There are tons of productivity and meeting apps used by businesses today. The pandemic took an already booming industry and made it indispensable. As such, your team probably uses apps like Slack, Microsoft Teams, Zoom, and more all the time. Is there any point building your own internal app?
While an internal app is certainly not necessary for companies in 2022, there are benefits. It is easy to create a collaborative open-source app using some advanced text editors with collaborative functionalities, for example, TinyMCE WYSIWYG editor. This not only lets you build an app for all your employees to use but allows them the chance to improve it themselves.
Here are the benefits of having an internal app for your company.
1. Increase Engagement
One thing that many modern companies cannot give their employees is access to an end-product. In the modern world, a lot of staff members only see numbers and figures that are only tangentially related to the product or service your company is putting out into the world. This makes it difficult for them to take pride in their work or feel a sense of satisfaction.
This is why it is so important to increase engagement as much as possible within the business. By building an app with your employees’ collaboration, you give them the chance to contribute something tangible in the workplace. They are also more likely to engage with other employees as well as with optional programs or training you provide.
2. Improve Productivity
Productivity apps are great for productivity, until there are too many of them. The problem with using Slack, Microsoft Teams, and a range of other productivity apps is that switching between them can be distracting. The moment you leave a productivity app, there is a good chance you’ll get distracted by something else on your phone or PC.
An internal app that provides employees with all the tools they need makes these distractions less likely. Since they do not need to leave the app, their attention remains focused on what they are getting done.
3. Engage Younger Staff Members
Young people entering the workforce for the first time are often surprised by how little a workplace resembles their online world. This is not true in every company – tech startups tend to be on the cutting edge even in the workplace – but occurs especially in traditional industries. Young staff members end up feeling like they do not belong and that they have taken a step backwards rather than forwards.
An internal app engages younger staff members on a deeper level. They experience the workplace through the channels they are used to using in the outside world. Those who are tech-savvy and can contribute to the improvement of the app using your open source code will feel particularly engaged. It will reassure them that they are working in a company that is taking steps into the future, even if it is within the realm of a centuries-old industry.
There are many benefits to developing an internal app, even if you are not a tech startup. Consider creating an app using open source coding and improve engagement within your staff base.
