Bigger Monitors Equal More Productivity
The Wall Street Journal reports that using bigger monitors makes people more productive. This is no secret in itself but the study concluded that if you use a larger monitor you could save as much as 2.5 hours per day. Hey large and small businesses out there skimping on 17 inch CRTs for you staff - got that one? The money you save on IT hardware is going down the sink somewhere else. Invest in your workforce potential.
March 12th, 2008 at 3:59 pm
Curious fact indeed! But I still think that bigger monitors are not the only time savers. Today there’re lots of Web-based tools, that can help you save hours. Take Google calendar, for example, or this great project management service called Wrike [http://www.wrike.com/]. My team now spends 30% less time, trying to digg through their emails in search for the information needed.
March 13th, 2008 at 6:46 am
True Mary. There are a lot of great time savers out there. I do wonder though when you look at large organisation IT departments screaming budget over 17 inch monitors and denying the larger monitors. In the end the increase in productivity could possibly justify the expense.
I’ve moved this year to a 22 inch LCD and a 17 inch (my old monitor) CRT. My productivity and efficiency have dramatically improved. So much so that when I move to a single 17 inch CRT or the laptop here I feel stifled.
But you’re right. Its becoming a lot about online applications and increases in efficiency brought about by new ways of doing things.