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How to Create an Automated Workflow Without Coding

Last Updated on March 5, 2021February 8, 2022 by frevvoblog

Every organization has its own set of workflows for everyday tasks. These workflows used to rely on paper forms, ledgers, and inter-office memos.

Most teams have now “progressed” to using Excel and email. While it’s better than physical paper, email-based workflows are still manual and inefficient.

The good news is that modern, cloud-based software is putting the power of automated, digital processes in the hands of non-technical business users.

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Approval Processes

How to Make Managing Employee Time-Off Requests Much Easier

Last Updated on March 5, 2021November 1, 2021 by frevvoblog

Employees that take vacations are more motivated and produce better quality work. It seems smart, then, to encourage your team to take days off to recuperate.

However, 6 out of 10 workers don’t feel like their employer encourages them to take time off.

While there are multiple reasons staff feel discouraged, a big problem lies in how vacation request processes are set up.

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Automated Purchase Order Tracking in 5 Steps

Procurement Automation

6 Proven Accounts Payable Automation Best Practices

Last Updated on February 24, 2021March 9, 2022 by frevvoblog

Think about the accounts payable (AP) invoice process in a typical business.

Often, invoices go to multiple people in the organization rather than being centralized. A recipient manually forwards the invoice to the accounts payable department for coding and review – usually by email. Someone manually enters invoice data into an internal system, the invoices are paid, and filed away – often in a folder.

Manual processing is incredibly wasteful and expensive.

It’s incredibly wasteful, error-prone, and costly. According to the Institute of Finance and Management accounts payable professionals spend a mind-boggling 84% of their time trapped in an endless cycle of manual and semi-automated AP processes, including data capture.

With a modern AP automation solution, your employees can stop wasting time on data capture and manual processes and can instead spend it on work that really matters.

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HR Automation

5 Ways to Improve Hiring with Onboarding Automation

Last Updated on February 12, 2021February 12, 2021 by frevvoblog

Poor onboarding processes aren’t just expensive. They kill the employer-employee relationship right from the start.

Not only are your outdated manual onboarding processes slowing you down and costing you money, they’re losing you top talent.

Streamlined onboarding leads to happier staff who stay longer, perform better, and speak more highly of your organization.

On top of that, you cut costs, speed up processing, and eliminate errors.

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Procurement Automation

How to Automate Your Purchase Order Approval Workflow

Last Updated on February 12, 2021February 12, 2021 by frevvoblog

You know the story.

An employee puts in a purchase order, only to find that nothing gets delivered and they don’t have the tools they need for the job.

The paperwork is buried in the purchasing manager’s inbox, waiting for an approval that never comes. The busy purchase manager has forgotten to sign off.

When you’re using manual purchasing processes, this is bound to happen. Purchase requests get filled out wrong, lost, or forgotten, and delays ensue.

This doesn’t have to be the way. Automatic approval software can remedy the ills of manual processing, increasing efficiency and reducing costs.

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Workflow Automation

Workflow Management: What It Is and How to Do It

Last Updated on February 12, 2021August 31, 2021 by frevvoblog

Businesses today have to do more than build great products. They have to refine their workflows and make their operations more efficient to stay competitive.

Much of what gets done in any organization depends on workflows — approving purchase orders, onboarding new hires, processing expense claims, etc. Effective workflow management improves overall productivity and boosts your bottom line.

But with dozens or even hundreds of workflows, how do you manage all of them? And is there software that lets you create and automate your workflows?

In this article, we’ll look at what workflow management is and best practices for managing workflows. We’ll also cover how you can use workflow management software to automate more of your work.

Click the links below to navigate to the section that interests you most:

What is Workflow Management?
What Are the Benefits of Managing Workflows?
Workflow Management vs. Project Management
7 Workflow Management Best Practices
How to Use Workflow Management Software to Automate Your Workflows

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Workflow Automation

The Step-By-Step Guide to Improving Workflow Efficiency

Last Updated on February 12, 2021February 12, 2021 by frevvoblog

Workflows play a critical role for every organization. They ensure that processes like onboarding new employees and sending purchase orders follow the same steps every time.

Making a single change to a workflow–removing an unnecessary task, automating a step, digitizing a form–can have a meaningful positive impact on how (and how quickly) work gets done.

But how exactly do you create more efficient workflows? And what tools are available that can help with this process?

In this article, we’ll explain what workflow efficiency is and how it’s measured. We’ll also look at how you can build more efficient workflows.

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Workflow Automation

6 Workflow Design Best Practices to Increase User Adoption

Last Updated on January 22, 2021March 9, 2022 by frevvoblog

Assuming you’ve got the basics right, the single most important factor in determining the success of your workflow automation project is user adoption.

No matter how well-designed your workflow is and how quickly you deployed it, if your users find it difficult or unpleasant to use, you’ll end up with shelfware.

On the other hand, if delighting your end users is a project priority from day one, you’ll see rapid adoption, expansion, and measurable gains.

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Workflow Automation

How to Create a Process That Produces Consistent Results

Last Updated on December 30, 2020February 8, 2022 by frevvoblog

Picture this. You’re famous for your pasta sauce, yet it’s become so popular that you simply can’t produce enough. So, you hire a team of chefs to help you scale production.

But every batch of sauce tastes different, even though everyone uses the same ingredients.

This is likely due to poor process planning. The ingredients list is only half the recipe — you need a solid step-by-step method to create consistent results.

The same goes for your business processes.

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HR Automation

6 Creative Onboarding Process Examples To Streamline Hiring

Last Updated on December 22, 2020February 23, 2022 by frevvoblog

Conventional employee onboarding can be a real headache.

Piles of forms and hours of data entry make the whole process slow and tedious. Then there are the inevitable mistakes that come from manually processing new hires.

The problem is that a poor employee onboarding process directly affects retention.

New hires that don’t have a positive onboarding experience are twice as likely to look for a new work opportunity shortly after arriving.

Luckily, onboarding has evolved.

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