Sustainable remote working means automation
Every second post in business newsfeeds calls out the wonderful advantages of the remote working environment to support the new world. It’s common cause, though, that this could have been the new normal over a decade ago. It’s taken a virus to show us that the technology is readily available and remote working is achievable in a short space of time.
We are finally moving into the future where it’s digitise or be left behind.
We have the tools to automate. We have the platforms to communicate. We have the computing power and bandwidth to support and monitor both. So why did we have to wait for a crisis to call out the incredible benefits of a future workplace?
The question is how best to get your team working and delivering, remotely. You must convert your business processes to processes that can be executed remotely from anywhere. And, the processes need to be effective and efficient, measurable, traceable and provide reporting at all levels of the organisation.
Too many organisations remain reliant on heavily manual workflows and paper forms. To their detriment, these processes are on the endangered list under lockdown and into the future workplace. The requirement for office space, the risk of human intervention and the economic pressures on bottom line performance will lead to their extinction. Without digital transformation, organizational processes and costs are suffering. Fixed costs, such as office rentals and associated expenses, are now under scrutiny.
To work remotely more effectively, reduce your fixed overheads and keep your customer service above the competition calls for automation. This can be achieved by using K2 and / or the Microsoft Power Platform. If you own either or are considering what to do next, let us help you along the journey.
With K2 and Microsoft Power Platform, we’ve been helping put technology to work during the COVID-19 crisis to help get employees back to work and function in a “new normal” digital workplace environment. Our clients have called for process automation across the board, and critical workflow processes that need automating to support a new remote way of work. We’re moving out of the phase of urgent checklists and registration apps into automating and digitizing core business functions.
Workflow is the key to automation and the only way to ensure that all the tasks that are part of the organization will be carried out in a consistent manner. This refers to the way tasks move through the organization, the order in which tasks are going to be executed, the people and the systems that are going to be involved.
In addition, and more importantly, it avoids unnecessary work and work duplication.
There are clear cost efficiencies and productivity advantages waiting to be freed in the remote workplace model. It’s about identifying what can be automated, digitized and accessed remotely so that true digital transformation can underpin sustainable growth.
It’s time, and we couldn’t be more convinced that now, more than ever, we need automation and remote workforces to be as nimble and productive as if they were in the office. It’s an operational vaccine which is available, ready and waiting.
If you’d like to find out how you can automate your business processes to achieve this new world of remote work, call us or reach out on info@linxus.co.za.