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Welcome to the NVTC Telework Clearinghouse on www.nvtc.org! This page of the NVTC Web site is dedicated to providing resources to help your company or organization make the right decision about starting a telecommuting program for your employees and to assist you in the ease of implementation.

NVTC is a long-term advocate of telework because it benefits the public and makes good business sense.

Telework

• helps to reduce traffic congestion on our region's clogged transportation arteries.
• is good for the environment.
• helps companies attract a talented workforce because it offers flexibility and is "family-friendly."
• enables the smartest people around the world and across the country to work for companies in Northern Virginia.
• enhances companies' bottom lines by reducing office space requirements and related expenses.
• provides operational continuity in the event of a catastrophe.

This is a "living" clearinghouse, so if you know of additional resources on telework that could be added to enhance those already provided on this page, please contact Christine Kallivokas, Chief Operating Officer, at christine@nvtc.org.

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NVTC Resources

• The NVTC Telework Task Force
• "The Telework Solution" (source: The Voice of Technology, January/February 2007)

Business Continuity and Disaster Preparedness

• Disaster Preparedness Self-Assessment Questionnaire
• "A Business Continuity Plan (BCP)¹ Without Telework Is Not a BCP," (Association of Continuity Planners Newsletter, November 2005)
• 10 Quick Tips: Using Telework to Help Cope with Disaster

Case for Telework

• Why Telework Works
• Making the Case to the Boss
• List of Teleworkable Activities

Checklists

• Self-certification Health & Safety Checklist for Home-Based Teleworkers
• Checklist of Individual Technology Support Services-A great tool for employers to complete and provide to teleworkers so they have a detailed list of whom they can contact for support for equipment/services when they are working at home.

Research

• News Release on The Telework Coalition's (TelCoa) National Telework Benchmarking Study (March 2006). To request a full copy of the study, click here.
• Findings of TelCoa's Greater Washington D.C. Telecommuting Online Survey (May 2003)

Strategies for Management

• Implementation Steps of Telecommuting/Telework Programs
• "The Telework Space"—An overview for companies thinking about instituting a telecommuting policy for employees (The Voice of Technology, April 2002)
• "Teleworker/Telecommuter Selection"—"Traps" for management to avoid when selecting employees to participate in a telework program (The Voice of Technology, March 2001)
• Gap Analysis: Policy and Procedures—A tool to help management determine on both a count and monetary basis what equipment/services/software teleworkers have in their possession. It is also useful for an internal IT department to determine what would be needed to transition from having all employees located in one building to an environment where employees would be working from a variety of locations.
• Example of a Short Telework Agreement