Leading international telework authorities and ITAC leaders developed a multi-chapter online workshop series composed of the essentials required to develop and implement a telework program. While this series was developed in 1999, many of the ideas and advise are still useful today and accordingly available to you for free.

In addition to the workshop material provided below, another useful resource on developing a telework program is ITAC's e-Work Guide: How to Make Telework Work for Your Organization. The Guide is a 100-page report published in 2000 on recommended practices, compiled by telework experts who served on a Blue Ribbon Panel formed by ITAC.

Workshop 1: Getting Educated, by Wendell Joice, GSA

Workshop 2: Making the Decision to Telework, by Sandra Fox O'Hara & Dr. Helen H. Solomons, Telework Development System International, Inc.

Workshop 3: Selling the Telecommuting Decision, by Michael J. Dziak, InteleWorks, Inc.

Workshop 4: Planning the Telework Program, by John M.H. Edwards, Telework Analytics International, Inc.

Workshop 5: Determining the Program's Scope, by Bob Fortier, Innovisions Canada

Workshop 6: Laying the Foundation, by Eddie Caine, former ITAC President

Workshop 7: Getting Ready to Implement, by John Corbett, State of Arizona

Workshop 8: Training the Telemanagers and Teleworkers, by Jane Anderson, Midwest Institute for Telecommuting Education

Workshop 9: Implementing the Program, by Joanne Pratt, Joanne Pratt Associates

Workshop 10: Monitoring the Program, Planning for Expansion, by Christina Heilig, TManage, Inc.

Workshop 11: Evaluation, by Dr. Nancy deLay, Eli Lilly & Company