Process optimization
14 October 2022

Automate administrative business processes

By automating administrative business processes, you improve productivity and invest in working more efficiently. In addition, you create more time and space for your employees to engage in more challenging work. But how do you do that?

Digitizing and Automation

We begin by asking “what do we actually mean by automation? A clear, useful definition is: Automation is the replacement of human labor with software applications. So this means that automation goes beyond digitization. Using Excel instead of paper registration lists is an example of digitization in many SME organizations. The first steps of automation within Excel are, for example, the use of macros or pivot tables.

However, Excel does have limitations when working intensively organization-wide in 1 file. Complex and extensive Excel files have surprised many an organization unpleasantly.

Automate with smart digital forms

When automating business processes, digital forms play an important role. Automating workflows gives you insight into what is happening within your organization, the status of actions and what is still expected from whom. Making a dashboard or report becomes child’s play. Integrations with third-party systems, such as ERP systems, Power BI or Office 365, make it possible to further digitize and optimize your work processes.

The data is always current and errors in copying data into the forms are not possible due to automation.

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