Three Elements of Success and How Workflows Address All Three
A successful company has strong productivity, high efficiency, and an engaged workforce. While there are other factors involved in success, a company that is not productive, efficient, and engaged in what they’re doing isn’t destined for long term prosperity. Getting these three elements right is a matter of understanding what they mean, committing to them, […]
Should You Create Multilingual Forms and Workflows?
Workplaces and communities are becoming more diverse, and as businesses are more easily able to work internationally, customer bases are diversifying as well. It only makes sense that bilingualism or multilingualism can drive the success of a business. After all, it means that many more people understand what the business does and can feel comfortable […]
Why You Should Take the Time to Learn Workflow Reporting
If you are choosing workflow software, your primary concern is probably how easy it makes it to design and create custom workflows. No mystery there. What you may not consider, though you should, is how good the workflow software’s reporting capabilities are. You may not need reporting for every form and workflow, but having the […]
Why You Need a Defined Workflow for Out-Processing Departing Employees
Out-processing, also known as off-boarding, is the process of removing an employee from the organization, regardless of their reason for leaving. Younger employees, in particular, have shorter tenures than older ones, and rare today is the employee who stays with an employer for longer than a decade. Every business needs a proper strategy for out-processing […]
5 Ways Automated Workflows Help You Maintain Accountability
Taking a work process from point A to point B with maximum efficiency, consistency, and quality is what automated workflows are all about. They don’t eliminate the human factor, but ensure that the people engaged in a process perform all the necessary steps at the right time, so the end product is of predictable, high […]
What We Can Learn About Workflows from Electronic Health Records
Electronic health records (EHRs) are electronic versions of patient medical histories. They’re not quite the same as electronic medical records, which are specific to a given doctor’s practice. Rather, EHRs are, in an ideal world, a single source of truth regarding a patient’s entire medical history, across providers. The gargantuan task of converting hand-written (or […]
Automated Workflows and the Single Source of Truth: What to Know
In computer programming, there is an old saying that garbage in equals garbage out. In other words, if you feed a computer algorithm bad data, you’ll get bad (or untruthful) results. The concept of a single source of truth comes from information technology, though it speaks to business results in many industries. A single source […]
How Defined Workflows Add Creativity and Versatility to Your Workforce
Even if a company wanted to stamp out creativity in their workforce, it would be nearly impossible to do. People have a way of developing creativity even within strict constraints. Have you ever looked at pictures of women’s hairstyles during World War II? Fabric, clothing, and shoes were strictly rationed, and many women resigned themselves […]
Use Automated Workflows for More Effective Delegation
Have you ever started a business? If so, you probably know what it’s like to assume all the job titles, from CEO to mail clerk. Starting a business by definition requires flexibility, because you have to learn how to make it all work, and it takes time. The problem comes when the entrepreneur starts hiring […]
Could This Be the Year Online Forms Take Your Business Paperless?
If you’re old enough, you probably remember the promise of the “paperless” office that emerged as personal computers became popular in both workplaces and homes a few decades ago. You probably also remember how that didn’t happen, and how if anything, the ease of printing meant the consumption of more paper and ink than in […]