Checklist for your IT department
Working from home in times of Covid-19 (Coronavirus) can be challenging. As we adapt to a completely new lifestyle, we also experience a new way of working. To help you setting up your home office, we will give you some tips on the most important things to consider: in our posts, we cover questions on IT, the physical space, your desk, how to sit, your equipment and how to work and interact with your colleagues. Today, we’ll guide you through some important questions concerning your digital and electronic toolbox.
Check with your IT department if you need specific software, depending on the nature of your work. There are many tools and solutions for the questions listed below and each IT department will have their tools of choice. Check with them on how to optimise the IT side of your home office.
Software
Do you need to install a specific software for video conference?
Is it safe for you to send files via e-mail?
Is there software to encrypt them?
Do you use cloud storage?
Do you have online or external backup for your files?
Connectivity
Where is your router located?
Is the connection fast enough?
Is it possible for you to switch from wi-fi to ethernet?
Internal Communication
Do you need group chat software?
Do you need to have group video conferences?
What about screen sharing?
Which communication tools do you need to install?
Hardware
Do you have a work computer, or will you use your own?
Do you have an external monitor and peripherals, like mouse and keyboard?
Do you need noise-cancelling headphones, to isolate yourself from other people in your house?
In the next post, we will show you how to optimise your working space.
