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What is workflow automation? Workflow automation designs and executes a series of repetitive business tasks based on business rules to reduce human interactions and increase productivity. Workflow is a series of tasks that has to be accomplished to achieve a business objective. Most businesses’ daily operations depend on repetitive tasks such as sending email verification, completing forms, and so on. When doing something repetitive, human errors may occur, for instance, the employee might email the wrong recipient with a similar name or forget to include the completed document. Human error is an inevitable problem for most business processes so companies use workflow management software and automation software to simplify the human interaction of a process. Workflow automation is performed using robotic process automation (RPA) software and is also referred to as RPA. 

What is an approval workflow? An approval workflow is a logical set of activities to streamline tasks or data in an organization. Approval workflows are distinct in that they pause the process until a specified individual approves the data. 

What is workload capacity? Workload capacity measures tasks, activities, or projects that an employee or a team can undertake in a given time period. It considers the number of subtasks within a task, their complexities, and the time required to complete them.

The average work week is 40 hours, but how much of that do you spend on repetitive tasks?

The COVID-19 pandemic has wreaked havoc across the world, impacting nearly every individual and business. As a result, many companies have shifted their operations to adapt to working remotely, in order to align with social distancing requirements. 

In organizations today, employees not only use company devices to access sensitive work-related data, but also personal devices. Some companies don’t even issue company devices, but instead, follow the bring your own device (BYOD) approach to save on hardware costs. Also, employees use a wide variety of operating systems (OS), such as Windows OS, macOS, IoS, Android, and different web OS. 

The coronavirus health crisis has forced millions of workers (who are able) to transition to working from home. That poses numerous obstacles to workers meeting their deadlines and doing their jobs. Security management and enforcement have become some of the most important and critical transitional needs involved for both workers and their employers. 

Have you ever heard an employee call to confirm their schedule or find the time-off request form? These are common occurrences and highlight the issue of information inaccessibility in the workplace.

Worldwide, social distancing has affected the day-to-day activities of nearly every person. In many cases, that means working from home.