Background: Many people think of telecommuting from the perspective of how it might make their lives easier. This perspective is an oversimplification of the work design option. In this paper, you are asked to address each of the following issues to address the following: You are a Human Resources (HR) manager. You have been tasked to work with a specific internal department to provide both guidance and structure to the potential rollout of a telecommuting option for that group. As such, you want to address the following specific issues with that departments management team

1. Describe in detail some of the common components/considerations of a successful telecommuting program. (Research is required outside of the course material) (CITE ANY SOURCES)

a. What are the components of a successful roll out of a telecommuting program from an HR perspective? External research is expected/required here.

2. Explain in detail the issues encountered by other organizations in implementing a telecommuting program. (CITE ANY SOURCES)

a. What issues have specific companies faced in their telecommuting roll outs? How were these issues addressed? What do we learn from these?