Automated billing systems, email marketing tools, CRM, ERP, and more: enterprise apps are everywhere! These apps are designed to interface with others – alongside in-house proprietary apps. Read on for five reasons to take the next step and implement a unified system where apps are integrated for a seamless user experience.
Unified Systems Reduce Employee Distraction
Despite offering mobility and more, enterprise apps’ benefits can come with a steep cost in employee focus. Even though they are designed to save time, swapping between apps makes for distraction. Statistics show that the average person needs about 25 minutes to re-focus after interrupted task switching. Distractions disguised as work are the worst culprits since we tend to feel busy and overwhelmed while juggling tasks and swapping apps.
Implementing Unified Systems Streamlines Workflow
A unified system such as Sapho’s employee experience portal unifies the information from employees’ apps, streamlining workflows by providing instant access to necessary data. There’s no need for workers to stop what they’re doing, think about the next step, and swap apps to get the information they need or input data into another system. This system feels intuitive and is as easy to use as a social media platform – in fact, the UX feels a lot like Facebook since it’s designed to help teams stay connected.
Using a Unified System Boosts Productivity
Multi-tasking can lead to an incredible 40% loss in productivity. Psychology Today reminds readers that unless they’re pairing a routine physical activity such as walking with a mental activity such as listening to a podcast or thinking about an upcoming meeting, “multi-tasking” is task switching. The brain cannot do multiple tasks simultaneously, even though it processes information so quickly that our perceptive processes trick us into feeling like we’re seamlessly handling many different tasks simultaneously.
Unified Systems Put Priority Tasks First
Most prioritize tasks, but without proper guidance, we risk surfing precariously from one crisis to the next, feeling overwhelmed and stressed the whole time. Good time management skills can help, but when workflows are presented automatically, the question of prioritization flies breezily out the nearest window. With the right unified system, workers are given personalized notifications about ready completion tasks, and once the action has been taken, the next item surfaces.
Unified Systems Save Businesses Money
When streamlined, actions such as report completion, service tickets, and customer requests take less time. With reduced effort, greater productivity, and fewer mistakes, businesses enjoy enhanced cost-efficiency once enterprise apps have been unified.
Sources:
- https://www.webopedia.com/TERM/E/enterprise_application.html
- https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/brain-wise/201209/the-true-cost-multi-tasking
- https://www.inc.com/candice-galek/the-real-reason-multitasking-crushes-your-productivity-and-3-ways-to-get-back-on-track.html
- https://www.mindtools.com/pages/article/time-management-mistakes.htm
- https://www.sapho.com/use-cases/all-employees-portal/
