--- title: "CMI: Agile working study hints at end of the nine-to-five" description: "The way we work and the way we think about work is changing. It’s a continual development that’s resulted in both employers and employees re-thinking the traditional nine-till-five. And it’s a subject that was picked up by the Chartered Management Institute following the publication of our e-Book, The Agile Revolution? The Future of Work." image: https://blog.bps-world.com/hubfs/3.%20CMI%20Agile%20working.jpg --- **Our World** # CMI: Agile working study hints at end of the nine-to-five Our World / **CMI: Agile working study hints at end of the nine-to-five** ![William Geldart](https://blog.bps-world.com/hubfs/WG-LI.jpg) [**William Geldart**](https://blog.bps-world.com/author/william-geldart) April 11, 2018 **The way we work and the way we think about work is changing. It’s a continual development that’s resulted in both employers and employees re-thinking the traditional nine-till-five.** And it’s a subject that was picked up by the *Chartered Management Institute* following the publication of our e-Book, *The Agile Revolution? The Future of* Work. Using our findings, the *CMI* went on to further explore the ways in which agile working is no longer a concept merely linked to start-ups. An increasing number of big businesses and councils are also taking a leaf out of the agile book in a bid to bring people, processes and technology together and increase productivity. This focus on measuring outcomes rather than time spent in the office is being embraced by employees as well as employers. In fact, only just over a third of working Britons (38%) now see the office as an essential base to work from. Read the article by [clicking here](http://www.managers.org.uk/insights/news/2017/october/why-its-time-to-ditch-the-nine-till-five). **Source:** *Chartered Management Institute, *Why it’s time to ditch the nine-till-five, October 19 2017 **Overview:** The CMI took data from a BPS World survey of senior decision makers to further emphasise the point that agile working is becoming increasingly attractive to all types of businesses. [Back to Insights](https://blog.bps-world.com/) ## What to read next [**Recruitment**, ](https://blog.bps-world.com/topic/recruitment#index_view) [**Compliance**](https://blog.bps-world.com/topic/compliance#index_view)     3 mins read [![What are the benefits and risks of the contingent workforce?](https://blog.bps-world.com/hubfs/Blog-9.jpg)](https://blog.bps-world.com/what-are-the-benefits-and-risks-of-the-contingent-workforce) ###### [What are the benefits and risks of the contingent workforce?](https://blog.bps-world.com/what-are-the-benefits-and-risks-of-the-contingent-workforce) The contingent workforce continues to grow. Both employees and employers are reaping the benefits. But are the... By [**Simon Conington**](https://blog.bps-world.com/author/simon-conington) on February 20, 2019 [**Our World**](https://blog.bps-world.com/topic/our-world#index_view)     1 mins read [![Recruitment International: The average time employees will stay in a job](https://blog.bps-world.com/hubfs/2.%20Recruitment%20International%20-%20The%20Average%20time.jpg)](https://blog.bps-world.com/recruitment-international-the-average-time-employees-will-stay-in-a-job-) ###### [Recruitment International: The average time employees will stay in a job](https://blog.bps-world.com/recruitment-international-the-average-time-employees-will-stay-in-a-job-) How loyal are your employees? Probably more so than you’d expect, according to a study commissioned by us towards the... By [**William Geldart**](https://blog.bps-world.com/author/william-geldart) on April 11, 2018 [**Our World**](https://blog.bps-world.com/topic/our-world#index_view)     1 mins read [![CNBC: The advent of tech-enabled agile working ](https://blog.bps-world.com/hubfs/11.%20CNBC%20-%20The%20advent%20of%20tech-enabled%20agile%20working.jpg)](https://blog.bps-world.com/the-advent-of-enabled-agile-working) ###### [CNBC: The advent of tech-enabled agile working ](https://blog.bps-world.com/the-advent-of-enabled-agile-working) Our e-Book The Agile Revolution? The Future of Work sparked a wave of interest in the concept and how it impacts upon... By [**William Geldart**](https://blog.bps-world.com/author/william-geldart) on April 11, 2018 ![](https://dc.ads.linkedin.com/collect/?pid=336233&fmt=gif) ![](https://dc.ads.linkedin.com/collect/?pid=336233&fmt=gif)