<div>Hey David,</div><div><br></div>From my understanding, having been given a tour of one of the 'big 4' banks workplaces where they are doing such things: The ABW environment they foster is based around who you need to work with to work more efficiently on any given day rather than where. <div>
<br></div><div>I could see it working in an environment where significant metrics/displays could be made available throughout various areas of the building so that NOC/Networking staff could go out, sit beside the people they need to work with to get XYZ project done, but still be able to maintain their core roles. It's not about pulling you away from the tools you need to do your duties, but more about giving you the freedom to interact and discuss face to face with the people who facilitate getting your work done.</div>
<div><br></div><div>Just my 2c worth.</div><div><br></div><div>- Andrew<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On 2 December 2012 11:26, David McColl <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:david.mccoll@gmail.com" target="_blank">david.mccoll@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">Hi Guys, <br><br>Just wondering if anyone out there is a Network Engineer or Midrange (Server) Engineer at an organisation that has moved to ABW (Activity Based Working) and what impact it has had on their team and what they have done to move into this environment? Or if they were excluded from this strategy? <br>
<br>Our organisation has committed to adopting to this strategy, I can see the benefits for some teams, but struggle for ours being Core Networking that rely on multiple displays and fixed displays for monitoring visuals. <br>
<br>I've tried to establish the importance and need for our team to been in a fixed location (ie. a mini NOC) but have been told that a lot of large organisations including some of the 'big 4' bank's have moved to ABW including their core technical services - I find this hard to believe. <br>
<br>If anyone has had any experience with ABW from a core technical perspective, I'd love to hear their experiences. <br><br>Thanks<span class="HOEnZb"><font color="#888888"><br>David <br>
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