It takes employees in big companies an average of almost 40 minutes just to find a single business document, a survey  has shown. Conducted by Recommind, a provider of Information Risk Management software, the survey found that workers in companies with more than 10,000 employees spend an average of 38 minutes on each document search.

The survey also found that many big companies do not have efficient systems in place that allow employees to quickly and easily find internal experts. Only 9% of the companies surveyed had an automated system in place for locating experts, with 71% of workers in the surveyed companies saying they needed to “ask around” to find experts in the company.

But although only large companies were interviewed for the survey, locating data and documents is a time-consuming activity in companies of all sizes. In fact, it’s been estimated that the average employee can spend up to 30 % of their day just searching for data and information.

An astute way that companies can substantially reduce the amount of time it takes employees to find information, however, is to implement Microsoft SharePoint.

By creating a single, collaborative workspace where employees can view and share business-critical ideas and information and collaborate across boundaries, SharePoint makes it easy for staff to find documents and locate internal experts.

As SharePoint specialists, Systems Valley can smoothly and seamlessly install SharePoint in your organisation and can configure and customise it so that it matches the unique way your business operates and the way your employees work.

To find out more about our SharePoint solutions and services, click here or call us on: 0800 33 456 30.