Facebook in the Workplace:
Booz Allen Hamilton
Belcamp, Maryland
Facebook’s Mission
To give people the power to share and make the world
more open and connected. People use Facebook to stay
connected with friends and family, to discover what’s going
on in the world, and to share and express what matters to
them (Facebook, 2014).
Statistics
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100% of the survey group have a personal Facebook.
100% of the survey group check Facebook at least 3x a
day.
100% of the survey group chose Facebook as their
favorite social media site.
50% prefer Facebook updates over the news, telephone,
or e-mail.
60% believe Facebook can be used in the workplace as a
form of communication.
A small portion of participants were chosen at random for the survey
Purpose of Facebook
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Communication across the firm throughout the nation
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Announcements
Event Planning
Education/Training Notices
Direct Messaging
Calendar
Collaboration across the firm throughout the nation
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Discussions
Q & A sessions
Staff Support
Technology Initiative Committee
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Composed of 4 staff members – Consultant → Senior Consultant
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Meetings:
 The committee discussed the implementation of the
consulting firm’s technology initiative and how social media
could be used as a positive form of communication in the
workplace.
 The committee discussed the implementation of the
consulting firm’s technology initiative and how social media
could be used as a positive form of communication in the
workplace.
 The committee discussed the funding of the firm’s Facebook
site and what training would need to be implemented in order
to make the social media site successful.
Budget
Proposal
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Technology Initiative Committee
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Builds ideas of Facebook
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Proposes budget
Creates Facebook guidebook for staff
Attends and participates in firm wide training (2 hours)
Monitors Facebook participation
Promotes professional development
Senior Consultant – Facebook Technology Specialist
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Builds Facebook from the ground up (38 hours)
Attends and participates in firm wide training (2 hours)
Assists staff during Facebook startup
Maintains Facebook at a weekly basis (1 hour per week)
Firm Wide Training
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Online
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2 hour session
Interactive Facebook tutorial
Provides Facebook digital guidebook
Completed 1x
Face-to-Face
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2 hour session
Conducted by Technology Initiative Committee
Facebook Technology Specialist
Provides Facebook guidebook
Completed 1x
Benefits to Using Facebook in the
Workplace
“Workers who communicate easily, accurately, and quickly
have the best chance at being productive and effective.”
(Joyce, 2012)
“People use social networks in different ways. These are the
people sharing content and engaging with others; they see
their time spent on social networks as an investment.”
(Press, 2013)
“While it varies from organization to organization, we have
seen instances where as much as 60 percent or more of
network resources are being consumed with things like
Facebook,YouTube and Twitter.”
(Lis, 2013)
References
Facebook. (2014). About. Retrieved
from https://www.facebook.com/facebook/info
Joyce, Erin. (2012). Social media in the workplace. Retrieved
from http://www.investopedia.com/financial-edge/0212/social-media-in-theworkplace.aspx
Lis, Michael. (2013). Advantages and disadvantages of social media in the
workplace. Retrieved from
http://speckmedia.wordpress.com/2013/02/08/advantages-and-disadvantagesof-social-media-in-the-workplace/
Press, Elizabeth. (2013). The workplace benefits of an active social media life.
Retrieved from
http://en.community.dell.com/dellgroups/sbc/b/weblog/archive/2013/03/22/theworkplace-benefits-of-an-active-social-media-life.aspx