Do any of these time-wasting inefficiencies sound familiar?

Disparate data is disgruntled data. It’s only valuable to one person at a time, at one specific point in time. Siloed data stored in spreadsheets on someone’s computer is risky because you don't know how old it is, and it may conflict with your up-to-date production data set. Upon the data being shared, it's nearly impossible to track down whose data is accurate or current. Variances or uncertainties in data can lead to possible rework and make revenue accountants’ jobs difficult.

Business process automation tools that automate business workflows give users crucial time back from laborious, error-prone manual and repetitive tasks. Think about being able to do all the work that often goes undone. Imagine the results that could come from performing critical analyses that move a business forward.

Oftentimes, we think only of the benefits of automating single step repetitive tasks for accounting or land departments, but tackling multi-step, inter-department workflows can provide companywide benefits.

By definition, automation is “the technique of making an apparatus, a process, or a system operate automatically” (Merriam-Webster). In other words, eliminating the most tedious and time-consuming work for an individual, group, or department.