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The solution of the biggest tech bloats of modern businesses

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While most businesses have gone digital today, use of technology by itself does not ensure efficiency or productivity. This article highlights the tech habits slowing down productivity and what companies can do to resolve them.

Over the last two decades, the workplace has been remodeled from a rigid suit-and-tie environment to a fluid, casual atmosphere.

Open offices and laptops have replaced cubicles and desktops to encourage team-oriented environments and processes. Talented remote workers add value to organizations from anywhere in the world, whether for single gigs, part-time work or full-time work. Virtual collaboration takes over physical meetings through an abundance of communication tools that connect staff from any location.

The torrent of digital solutions has certainly improved internal operations and the customer experience, but so many applications end up weighing down operations. Technology that is supposed to increase productivity may actually slow it down, as team members must jump back and forth between tools to find the data they need. Here are the biggest ways that modern enterprises are overloaded.

1. Running too many applications at once

The onslaught of communication across chat applications and email has created a distracting environment. Psychology research shows that workers lose approximately 24 minutes an hour when switching between tasks. You can reduce unnecessary interruptions and lost time with applications such as process automation, where the correspondence is tied to respective workflows and follows a consistent track.

Collaboration has reached new heights thanks to a host of digital options, but efficiency and data integrity wane when switching between multiple tabs and constantly transferring data between apps. And who isn't aggravated by the excessive login usernames and passwords?

Applications hindering rather than improving performance aren't serving their purpose. To begin an application overhaul, business owners and CIOs should do the following: 
  • Evaluate each application's effectiveness. 
  • Search for platforms that offer expanded functionality rather than one-trick applications. 
  • Integrate final apps using a connector.


2. Relying on human-led processes when machines can manage it better

As more enterprises reap the benefits of automation, robotics and AI, the anxiety over machines taking human jobs has died down. Of the surveyed U.S. workers in a Workfront study, more than 80 percent are excited about the potential of automation to bring greater innovation and better procedures to the workplace. Digital leaders aren't afraid to disrupt operations with machine-driven processes for the sake of long-term survival and success.

At the very least, process automation and integration are must-haves for any modern enterprise. Replacing manual data entry and long email strings, automated workflows seamlessly move data along a chartered route, carrying appropriate tasks in the assigned order from one employee to another. Integration bridges information gaps, transferring data between apps – from a budget approval workflow to accounting software, for instance – streamlining processes and reducing errors.

Robotic processautomation and AI enable companies to pinpoint top-talent candidates in record time, process data to improve decision-making, instantly provide services to clients, and more. Each year, RPA and AI applications take on increasing loads of monotonous work, freeing employees to apply their expertise to cognitive and creative tasks.

3. Manually creating long reports

Juggling data from multiple systems to create reports consumes time most employees would rather apply to skilled work. What's more, with today's cutthroat pace, managers need reports and status updates faster than workers can generate them by hand. For leadership to map progress and future growth consistently, real-time reports should be available at a moment's notice.

Businesses that grasp the value of real-time reporting are now connecting data through automation applications that generate interactive, visual reports. Since information is linked between applications, no one has to compare for accuracy or enter it into a separate reporting app. Just a few clicks, and up-to-date reports or analytics are ready for evaluation.

4. Missing out on valuable insights

For companies with a revolving door of staff, employees often exit with untapped, valuable knowledge about the business and its practices. Not conducting thorough exit interviews that include operational insights is a lost opportunity to address perceived weaknesses and capitalize on strengths within the company.

Leading organizations aren't losing out on this information. They adopt digital strategies, such as automated offboarding processes, to standardize the exit process and ensure each employee has a documented exit interview that is sent to an assigned manager, who is responsible for following up internally.

Annual performance reviews frustrate employees who are determined to grow in their positions and careers. In fact, 65 percent of employees want more feedback than they currently receive. Frequent career training opportunities, including more consistent feedback, would keep 86 percent of millennials from leaving their positions. Managers may not realize they are missing a chance to not only help employees improve, but also gain fresh perspectives from varying points of view.

Data-centered, regular performance feedback leads to high productivity and lower turnover. In contrast to traditional annual reviews, real-time performance appraisals are fair, unbiased and standard.

Taking your digital inventory

A modern company isn't merely defined by computer use. A truly digital workplace is one where current tools are strategically applied toward for maximum productivity and effective collaboration.

Uprooting old practices can be daunting, but for many businesses, the alternatives are seeing profits sag or closing the doors in the next five years. Taking the time and money to get it right is a worthy investment for a promising future. 


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