Gain agility

School boards need to become more agile, improve operational effectiveness and become more responsive to change in order to survive and thrive.

Challenges

We’re all facing the reality of today’s challenges, but the impact to education has been particularly acute, not just in the short-term but also in the long-term. Pressures to improve accountability and transparency, demonstrate value delivered, a greater demand for agility and proactivity in planning, as well as supporting remote work while ensuring the well-being of your staff – as well as students – have also taken center stage. School board needs to innovate now more than ever.

Higher costs

¹ “How Much has COVID Cost Colleges? $183B” Chronicle of Higher Education

Greater demand for value

²“UK Education SITS: Market & Suppliers 2021-2024”
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Opportunities

Fortunately, these challenges have also opened the doors for real change. Remote working, more flexibility in how learning is delivered and an overall opportunity to digitally transform the entire organization all hint at the silver lining in the recent clouds of change.

Huge potential to
boost productivity

³EDUCAUSE QuickPoll Results: Post-Pandemic Plans for Remote Work, EDUCAUSE Review, January 2021

Acceleration of
productivity gains

⁴2021 CHLOE Report, June 23, 2021

Automation

⁵“The Pandemic Pushed Universities Online. The Change Was Long Overdue.” Harvard Business Review, September 2020

Technology that
enhances the people
experience

Powering these opportunities for digital transformation, your staff want their work technology to be as modern and capable as the technology they use in their private lives. This means tools that better support their role from any location, help them improve their performance, enable collaboration, and aid decision-making. Technology, skills, and employee experience are now playing a key role in your organization’s performance.