A Simple Workflow with Powerful Results: The Electronic Checklist
People have used checklists for as long as pen and paper have been available for the task. It’s a simple, straightforward way to ensure that you don’t forget something, whether it’s what to pack for vacation or what to check during pre-flight before taking off in a plane. Checklists have persisted for so long because […]
How to Scale Up a Workflow While Minimizing Disruption
Confronting scalability for the first time can be a heady, yet intimidating situation for a new business to find itself in. Demand for your products or services rises – just as you hoped it would – and perhaps you wonder how you will cope with increased demand. The thing about scalability is that it isn’t […]
4 Ways to Use Workflow Software to Manage Your Team Better
Teams are of tremendous value to organizations, because they bring together complementary skills and styles. Strong teams are particularly valuable for their ability to continue even in the face of problems that might put individuals out of commission. For example, if one team member is out sick, the others can often cover their work so […]
Optimize Online Contact Forms and Make Them Part of a Strong Workflow
Online contact forms are a routine element of business, whether products and services are sold online or offline. The hope is that someone will find your website, be captivated enough to develop a real interest, and then complete a contact form to learn more. Many elements influence whether people take the time to complete an […]
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 […]
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 […]
4 Ways Businesses Envision Incorporating Cryptocurrencies into their Workflows
Decentralized, anonymous, and electronic, cryptocurrency has the power to change some of the most fundamental ways business is transacted. Cryptocurrencies may be regarded as either a digital currency, or as an asset. They can be used to transfer value over the internet, or to buy and sell things online. Like traditional currencies, cryptocurrencies store value […]
