
4 Reasons Why Microsoft SharePoint fails as a Document Management System
This article will explain the four reasons why it’s worth thinking twice before implementing SharePoint as your document management system.
After reading this article you should have a good understanding of the following points:
Why automate business processes? There are a number of benefits that many organisations look forward to with automation, and the true value of each will depend on your company’s industry, size, goals, and other factors. These benefits include:
So, how do you know which processes/tasks to automate? You should focus on the following:
As you research different automation tools, you might be tempted to sign up for several free trials to get a feel for each one. However, this can be overwhelming and even counterproductive. One tool’s features may overlap with another tool’s features, or one tool may not work well with other tools you already use. As you try out each one, ask yourself the following questions:
The Agility Workflow is an example of a business process management tool. The Workflow functionality provides organisations with the ability to automate their processes and create supporting modules to manage QHSE, inspection and HR subsystems.
You and your company can’t expect to get the most out of automating a process unless you have all three areas optimised. The right people, processes, and technology all need to be in place at the right time to ensure that the project is successful.
If a solution doesn’t fit into your current infrastructure, then it isn’t going to work well for you. This is where many businesses get tripped up when they go about implementing automation tools. Often their selection of tools are fine; it’s that they’ve assumed their organisation will adjust to using them without needing any additional support or changes.
Because there are so many different types of solutions on the market today, it’s important for you and your team to take some time during the selection process and make sure that everyone understands exactly what each potential solution does and how it does what it does before making any commitments or purchasing anything.
At Agility System, we have over 25 years of experience in helping our clients improve, manage and automate their business processes. Arrange a demo of the Agility Workflow software today and our business analysts will demonstrate the benefits our process automation software can have on your organisation.
With extensive experience of Quality Management, Risk & Compliance in the Energy, Nuclear & Defence industries since 1979, Peter formed BusinessPort in 1996 to specialise in Process-based Management Systems delivering both Performance and Compliance.
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This article will explain the four reasons why it’s worth thinking twice before implementing SharePoint as your document management system.
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