You have probably heard the term Business Process
Automation. But do you understand what it means and what it
can do for your company? Business process automation, or BPA,
is the process a business uses to automate many tasks, steps and
actions that are often performed manually within organisations to
contain costs. It consists of integrating applications and cutting
labour wherever possible by using software applications throughout
the organisation.
There is no doubt that organisations today are moving towards
software solutions that offer process automation, in order to
successfully automate the once labour-intensive and error-prone
processing and management of HR and Payroll information.
Business process automation also facilitates the most valuable
method for further streamlining internal procedures, improving
internal communication and maximising the effectiveness of their
workforce.
Managing compliance has become an added responsibility of the HR
executive. Through technology the traditional administrative
and transactional elements of HR is minimized, resulting in
healthier decision making, satisfied employees, increased
efficiencies and reduced costs. Furthermore, the relentless
drive for cost control within the HR Department has forced HR to
demonstrate that it can develop and deliver solutions to the
organisation as efficiently as possible, without compromising on
service delivery and at the same time cutting costs. Progressive
organisations, through the introduction of automated workflow, have
not only reduced the cost and cycle time of HR processes, but also
enjoyed the added advantage of improving user
satisfaction.
One example of this is Employee and Manager Self Service which
has become commonplace in most HR applications. The need for
traditional paper-based approvals has been replaced with electronic
notification, reminders, routing and approvals. By automating
these processes and allowing employees to serve themselves, you
could reduce transaction cycle time by up to 40%. While Self
Service solutions initially focused on providing access to HR
policies and procedures, more sophisticated transactions such as
benefits enrolments, approvals for leave, transfer, promotions,
hires, terminations, training, performance reviews, etc are
now commonplace. Added to this is the benefit of access to
reports for both employees and manager subordinates.
There is little doubt that process automation of activities
traditionally performed by administrators and professionals, allows
organisations to speed up processing timeframes, improve results
and reduce overall costs. However, automation in itself is
only part of the course of action. To get the most out of the
value of any new approach, organisations must not only implement
appropriate technologies in the right business area, but also
review their processes, structure and controls.
Finding the right solution can be a challenge. Whether
your company is a growing mid-sized venture or a global enterprise
with tens of thousands of employees, using a computerised leave
management system which integrates with your Payroll will enable
you to measure what unscheduled absenteeism is costing you.
Educos offers an innovative mix of web-based solutions and
outsourcing options which will enable you to do more than manage
the administrative challenges associated with leave and
absenteeism. Using the automation tools that are available, you and
your entire workforce will have all the information at your finger
tips to streamline your current processes, but also reduce your
administrative cost that will impact the bottom line.
With more than 25 years' of experience, we continually advance
our solutions to meet your needs today and in the future, ensuring
that our solutions allow you to realise your software's strategic
potential. Our fully integrated, flexible and totally
customisable solution for managing all aspects of HR, Leave and
Payroll management on an in-house, SaaS or outsourcing model is
best suited to your requirements. Our solutions are
quickly deployed and can be tailored to provide the flexibility and
process automation that is required to run your business more
efficiently. Our solutions are able to integrate with
any other third party software and part of our implementation
strategy is to define what system integration would be required and
include this as part of your total solution.