[AusNOG] ABW from a technical team perspective?

[Andrew Cox]

Hey David,

>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.

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.

Just my 2c worth.

- Andrew

On 2 December 2012 11:26, David McColl <david.mccoll at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi Guys,
>
> 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?
>
> 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.
>
> 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.
>
> If anyone has had any experience with ABW from a core technical
> perspective, I'd love to hear their experiences.
>
> Thanks
> David
>
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