The Last Post

Well I will say that this is the last post for the site SPA Paperless Office Project the reason why is that times have changed the site will have a new name and a new look complete with a totally new area to the paperless office, it will still have the roots of the S.P.A Foundation and still built around what I believe is still one of the fundamentals of achieving a paperless environment.

What will the new site have, a purpose built Management Efficacy SPA Template Tool and an Efficacy SPA Paperless Template Tool plus a few others.

How will the site be designed, it will have a new looking reader friendly screen a new external link friendly system plus the all the usual posts that are connected to the paperless environment for the person who wants to understand and read thought and interesting posts that are connected to this subject.

The site design will constantly be updated to improve the reader’s experience.

What will be the site called? To keep in line with the original thoughts of the first web site the name Paperless Endeavour will hope to keep the ever lasting and changing environment that to a certain degree will always try to keep up with the Technologies advances and break thoughts that are always trying to improve the world we live in weather it’s in the office or associated Technologies.

The new site will be launched in January next year, so I hope to see you then, other wise have a wonderful Christmas Holiday and a Happy New Year.

Martin Smith

SPA: How much money is it costing your company?

The last post I wrote was just a small note trying to explain what a SPA is and how is can effect the paperless system and also the office environment.

If I told you it could cost your company approximately £17.29 or should I tell you it is already costing your company £17.29 per month per computer.

Source of information company for the  employee average

www.census.gov

Year 2004 U.S States only (excluding establishments)

Employee (100 to 499) small companies                      86,538

Paid Employees                                                                        16,757,751

 16,757,751/86538 = 194

Average employees 194 say 20% have computers averaging it to 38.8 computers per company.

 Calculations from my Hypotheses Testing Frame Work

£17.29 per computer per month

17.29 * 39 = 674.31 *12 = 8091.72 * 86,538 approx £ 700,241,265

So from the above figures and the average calculation, it’s costing  approximately £ 700, 000, 00 a year in a less efficient system just because we have ignored the small notary paper items such as SPA.

I have just designed a template which will be available in the New Year which will be free to down load when my new website will be launched both will be available in the New Year

If you know that an every day routine or action within the work place is costing you money would you like to know about it.

Would you have a closer look at this information I think in general you would.

I think the main thing about this activity is that it’s been within our work environment for as long as we can remember so to have an answer over night would be quite difficult to predict, although this has been the first stage of what I believe may be one of the problems for the development of the paperless office.

There will be a few more posts before this site changes to a new site and by the way the new site will be called The Paperless Endeavour.

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What is a SPA Activity ? (Paperless)

If you look around your office you will be amazed to see so many different types of SPA Activities there are.

Hear is list of the typical SPA Activities

• Writing in Std A4 note pad                                                                                    
• Post it Notes                                                                                       
• Manual report writing                                                   
• Short reminder note                                                                                                     
• Short reminder note in files                                                                                                
• Manual notes from meetings                                         
• Telephone reminder/message notes                                                           
• Manual dairy/meeting notes                                          
• Index Cards                                                                                                    
• One Off Instruction sheet                                                                                      
• Completing pre typed sheet      

These are just some of the activities that are present in everyone’s office.

If you can calculate how many SAP Activities are used to each office computer within your company and then use the Free SPA Table, you may have a good idea what it may be costing the company with regards to a less efficient basic management work flow system.

If you are fortunate to have a bespoke Paperless Office system does your system accommodate for these SPA Activities if not then you will be able to calculate the efficiency deficit.

Or if you are a panning to have a Paperless Office installation you can ensure that the system will include the SAP activities or part provision has been made for this.

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