Process automation is a transformative force in modern organisations. By streamlining operations, it boosts productivity, improves employee and customer satisfaction and reduces costs. Here is a quick guide to how process automation can unleash your organisation's potential.
The Benefits Of Automating Manual Processes
The benefits of automating a manual process generally relate to improved efficiency. How this manifests in the real world depends on the context in which it is applied.
For example, in the field of service delivery, the main direct benefit is typically faster resolution times. This leads to the indirect benefit of improved customer satisfaction. It can also lead to improved recruitment and retention since it makes the job less stressful.
The Benefits Of Process Automation With ServiceNow
The drive to automation has led to the development of numerous process automation service solutions. ServiceNow has become recognised as the market-leading solution due to five key features and the benefits they deliver.
Centralised Platform For Collaboration
ServiceNow provides a centralised platform for workflow creation, management and optimisation. It therefore, literally, keeps all departments together and works to prevent the formation of departmental silos.
This delivers two important and direct benefits. Firstly, it ensures that tasks and processes flow cohesively across various departments. Secondly, it enhances an organisation's ability to harness collective knowledge and resources. The end result is a noticeable boost in both operational efficiency and quality of service.
Tailored Workflows
ServiceNow enables organisations to design tailored workflows. The most obvious benefit of this is that it enables organisations to fine-tune workflows so that they precisely align with the business' unique processes and operational requirements.
A further benefit is that it enables businesses to ensure that their processes are aligned with their strategic objectives. These objectives are likely to change over time. When they do, the processes can be easily and quickly updated to reflect these changes.
Seamless Integration Capabilities
ServiceNow integrates seamlessly with a wide array of enterprise systems. It therefore creates a cohesive environment for automated workflows across diverse platforms. This enhances overall operational efficiency by ensuring that data and processes can flow smoothly across departments and systems.
The reduction of friction is often one of the main drivers behind the adoption of process automation. It often leads to multiple derivative benefits such as the alleviation of bottlenecks and the reduction (or removal) of known pain points.
Real-Time Monitoring And Analytics
ServiceNow offers real-time monitoring and advanced analytics tools that empower organisations to gain deep insights into their workflows.
By tracking the performance of various processes, organisations can readily identify bottlenecks, areas of improvement and opportunities for efficiency enhancements. This means that decision-makers no longer need to make educated guesses about process optimisation. Instead, they can leverage data-driven insights to make informed choices.
Knowledge Management Capabilities
ServiceNow functions as a central repository for information that employees can quickly and easily access. This means it promotes effective decision-making, even in high-pressure, time-sensitive situations.
For example, an employee troubleshooting an incident can use ServiceNow to access historical data to track the development of the incident. Alternatively, an employee making a key strategic decision may want to access up-to-date guidance on best practices.
This in turn means that ServiceNow can help to optimise process execution as it ensures that processes are developed and implemented in the most effective way possible.
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