New research released by TrackVia revealed that IT departments are now embracing the BYOD and BYOA trends, since enterprise tools aren’t meeting employee needs and IT workers can’t stop the trend.
After surveying more than 1,000 U.S. workers and 250 IT department employees, TrackVia found that nearly half of all employees felt that company-provided tools weren’t meeting their needs, which is why more than half of the employees surveyed admitted that they bring their own apps and devices to work.
IT departments, too, understand the need for updated apps and products that enhance employee productivity. More than 50 percent of IT workers don’t expect employees to use only IT approved apps and devices because they realize that tools aren’t meeting employee needs, and 95 percent of IT workers want to work together with employees to select business tools that better assist employees.
“Contrary to popular belief, our research indicates that IT departments don’t want to stand in the way of employees – or as we refer to them, Citizen Developers – being productive and efficient at work, even when it comes to bringing in outside software and devices,” said Walker Fenton, SVP of Product at TrackVia. “Rather, we found that the majority of IT departments want to work with Citizen Developers to ensure security and manageability of these devices and applications.”
Additional TrackVia research and the full report “IT and Employees: Friends or Foes?” can be found here.
