Workflow automation allows you to carefully design a specific process and create a trigger so once the process is initiated, all the necessary steps are executed in the proper sequence, whether you’re in the office or on a plane being asked to stow your tray table. In the above example, additional steps, all of which can be automated, might include terminating the individual’s email access, modifying their payroll record, canceling their expense account, and alerting IT so their data can be backed up.

 

Or perhaps you have a new hire starting next week and you want to make sure everything's ready for their arrival so they have a positive experience on their first day. Automating the onboarding process can ensure everything will be in place and even send you a notification if there's a chance their new laptop or business cards or email account might be delayed -- so you can take the necessary steps beforehand and keep everything on track. 

 

And onboarding and offboarding are just two of many HR processes that can benefit from process design and automation. Others common processes include performance reviews, vacation requests, job postings, interview coordination, employee training, HR issue submission, and many, many others.

 

So How Complicated Is All This Automation?

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Our team has worked with the Nintex Workflow Platform for many years. And compared to other available tools, we’ve found that Nintex offers the most compelling combination of practical features, affordability, and return-on-investment. But perhaps the feature that most distinguishes Nintex is it's extremely simple drag-n-drop workflow designer, allowing business users to create or modify workflows on their own – and without help from programmers.

 

Isn't Digital Transformation One of Those Initiatives That Takes Months or Years to Launch?

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Most of our clients choose a single workflow to start with that's especially frustrating to staff – like a paper-based vacation approval request or request for a new laptop. And those clients are amazed that their workflow can be automated and up and running in a matter of just days.