Custom Software Blog Entries
The Pain of Sub-optimal Business Processes
Posted: March 2, 2009
Too many business processes are still done manually. Picture the process manager
who runs around a document, from desk to desk, seeking approvals. When business
processes are automated, they often involved a cobbled-together collection of off-the-shelf
software solutions that no person had time to deeply understand, let alone research.
Picture the meeting planner who enters participant names in Excel, in Word, in Access,
and on the web to allow for the many different ways that name will be used. Sub-optimal
systems cost money. They slow things done. They divert staff from higher-value activities.
And they negatively impact employee morale.
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