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Improve operational efficiency by standardizing and automating operating procedures.   What are Standard Operating Procedures? Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), first adopted by the railroad industry in an effort to prevent literal train wrecks, have become widely embraced by many businesses that wish to avoid figurative train wrecks. It's safe to say that every business (except perhaps a sole… View More

As companies across several industries look to reduce and maximize capital spending, many are beginning to realize the waste and risk involved in their current methods for handling requests for capital expenses. Here are some of the drivers for CapEx automation. Speed/Pace of Business/productivity A traditional, manual approach to CapEx presents serious challenges. Especially in larger, more complex organizations, the CapEx… View More

If you ponder technological advances over the last 50 years, you will see how much of the benefit is really about increased visibility.   Improved resolution in medical imaging allows earlier intervention into disease processes. Manufacturing processes benefit from real time visibility into product quality and the proper operation of shop-floor machinery. Modern home security systems send alerts and… View More

Poor communication is often at the heart of business failures. From a lack of resources to effectively cover a promotion to product recalls when something has gone wrong, better communication and a more effective feedback loop can avert companies from disasters that damage their reputations and their bottom lines. Communication Matters: The Basics Internal communication… View More

Where do good business ideas come from? Do you feel like your business just doesn't generate enough new ideas that help increase revenue, improve productivity, or release cutting edge products and services? Your business could be in a rut. But hope is not lost. Innovation stems from a change in mindset and a break from the norm. What does that really mean in practice? See how this works in the real world at… View More

For more selling the idea of ROI for your workflow automation project, download our free Workflow ROI Guide. Managers and business analysts frequently have great ideas for implementing change in their organizations, however, they often struggle with how to obtain upper-level buy-in for their workflow automation ideas. Implementing a software solution that will automate… View More

You may be surprised to learn that the answer is almost always "Yes!” Here are just a few of the reasons why you should review your business processes regularly and look for opportunities to improve them. Somewhere within your business, there are people who have created an entrenched status quo and like the low-stress approach of doing things the way they have always been done. They may be hoarding knowledge and… View More

What is corporate governance, really? Governance has been a popular word in the business world for quite a few years, although there are many published definitions of the term. Let's be clear: governance has been required when humans work together toward a common goal. In the commonly accepted business parlance, corporate… View More

There's little doubt meetings are a double-edged sword for most people in business. Sometimes they smooth out communication gaps, but other times they seem to drain people's will to live. In fact, excessive meetings are usually the culprit behind those 70-hour work weeks. A full 70% of employees state they don't even think meetings… View More

With a dedicated approval management system as part of your technology stack, you can regain hours of lost time every week while providing better visibility into every approval process. With a standalone (but integrated) approval management system rather than a use case-specific tool (for instance contract approvals, marketing collateral approvals, etc.), an organization is free to build highly-specific and robust approval processes for any… View More