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IT Change Request Process: Best Practices

IT Change Request Process Changing your IT software sets off a chain of events that often spreads through multiple departments. In some cases, software changes impact the entire company, which can adversely affect your customers. Preventing a negative customer experience requires skilled change management as well as an ability to identify

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The difference between Business Decision Management and Business Process Management

Most companies are familiar with the theories of business process management (BPM). New tools are making it possible to automate process flow to maximize efficiency and increase outputs. However, business decision management (BDM) is not implemented as broadly. These two concepts are entirely separate yet complementary. Innovative organizations use both to

Key Features to Consider When Choosing Workflow Design Software

Brian Reale
30th Mar 2017
Workflow

Business process management (BPM) software is supposed to make our lives easier, but the wrong software just complicates things. To reach your business goals, you will need software that thoroughly supports your overall business workflow. After all, the workflow design software you choose affects your business as a whole, not

How to Simplify Your Company’s Leave of Absence Request Process

A leave of absence is typically a leave that lasts longer than two weeks. It may include both paid and unpaid time off. Often, a leave of absence request is made by someone whose paid time off has been exhausted, and who needs to take a leave for military, medical,

How to Better Handle Your Form-Based Workflows

A workflow isn’t some esoteric business or programming term, it’s just the process of completing a series of steps. Workflows can be quite simple, or they can be complicated enough to involve sub-processes and the approval of numerous people along the way. You use workflows whether you call them that

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Eliminating Workflow Bottlenecks From Your Enterprise Processes

Julia Saunders
30th Aug 2017
Workflow

Workflow bottlenecks can mean a significant loss of time, money and resources for your organization. While one person or department is madly rushing to complete an overwhelming workload, staff members responsible for the next step in the process are idle. This lack of efficiency impacts more than payroll costs. Bottlenecks

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Improving Business Efficiency with Process Mapping Techniques

Every business has thousands of processes, from filing paperwork to manufacturing products. However, the vast majority of these processes are undocumented. New hires learn processes from tenured employees. Any adjustments to workflow are passed along by word of mouth. While this method of managing processes may appear effective, there is

Discipline Tracking Made Easy for K-12 Schools

Accurate discipline tracking is expected at every level of a K-12 school system. While tracking will mean different things for high schoolers than it does for kindergarten students, consistency in reporting and dealing with disciplinary issues is essential. An automated discipline tracking system takes guesswork out of determining consequences. Unfortunately, minor infractions,

How to Speed Up Your New Employee Onboarding Process

The new employee onboarding process has been the subject of increased focus in recent years, because it can make a real difference in whether your new hire sticks with you or jumps ship at the first opportunity. Onboarding isn’t just about getting forms filled out. It’s your new employee’s first

5 Ways to Easy-Button Employee Offboarding

Much has been written about employee onboarding, yet employee offboarding is equally as important. Offboarding is processing someone out who is leaving the organization, whether they’re leaving voluntarily or involuntarily, and it should be defined and applied consistently. Employee offboarding is equally as important as onboarding. Employee offboarding that is documented can

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Posts in Category: workflow processes