Increased productivity
Inefficient processes waste a lot of time. A streamlined digital workflow eliminates cumbersome tasks and sluggish communication, making your employees more productive.
What is a workflow application?
A workflow is a work process involving repetitive and recurring actions. A workflow application aims to optimize and automate these internal processes. Within an organization, there are many different workflows. As a result, there is a wide range of workflow applications available to improve and optimize these processes. For example, a law firm can streamline time tracking and the signing of legal documents, while a manufacturer can use an application to make procurement and quality control more efficient.
What are the uses of a workflow application?
- Time tracking
- Expense claims
- Approval processes
- Digital signing
- Vacation requests
- Procurement and ordering processes
- Reporting Quality control
- Employee onboarding
- Contract management
- Invoice processing
- Quote management
- Service desk
What are the benefits of a workflow application?
Workflow applications lead to more efficient processes and more productive employees. Here are some statistics that highlight their importance:
- 68% of employees don't have enough time for their daily tasks.
- On average, an office worker is productive for less than three hours a day.
- More than half of employees spend two or more hours on repetitive tasks.
- 54% believe that using an automation tool would save them 5+ hours of work per week.
- Inefficient processes can cost a company up to 30% of its revenue.
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What should a workflow application fulfill?
Simplicity and effectiveness
The primary goal of a workflow application is to make a cumbersome and error-prone process more efficient. Any other functionality is secondary to this.
User-friendly
Your application should be easy to use, with an intuitive and logical interface. If people struggle to work with it, they will likely avoid using the application.
Reliability
Internal processes can grind to a halt if a workflow tool is not available. The application should work stably on any device and be easy to manage.
Flexibility and scalability
Internal processes are constantly evolving. It's important that your application can grow with the organization and adapt to changing employee requirements.
Integration
A workflow application does not exist in isolation but uses data from various sources. This requires robust integrations with your other business systems.
Cost-effective
Workflow applications increase employee productivity. However, the efficiency gains can be negated if the development or maintenance costs are too high.
Off-the-shelf software versus custom development
If you want to optimize internal processes with a smart application, you have several options. The main choice lies between off-the-shelf software and custom development. Off-the-shelf software allows you to get started quickly at relatively low costs. However, there are often limited possibilities to customize the application to your unique processes. Sometimes, essential functionality that your employees require may be missing.
At House of low-code, we don't believe in this approach. We frequently see organizations trying to fit their processes into the constraints of off-the-shelf software, which can lead to reduced efficiency. We believe that the business should lead, not the technology. That's why we build tailor-made applications that perfectly align with your operations, using future-proof low-code technology.
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Why low-code?
Traditional software development involves manually writing code using programming languages, which is a complex and rigid process. A lot of time is lost on extensive specifications and planning. Often, when the workflow application is introduced, it no longer aligns with the changing internal processes. Additionally, attracting experienced programmers can be challenging, further driving up costs.
Low-code eliminates these challenges. With this development approach, applications are assembled using visual building blocks and models. Low-code allows you to rapidly build applications and add new functionality requested by your employees, and often at lower costs. Here are the key advantages of low-code:
Rapid development
Low-code accelerates the development of workflow applications. Implementation can be completed within a few weeks.
Lower costs
Low-code development is cost-effective. It not only speeds up the process but also requires less expensive programming expertise.
Co-creation with the business
Low-code allows users to have a role in the development process, resulting in better applications and contributing to adoption.
Increased agility
With low-code, you can quickly adapt an application to changing internal processes and employee preferences.
Smooth integration
The power of low-code lies in its ability to easily integrate a new application with your existing business systems.
Simplified maintenance
A low-code application consists of standard components, reducing the risk of bugs and simplifying maintenance.
Why House of low-code?
House of low-code is a collective of independently operating low-code agencies, each specializing in a specific low-code technology. Our consultants act as independent advisors who assess your digital challenges, determine if low-code is the right solution, and select the appropriate platform. Then, one of our agencies develops the application using an agile approach, ensuring speed and quality for our customers.
Independent advice
We are not bound to one technology and always choose the best solution.
Comprehensive offering
From customer portals to ERP systems: we build virtually all types of business software.
Quality assured
We train our consultants and developers in-house to maintain control over quality.
Unlimited capacity
With over 100 low-code engineers, we can handle the largest projects.
