Digitalization is everywhere around us, and it goes hand in hand with automation. Both digital transformations of your entire business or automation of specific business processes (e.g. invoicing or sales) create additional value and reduce your operating costs in the long run. Not so long ago, business automation was a privilege saved only for large companies and corporations. Legacy automation tools were perceived as a luxury because they used to be expensive and less available. However, in 2022 custom software development companies have the necessary tech capabilities and know-how to automate and skyrocket your business.
My experience working in a bespoke software development company has taught me that businesses that partner with IT vendors successfully optimize internal processes and achieve a seamless workflow. On the other hand, this contributes to securing a competitive advantage through technology. Plus, in our increasingly digital world, one of the most central company assets is its business intelligence. In other words, how companies solve enterprise problems based on data analytics, technologies, and strategic insights.
Below, we explore 6 ideas on how to automate your business with the help of a bespoke software development company.
Software for Documentation Automation
Once you decide to partner with a custom software development company, the need for elaborate and streamlined communication without any information gaps becomes apparent. To accomplish a successful collaboration between teams that can sometimes be in different time zones, think of document automation software. For example, as a management tool, some of our Dreamix project teams use Confluence, a software application from Atlassian designed to assemble all the necessary information about services in one place. Another example is Swagger, an open-source Spring tool that generates automatic documentation and eases the development process.
An experienced and reliable software vendor should be able to provide software documentation. Basically, this is important as it contains the key aspects of an application and facilitates knowledge transfer, app maintenance, and any further development. Besides, updating the documentation regularly helps keep track of all app changes. Finally, the greater the importance of the documentation, the more meaningful and valuable it’s automation. Thus, make sure your software development partners are familiar with and utilize such tools.
Software for Sales/ CRM Automation
An experienced software development company can also help you automate your sales process or integrate a CRM (customer relationship management) solution to your existing technologies. In fast-paced 2022, sales automation eliminates time-consuming routine tasks and saves up precious time for networking or R&D. Even a simple CRM solution aims to ensure individual and personal communication, boosting client satisfaction.
Thankfully, new technologies can easily automate your business in terms of sales or CRM software. For example, you can hire developers to help you with a custom software solution with Artificial Intelligence components or data analytics. The main advantage of sales automation is that the sales team works more efficiently and focuses on their core tasks. Plus, this automation helps your business generate more prospects in the same working hours than before and is highly scalable based on your expanding needs.
Software for Compliance Automation
In many regulated sectors such as banking, healthcare, or transportation, businesses need to make sure they comply with the enforced country’s laws and industry regulations. Automated compliance processes can put your company in front of enormous protection against unforeseen costs and the consequences of compliance violations.
Compliance management is a must for any modern business operating in a highly regulated market environment with complex supply chains or processes. Most businesses come with a variety of compliance standards such as legal level compliance (local, regional, global), business level compliance (licenses, data protection, etc.), and company-level agreements and rules. A bespoke software development company is the right choice to build your compliance automation and protect your business operations.
Software for Leave Approvals
In most HR departments, common work tasks revolve around accepting sick leaves or paid vacations that can take the majority of your own employees’ working hours. Especially when it comes to paid leave approval automation, investing in such software may be the single biggest time-saving feature in a company as it simultaneously affects every employee.
In case you don’t have an in-house IT department, it might be a good idea to partner with a bespoke software development company that can create the right tool for your unique needs. New technology allows you to add company-level rules, putting a cap on the overall amount of vacation time employees can take. At the same time, by simply pulling up a report of workers who have not taken their annual vacation yet, you may detect overworked employees.
Software for Onboarding Automation
Another idea for automating your business is to create a software solution for onboarding automation. Onboarding automation can handle the whole range of tasks required to prepare for and onboard a new employee. Among many others, this could be providing them with the software and hardware they require for work, organizing a number of different orientation sessions, or assigning them to a mentor to assist them during their first month in the company.
Also, an onboarding automation tool could help you prepare and distribute all required onboarding paperwork for inspection and signature. The possible features are left to your imagination and business need and can even include gifts with brand items or sending out a survey to collect feedback on the onboarding.
Software for Payment Automation
Last but not least, a bespoke software development company can help with automating your payment process. This can include anything from checking the status of incoming supplier bills or employee payroll. Again, depending on your industry, the automated payment software needs to be compliant with laws and regulations. However, using such a tool guarantees you a transparent paying procedure and that your payments are made in a timely manner.
Accounting plays a central role in the success of each company, and even a simple automated invoicing tool, deliveries, or annual reports can be of enormous benefit. Apart from saving your business time and money, software for payment automation helps you avoid typical recording and transmission errors, optimizing performance and productivity.
Author Biography Aleksandrina Vasileva
Aleksandrina is a Content Creator at Dreamix, a custom software development company, and is keen on innovative technological solutions with a positive impact on our world. Her teaching background mixed with her interest in psychology drives her to share knowledge. She is an avid reader and enthusiastic blogger, always looking for the next inspiration.
