The most important feature I think, is the workflow visibility; I can clearly see who is next in line, who has already completed approval of a certain item, etc. and who is dragging their feet. Before we were using a system of files everywhere, and we never knew which version of anything was current, and it was always a huge headache. Being cloud-based allows me to access it via my phone while I am on the floor, or when I’m away from my desk, which I thought I would never end up doing, but I do. At the end of a long day, I’m simply happy that we are no longer wasting time finding duplicate files, and figuring out which version of something we should be using.

I find Propel to be very useful once you're trained and know the ins and outs of it. It's very easy to use and provides good alerts. We use it for tracking expirations of equipment and calibrations, which helps us stay in compliance and make sure tools are ready at the right time. It also alerts us when deviations expire. This email alert system is more efficient than a calendar system because it lets us know when a calibration is about to expire so we can schedule accordingly and keep records up to date.

The element that I appreciate the most is that Propel has made responsibility and ownership of tasks transparent. I often use it in my position as a coordinator of product launches to keep track of the different people responsible to do every bit of the work such as certification approval and launch progress. It is simple to view the status of each item due to its wide capabilities surrounding task reminders and version logs. As it is something that we use on a regular basis, the platform simplifies the confusion, stays the projects on the timeline and makes everyone in various departments responsible.