When a company is just starting out, having everyone in one office can have a lot of advantages. That energy is hard to replicate! But there are some disadvantages, and those become apparent as a business grows.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Have you ever had an issue with a product, only to realize you need to wait until the next day (probably your own workday hours) to call customer service? <\/p>\n\n\n\n
That\u2019s because many customer support departments are based on the company\u2019s normal hours within the head office. The problem is that customers may need support outside of those hours, and may even be in different time zones or countries! In another example, teams like software developers may not be able to take full advantage of having a \u201cfollow the sun\u201d structure where they can pass on each day\u2019s work for review and QA while they sleep, so that they start each day with the best possible code baseline.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Is the solution to open more offices or keep your customer service desk open 24\/7? Obviously not. Finding ways to mitigate these challenges generally requires looking to outsourced partners who either have 24\u00d77 operations or are in a timezone that allows you to start following the sun each day and seeing shorter project completion dates. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
There are several advantages of having staff \u2013 whether an FTE or outsourced \u2013 across time zones:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Have you ever dreamed of waking up from a restful night\u2019s sleep to a completed deadline and a key to-do crossed off your list? Utilizing different time zones can make that scenario a reality!<\/p>\n\n\n\n