effectiveness of new-employee training
• Provides ideas for enhanced introductory training that will benefit the company through heightened employee involvement

Are all responsibilities clearly laid out and appropriate job-specific training provided?

• Evaluates interpersonal communications as perceived by both employer and employee
• Assesses overall caliber of company's individualized training for each employee as applied to his/her tasks and responsibilities
• Provides possible goals for enhanced communication
• Provides recommendations for specific training improvement

Are employees trained to utilize all possible resources to the fullest capacity?

• Appraises company's awareness of community, national, and international resources
• Provides additional ideas for resource generation

Recurring and Special Projects

Are large-scale special-needs projects and recurring reports and presentations being handled in the most consistent and effective manner possible?

• Observes production of key reports and projects, evaluating methods used for data-gathering and compiling, formatting, and presentation
• Provides recommendations for more effective use of current company technology in managing projects
• Provides options for additional resources and equipment that can further facilitate recurring and special projects

Expansion Readiness

Are company expansion plans realistic given present structure?

• Evaluates potential effects of all aforementioned areas on company's capacity for growth
• Provides prioritized inventory of areas of greatest concern that may inhibit growth potential

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