The Digital Renaissance of Work

Appendix 3Creating a Better Place to Work: Microsoft’s Workplace Advantage Programme

 

Microsoft’s Workplace Advantage (WPA) programme is one of the world’s most admired Agile Workplace programmes, helping to drive more efficient and enjoyable workplaces. It has been running for over a decade and has been responsible for transforming the firm’s existing physical workspaces, as well as creating new environments for showcasing technology. Although the programme is primarily about transforming physical space, it is essential that this works in harmony with both technology and the way in which Microsoft employees need and want to work.

Origins

Although the programme started formally around 2003, its roots go back to the mid-nineties when Martha ...