BYOD model driving the latest multifamily tech transition

As the apartment industry continues to trend toward the use of mobile devices for essential day-to-day operations, the focus is shifting toward the devices themselves. The challenge is selecting a device that all team members feel comfortable using, and which facilitates the greatest ease of implementation.
So why not let them use their own mobile devices? 
Associates already utilize their smartphones and personal devices to stay connected throughout their workday, and they often tap into that same technology to complete work-related tasks like viewing email, websites and documents. That’s why industry leaders are readily implementing personal device agreements and bring-your-own-device (BYOD) policies to streamline their operations.
The solution for the coronavirus eraRight now, change is the name of the game in the industry as owners and operators scramble to respond to the coronavirus pandemic and social distancing directives. As more and more leasing and corporate offices close their doors in an effort to limit person-to-person contact, switching to a BYOD system couldn’t be a timelier move. If management teams have associates using their own devices, they don’t have to worry about distributing technology to team members who are now working remotely. Concerns about device sharing don’t come into play. As the industry makes the unprecedented switch to mobile and remote platforms, BYOD programs solve many of the problems that currently need to be addressed.
Tech proficiency boosts productivityFortunately, the benefits to a BYOD program aren’t specific to a pandemic. The positive correlation between associate productivity and their proficiency with the technology they use ……