280 CHAPTER II WORK STYLES FOR NOMADIC WORKERS AT DEGW The design for the office that resulted from this process included fixed work areas for support staff, long—term assigned spaces for team residents, and a range of bookable and non-bookable spaces for nomads, independents, and the managers of multiple teams; these included a club area, quiet booths, and an Information Technology quiet room for data processing and report writing. Mobile telephones and laptops were provided for all mobile staff and connec— tion points in all work locations allow easy access to the DEGW network. A year after the refurbishment of the offices was completed, a post—occu- pancy evaluation (POE) of the new office environment was carried out to deter- mine whether any further improvements were needed. An added practical motive for this review was to inform and improve the change-management strategies DEGW was developing for its clients by reassessing and learning from the experience of introducing new working environments into its own organi- zation (Duffy, 1997; Liang et al., 1998; Myerson, 1998). The POE project was also seen as an opportunity to review the effective— ness of DEGW’S standard POE methodologies: the Time Utilization Study and the Workplace Performance Study. In parallel with the use of these tools, WORKSTYLES: The Mobile Worker 37% population 556W WW0" mwayeofWcrklng 1. Nomadic 2. Manager Out of Office Out of Office over 40% over 40% Formal meetings Away from Desk 20-30% 30% IT Support Services Worksemngs ' cordless telephones Menu - laptop PC - local printers 0 electronic diary ' I I - assigned support personnel File/storage allocation ‘ - 1 linear meter ' M personal storage 0 project file space adjacent to area ' Access to central knowledge center Work styles: The mobile worker.