In most working environments, there are two things people tend to dislike: First, excessive meetings that prevent employees from making progress on their to-do lists. And second, paperwork. Whether it’s processing financial statements, reading inventory forms, or completing onboarding paperwork for employees, organizations have to deal with a slew of document types to keep operations running.

When it comes to procurement in state and local government, agencies’ main complaint is that they can’t buy the goods and services they need fast enough. That’s even at agencies using a digital eProcurement system. While an electronic procurement system should in theory streamline the acquisition of goods and services, many eProcurement systems still abound with stumbling blocks. So what’s slowing down the procurement process, and how can we speed it up?

Appian Named a Leader in the 2023 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Enterprise Low-Code Application Platforms. Appian Named a Leader in the 2023 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Enterprise Low-Code Application Platforms. Appian Named a Leader in the 2023 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Enterprise Low-Code Application Platforms. Appian Named a Leader in the 2023 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Enterprise Low-Code Application Platforms.

Today’s world demands agility, and only the organizations with the right tools will adapt to the changing pace of business.

In today's dynamic financial landscape, threats are not only escalating but also rapidly evolving. At the same time, regulators impose stricter transparency and compliance requirements on financial institutions. So, how can decision-makers navigate this challenging environment, with relentless cyber threats coming at them from one side and rising regulatory demands from the other?

Gartner® released its Magic Quadrant™ for Enterprise Low-Code Application Platforms (LCAP) this week, and we’re pleased to announce that Appian is named a Leader. Gartner evaluated 17 vendors in this report to create a complete view of the enterprise low-code application market.

Every organization has business processes, but too often processes go unimproved for years because they’re “the way things have always been”—or because the prospect of optimizing them is overwhelming. When outdated processes are shrugged at and left to run untouched, it costs your business speed and quality. And it’s not just about a better current state. Business process optimization helps you grow and innovate in a rapidly changing world.

In today's rapidly evolving business landscape, organizations must remain agile and adaptable to meet their unique operational needs. Traditional monolithic software applications often hinder this adaptability, making it challenging to respond swiftly to changing requirements. This is where Case Management as a Service (CMaaS) comes into play, offering a game-changing approach for organizations seeking a modular and flexible way to build software applications.

Some processes feel like getting teeth pulled without novocaine. Whether it’s excessive data entry, completing onboarding paperwork for HR, or crafting weekly reports, nearly all businesses have some processes that can be better designed, automated, and optimized. Streamlining these processes can help improve operational efficiency, boost the bottom line, and improve morale for business users.

Contract management is a crucial aspect of state and local government operations for procurement, service delivery, and ongoing vendor performance oversight. Effective contract management is essential to ensure that taxpayer dollars are spent wisely and that goods and services are delivered efficiently and effectively.

Business process management (BPM) and workflow are both commonly used terms in discussions about business operations. While they’re related, they’re not the same. What’s the difference? Business process management (BPM) is a discipline designed to manage processes across an entire organization, from as small as tracking a team budget to as large as supply chain management for a company. Workflow is how a process is concretely represented in tasks, assignments, decision logic, etc.