Data democratization can feel like just another business buzzword. But beyond the buzz, it represents an important concept: when your employees lack access to the data they need for decision-making, decisions will stall and your business will suffer. Getting value from your data—and delivering that across your organization—is a persistent challenge. Getting value from your data—and delivering that across your organization—is a persistent challenge.
Businesses are always under pressure to optimize. Often, organizations look to use business process management (BPM) methods to streamline operations. The most direct benefit of this is to reduce costs by decreasing human labor and errors. But the benefits of BPM are much broader. BPM software and BPM methods don’t just allow you to shed the excess in the system—they can help you build real, long-term benefits that pay dividends down the road.
Is cost optimization at the top of your agenda? If so, it’s likely business process automation (BPA) has caught your attention. BPA combines a number of technologies to help organizations orchestrate, automate, and optimize their business processes. BPA delivers cost optimization by upping your efficiency and refocusing your talent on higher value work, but it also fosters the agility your organization needs to succeed in a rapidly changing world.
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.
