{"id":4456,"date":"2015-11-05T13:55:49","date_gmt":"2015-11-05T13:55:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/smarterbusinessprocesses.com\/?p=4456"},"modified":"2015-11-05T13:55:49","modified_gmt":"2015-11-05T13:55:49","slug":"technology-innovation-adoption-a-quiet-revolution","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/smarterbusinessprocesses.com\/technology-innovation-adoption-a-quiet-revolution\/","title":{"rendered":"Technology Innovation Adoption &#8211; A Quiet Revolution","gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"text"}]},"content":{"rendered":"<h4><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There\u2019s a quiet revolution in Business Planning and Business Process Optimisation taking hold this year and it\u2019s accelerating fast.<\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We\u2019ve seen a wholesale change in thinking by businesses large and small, both in the US and UK, all eager to embrace low cost, intuitive cloud solutions and the improved efficiencies they bring.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/smarterbusinessprocesses.com\/excel-right-managing-tasks-5-key-questions-need-ask\/\" target=\"_blank\">Excel<\/a> has always been and will continue to be the tool of choice for deep number-crunching, but as a management tool, it has limitations. \u00a0Fast growth companies need real time information and a spreadsheet type solution that provides collaboration and visibility on any platform and device.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><b><i>Resistance to change is common but those who have embraced new ways of working are now seeing the efficiency and cultural gains<\/i><\/b><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h5><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So what are some of these winning solutions?<\/span><\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/smarterbusinessprocesses.com\/smartsheet-consultancy\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Smartsheet<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> alongside Excel and Google sheets. <\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/smarterbusinessprocesses.com\/docusign\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">DocuSign<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for Digital Transaction management for NDAs Contracts and Sign off. <\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/smarterbusinessprocesses.com\/proofhq\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ProofHQ<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for Reviewing any digital copy through to approval in real time.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Microsoft 365 implementation and integration as a cloud based solution, means we are helping clients to merge processes to work together\u2026 at low cost. <\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/smarterbusinessprocesses.com\/overdrive\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">OverDRIVE<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> provides an Internal Web Portal, that acts like an Intranet or Digital Asset Library and works beautifully in conjunction with Google for Work Apps. <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What were our clients\u2019 challenges?<\/span><\/h5>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cSkilled resources are not easily acquired, so we needed to provide the existing team with better tools to allow them to do more in less time and take away their <\/span><\/i><b><i>repetitive processes,<\/i><\/b><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> replacing them with intuitive solutions that were enjoyable to work with and got immediate results\u201d.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201c As business grew fast, increasing orders meant we had to become more efficient to fulfill them.\u201d<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cWe needed Real Time information to get out to our key workers who could be out on site, or in countries in different time zones and languages, so a tool that looks and feels just like Excel, takes uploads from Excel (or MS Project) then provides an almost endless list of new solutions not found in Excel Desktop or 365 was key\u201d.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<h5><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The solutions Smartsheet provided in response to our clients\u2019 challenges<\/span><\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li><b><b>Secure access of key data for dissemination and feedback \u00a0on any device.\u00a0<\/b><\/b><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Audit trail discussion on any row or sheet.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b><b>Uploads of any file type for review and use.\u00a0<\/b><\/b><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Collaboration, Reminders, Alerts that solve a host of needs.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b><b>Automated Reports and Graphs that provide Real Time status\u00a0<\/b><\/b><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Planning projects has never been easier and no \u201cology\u201d needed.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b><b>Resource planning has never been easier\u00a0<\/b><\/b><\/li>\n<li><strong>Even those who are hooked on MS Project find that working Smartsheet alongside for collaboration and feedback makes their lives easier and results quicker.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you can identify with any of the above, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/smarterbusinessprocesses.com\/contact\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>contact us<\/strong><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to arrange your free 1 hour consultation to discuss your challenges. \u00a0We\u2019d love to hear from you!<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><strong>Empower your business with smarter business processes <\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false,"gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"html"}]},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There\u2019s a quiet revolution in Business Planning and Business 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