Saturday, July 27, 2013

BYOD To CYOD: Is Making The Switch The Right Move?

By Joseph B. Kappernick


Employers know that increased mobility leads to increased productivity. The majority of organizations expect their employees to be connected at all times via some sort of mobile device. To facilitate this, many companies have adopted a BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) policy so that employees can use the same device for both business and personal purposes.

So you are thinking about implementing CYOD in your company work place. Make sure to make it clear to your employees what they are responsible for. Form a list of company approved devices and establish clear usage limits, so that overspending is managed.

Making available to employees a choice of approved devices may provide more control for IT compared to allowing them to bring any mobile device to "the table". Having all the devices under one corporate plan ensures security and support. Pre-setting limits enables better managed wireless costs. If the employee goes over the set amount, they are responsible for the fees.

If your current mobile strategy needs help, a CYOD plan may be the answer. When considering any new policy, remember these key points to better manage costs and usage:

Buy only what you need.

Do not be fooled into buying a plan that provides more than what you need. Make it a habit to constantly review your bill and usage so that you can cut back where necessary.

Do not pay for unused devices.

Is every device on your plan currently being used? Unless your review your bills regularly, you can easily forget to cancel a device that was lost, destroyed or belonged to a former employee.

Set usage limits.

Making sure that everyone understands the predetermined limits allow you peace of mind that you will not have a surprise on your bill and take away to need to put employees on the spot to be honest about usage.

Keep contracts short-term

Devices and plans are constantly changing. Keeping your contracts short-term will allow you to get the best rates and offer your employees the newest and fastest devices.




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