Workflows may be a simple sequence of work activities, or a complicated collection of processes that take place in parallel. When a company’s methodology features workflow management system capability, the result can be more visibility into all stages of the process, better accountability among work team members, and improved efficiency overall. With the right workflow management solution, repetitive tasks can be automated, and better collaboration is facilitated.

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Microsoft® Excel™ is the default business tool in many companies thanks to breadth of its functionality and incredible flexibility. Over the years Excel users have leveraged its functionality to solve a wide range of challenges. For example, MS Excel is widely used for managing tasks and projects, tracking progress in Excel is also a widely spread practice. Have you ever thought of creating a workflow in Excel? A lot of people struggle to create Excel approval workflow and give up on trying one day. (more…)

Before taking a capital expenditure decision, take the best practice template, put it online, and have a streamlined execution process for your capital expenditure (CapEx) approval process: makes it transparent to the decision-makers and the task-owners.

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Sometimes you must make a concerted effort to root out inefficiencies and smart workflow management surely helps in this situation. Workflow process mapping is one of the most important steps in managing workflows smartly. Whether you specifically define them or not, your organization has workflows, because that’s how things get done – how products get made and how services get delivered. The problem with undefined workflows is that they often develop quickly, out of need, and not necessarily with enough foresight to make them efficient. Then, over time, that inefficient workflow becomes entrenched, making the inefficiency harder to break out of. Read on for workflow process mapping basics and get risk-free trial of Comindware Tracker to put it into practice and dramatically improve your business effectivity right away.
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The most tangible benefit of good business process management (BPM) is Cost Efficiency that can mean decreased costs and increased revenue. While the rest of benefits BPM delivers is intangible in the short term, they add crucial value in the long run, and help both small and huge companies with gearing up for worldwide competition. BPM technology makes any company better equipped to switch gears, respond to its changing business environment faster than competitors, and succeed!

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How many times during the day do we multitask? We are so used to multitasking that we most probably do not even count. The problem is that unstructured work on parallel tasks often brings significant productivity loss that effects on all our daily activities and results generally. Some of the negative consequences of multitasking are:

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A workflow diagram visually depicts steps and actions that define a process and how it should be accomplished. It shows how data and tasks flow through the steps, whether this is accomplished by humans or by machines, and it also shows under which conditions the process is allowed to continue forward. The flowchart is an example of a workflow diagram, but it’s not the only way workflows can be visualized.

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One of the issues that businesses face today is difficulty managing workflows and business processes. Comindware’s BPM Core software  is a modern low-code platform for building and running business applications. It provides declarative tools for workflow modeling and automation. The key platform capabilities include task management, workflow and business process setup and management, case management, as well as following execution and analysis. Users are able to capture a great deal of business data that they may not be able to capture otherwise. What’s more is that the software is fully configurable, which means IT and non-technical users can design and execute the desired business processes as they are needed. (more…)

Businesses need methods of automating certain processes in order to optimize team productivity. By ensuring that enterprise applications run smoothly and making internal process management more streamlined, businesses are able to have an impact on their bottom lines. Unfortunately, many companies are struggling with organizing data, coding business applications, being able to add and change data, and fine-tuning their business processes. The good news is that Comindware has business automation solutions ready to launch for businesses in virtually any industry. (more…)

Workflow management software provides capabilities for business automation and process optimization. Workflow Management systems (WMS) enable data and document management along the whole cycle of the business process and facilitate collaboration across departments and offices. Such software is essential for quickly developing companies as it ensures precise activity tracking, visibility into delayed tasks and fully digital data and document management. A Workflow Management system is also the first choice software for those on the way from Outlook-based activity tracking towards a more system-driven approach. (more…)