The National Research Agency (ANR), a public institution under the supervision of the Ministry of Higher Education, Research and Innovation, finances research projects involving public operators and companies. At the end of the health crisis, the ANR had to face several organizational challenges, in particular due to its rapid growth and the widespread adoption of teleworking, which led the agency to move and switch to a flex office.

Increasing organizational challenges

With more than 500 employees, ANR has seen its workforce increase significantly. At the same time, the Covid crisis has changed working habits and accelerated the transition to remote working. The move to new premises, converted into a flex office, added a new dimension to organizational needs.

A flexible tool to meet these needs

Loïc Dubois, head of quality of life at work and prevention at ANR, underlines the importance of the ease of use of flex office software to allow employees to easily find themselves in the office and to organize their work fluidly. “m-work was a perfect fit for this need for efficiency,” he explains. The tool quickly convinced by its ergonomics and its adaptability.

In addition to facilitating the management of workspaces, the ANR payroll teams were able to use m-work to calculate remote work allowances according to the days declared, thus responding to another specific request from employees.

Fast deployment and immediate buy-in

The deployment of m-work was a success from the first week. In less than ten days, a large part of the ANR teams had already adopted the tool, in particular the business teams for the management of teleworking benefits.

Loïc Dubois also highlights the quality of the support provided by m-work teams: “They are very professional and responsive. Thanks to them, we were able to deploy the tool quickly and adapt it to our specific needs, especially during the move.” The customization of m-work allowed the ANR to re-configure all its offices, thus facilitating the transition to their new premises and improving the daily management of their workspaces.

Thanks to m-work, ANR was able to respond effectively to the new challenges of managing hybrid work while improving the quality of work life of its employees.