Posted in Digital Transformation

How to Go Paperless in the Office

Organizations depend on paperwork for various functions, from filing purchase orders to onboarding new hires and beyond.

But paper-based processes are incredibly inefficient — they impede productivity, result in higher costs, and even pose security risks.

That doesn’t even factor in the time it takes to process paper forms or the physical space needed to store those documents.

Thanks to technology, organizations can reduce the amount of paper they use and streamline their processes. But going paperless doesn’t happen overnight.

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Posted in Education Automation

How to Get Started With Digital Transformation in Education

Technology has played a critical role in education. Teachers can supplement instructional materials with videos and students can connect online for remote learning.

However, many institutions are still bogged down by manual processes. Examples include student enrollments, purchase acquisitions, absence requests, and more. 

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Posted in Workflow Automation

7 Process Improvement Steps to Streamline Your Business

A chain is only as strong as its weakest link. The same goes for your business and the processes within it.

If one process within your business is lagging, it can have a knock-on effect all the way down the chain. 

Take onboarding, for example. 

If your delivery firm is slow to hire new drivers, you can end up with a pile of undelivered orders, battling with angry customers, and shelling out big bucks to store goods that you can’t get out fast enough.

It’s wise, then, to carefully comb through your business processes to work out where you can improve the flow of operations to boost your overall process productivity.

To do this, you’ll need to know the steps and methodologies to coordinate process improvement, without throwing everything off balance.

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Posted in HR Automation

10 New Hire Orientation Best Practices to Win Over New Hires

Is your new hire orientation program giving new employees the information and resources they need to succeed in their roles? Or are they getting bogged down by seemingly endless and tedious paperwork?

A strong new hire orientation program is a must to retain talent and increase engagement: 69% of employees who go through an excellent onboarding process are more likely to stay with a company after three years.

In this article, we’ll cover the new hire orientation best practices that’ll set you–and your employees–up to succeed.

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Posted in Workflow Automation

The 6 Step Guide to Performing Business Process Analysis

Organizations of all sizes depend on processes to get work done. These can be as simple as following up with a lead or as complex as sending a purchase order.

Your organization likely already has processes in place for individual activities. But when was the last time you reviewed them? How often do you evaluate whether they’re allowing your employees to focus on important tasks or bogging them down with delays?

Inefficient business processes can lead to financial loss and missed deadlines. But identifying bottlenecks in a process and where it can be improved isn’t always easy.

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Posted in Workflow Automation

A Step-By-Step Guide to Improving Business Processes

Business processes play a vital role in any organization. Effective processes streamline individual activities and improve overall efficiency.

To become and remain successful, there needs to be a continuous focus on improving business processes to increase productivity and maintain a high standard of quality.

Making a process more efficient ultimately reduces your workload and streamlines the delivery of a product or service. But how exactly do you improve a business process and what are the steps involved?

In this article, we’ll cover the exact steps for improving business processes. We’ll also show you how to create automated workflows with frevvo’s business process automation software.

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Posted in Workflow Automation

How to Identify Bottlenecks in a Process

Picture a bottle and think about how it gets narrower at the neck to restrict the flow coming out.

A process bottleneck is no different. It restricts the flow of that process.

The trick to streamlining processes to boost productivity is to identify bottlenecks as soon as possible. Unfortunately, that’s not always as easy as it seems.

The problem is that bottlenecks aren’t always obvious — especially if they’ve been around for a long time. 

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Posted in Forms Automation

How to Add a Signature to a PDF

Your organization depends on various forms to get work done — purchase orders, sales contracts, service level agreements, etc.

These forms typically require signatures from at least one person for approval. For example, an employee likely needs to get time off requests approved by a manager.

But printing out and sending forms for signatures is a wildly inefficient process that’s costing your business. It wastes valuable time that could be spent on more productive tasks.

Electronic signatures offer a more efficient way to sign documents. 

But how do you add your signature to a PDF?

In this article, we’ll look at how you can electronically sign PDFs. We’ll also take a look at how you can digitize the signature and approval process without having to print and waste paper.

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Posted in Procurement Automation

6 Critical Procurement Goals for 2021 and Beyond

Since COVID-19 swept the world, there have been unprecedented interruptions to global supply chains. Prioritizing resilient procurement processes has never beeAs organizations are rapidly moving to digital, data-driven environments, it’s wise to migrate purchasing and procurn more crucial in the face of economic collapse.

Where cost control was previously the most important item on the procurement agenda, now your main procurement goal should relate to business resilience. Ethical practices, risk mitigation, and cybersecurity are more significant than ever.

It’s time to throw out clunky, old-fashioned manual procurement operations and replace them for streamlined automated procurement processes. 

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Posted in Workflow Automation

Business Process Automation: Your Complete Guide

The business process automation (BPA) market is ballooning at a rate of 10% year-on-year. And frankly, it’s no surprise. Business processes are the lifeblood of any organization and efficient, electronic processes are a must to successfully compete in the modern world.

The huge costs of manual processing delays, human error, and inefficient business systems can no longer be ignored — it’s costing businesses thousands each year.

But how exactly does a business process automation solution address these issues?

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