Check list for Work from Home Amidst COVID 19

This is posted on behalf of Ashish Khanna, Assistant Vice President - Corporate IT for EIH Limited (Oberoi Group).

Due to CORONA virus most of the organizations are allowing their employees to work form home.Here is a checklist for work from home amidst COVID-19.

Check list for Work from Home Amidst COVID 19:

First thing IT should check is the remote working capability in case of Work From Home (WHF) is required
Segregate laptop and desktop users first.
Desktop users should be allowed for “use your own device” or company-owned or rented laptops
Deploy the endpoint monitoring agents and restrict the access as per the role, responsibility and company policies
Segregate and define productive applications
Check readiness of access of all critical application over on Web/VPN
Use messenger, file sharing, VC Meeting and screen sharing solution to avoid the travelling. (i.e. Team, Webex, GoTo Meeting, Skype etc.)
Use WhatsApp so that people get update for the quick task
Refer all organization email communications very seriously
Vendor, Buyers/Suppliers should also enable for digital platform like VC meeting and emails
Organizations must enable digital payment capability immediately if it is not there
Use Wifi/Data Card/Hot Spot for the network connectivity
To support above action items data Security and access management must be reviewed and validated by IT Team
Single source of information handled by HR & Corporate
Communication Team: Organization should have dedicated hotline/email id for emergency services (Employees can share their health condition and seek emergency support and care services) in case of any emergency

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