>>1591i used to work at an ad agency where we had a team of about 20 people, all using different software and tools for their projects - some were on macs others windows - and coordinating was always tricky. one day our boss decided it would be easier if everyone just switched over en masse
to the same workspace solution that he liked best - it turned out to cause more problems than solutions at first since we had a steep learning curve, and some team members didn't like how their workflow changed.
after about 3 months of tweaking settings until everything worked smoothly for most people (not everyone was convinced), things did get better. but the initial transition phase really highlighted just
how much custom workflows can benefit productivity when left alone - sometimes sticking with what you know works best is smarter than forcing a new system on your team, no matter how "advanced" it might be supposed to be.
update: ok nope spoke too soon