How we communicate and collaborate has changed dramatically and this post from Cimplifi provides considerations for chat and collaboration apps.
Their latest post in the “Getting the Message” series (Getting the Message: Considerations for Using Chat and Collaboration Apps in the Workplace, available here) discusses several considerations for using these apps that can impact an organization in several ways, long before litigation and potential eDiscovery. In fact, failing to consider regulatory requirements or downstream information requirements can cause issues for the organization that can cost millions of dollars.
One of the most notable considerations is how many apps there are that may be used within your organization. When we talk about chat apps, we think of apps like Snapchat, WhatsApp, and Google Hangouts. When we talk about collaboration apps, we think of apps like Slack, MS Teams, and Zoom. But the reality is that there are many more apps out there than just those few and their capabilities overlap considerably.
And they do different things. There are tools for Instant Messaging (IM), Project Management, Video Conferencing, Cloud Storage – even Whiteboard and Wiki Tools! Of course, some of the apps do multiple things, which adds to the overlap.
Cimplifi gives examples of each of these types of apps, some of which I hadn’t even heard of! Check out that and three considerations for using chat and collaboration apps in the workplace (including one involving over $1 billion(!) in fines for failures) in their post here.
So, what do you think? What policies does your organization have for how it handles chat and collaboration apps? Please share any comments you might have or if you’d like to know more about a particular topic.
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