How Strong Document Control Can Transform Government Offices
Government organizations are document-heavy and they must work with tight budgets most of the time. While the paperless office is mostly realized as a myth at this point, it is certainly possible for government entities to drastically reduce their use of paper, which automatically reduces costs for supplies, storage, and the time spent retrieving paper […]
4 Online Form Mistakes That Infuriate Users
Online forms are great tools for your business to use in many different ways. They can be used for gathering intel on customer demographics and interests, customer or employee satisfaction surveys, and contact forms on your website–just to name a few. And with so many important jobs, it’s essential to understand how to use forms […]
How Customer-Facing Forms and Workflows Can Amplify Your Brand
“Brand” is not an easy thing to measure, because it has such a strong emotional component. While your brand is yours to manage, ultimately it is about how your customers perceive you, rather than about self-perception. After all, it is the customers who determine whether you succeed or not. Your company’s brand is made up […]
5 Best Practices for Employee Evaluation Workflows
Employee evaluations receive their share of flak for being time-wasters, for being unfair, or for not making any difference in individual or organizational performance. But employee evaluations don’t have to be dreaded tasks that everyone simply wants to complete and move on from. They can be productive, useful, and beneficial to individual careers and organizational […]
Helping Your Traveling Employees Process Contracts on the Road
Technology such as video conferencing has cut down on the need for some business travel. But there are still types of business that must be transacted in person, and that requires employees to hop on a plane now and then. In the old days, not only was actual travel necessary more often, the travel itself […]
Why Spreadsheets Aren’t Enough for Your New Business
Back in olden times, spreadsheets were designed to be used instead of the paper sheets that were commonly used by bookkeepers and accountants. They provided the rigid layout for keeping accounts clear, and a built-in calculator that saved massive amounts of time.. They were so popular that many credit spreadsheets with prompting the development of […]
Why Online Form Software Is a Startup Essential
The smallest startup is still a business, and has to function as one. Most startups have limited resources, so entrepreneurs typically learn to take care of business with a lot of sweat equity and creativity. Early partners usually wear many hats, and often they must do without some of the things that bigger or more […]
The “10 Commandments” of Excellent Workflow Design
It’s a good thing we don’t have to handle engraved stone tablets in business these days. Even paper is being phased out of many business processes. With form software that also functions as workflow software, businesses in every industry can create online forms, accelerate business processes, and help their employees put forward their best work. […]
Minimizing the Risk of Error Propagation in Your Automated Workflows
Error propagation is actually an advanced branch of mathematics involving means, variance, and second order differential equations. But it’s a concept that can be understood easily in principle. In fact, there’s a good chance you have dealt with the consequences of error propagation in your work or home life. Have you ever had the experience […]
How Automated Forms and Workflows Enhance Corporate Training
Training is a major investment for most businesses, yet too many of them fail to get an acceptable return on that investment. Perhaps part of the reason is that the training programs that served admirably during the Industrial Era are not quite right for the Information Era. Back in the day, corporate training meant overhead […]
