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    Work flow software The rise of apps from PayPal to VPNs


    enabled faster, closer coordination among far-flung employees.

    Introduction to workflow:
    Workflow is a technique used to break down the execution of a
    business process. In a workflow a set of procedural rules are used
    to define, execute and automate the tasks involved in carrying out a
    business process. The term workflow is used to describe the various
    aspects of a business process including the tasks, systematic steps
    to be taken, entities involved(individuals or groups of individuals),
    the input to the process in addition to the resulting output, and the
    tools involved. The individual tasks to be carried out are to be done
    by a single person, and the workflow helps in coordinating them
    between multiple members of a team and synchronizing shared
    data between systems that require them. [2]

    Advantages of workflow:
    Workflows have several advantages, including enhanced
    productivity since the time spent on manual tasks is reduced by
    automated workflows; it provides a view of the big picture to
    managers for whom such information is crucial, especially when the
    processes involved are critical to a business; it is easier for
    organizations employing workflow concepts to react in an agile
    manner by performing process modifications; it enables continual
    process improvement since employees are now accountable for the
    particular task they were assigned to do, and their productivity can
    be measured and analyzed for potential areas of improvement. [1]

    Types of workflow:
    There are three main types of workflow: sequential workflow, state
    machine workflow and rules driven workflow. In a sequential
    workflow the process would be represented in a flow chart format,
    where there is no concept of retracing the steps taken. Activities
    progress along the workflow in one direction only, without going to
    previous stages at any point. Their behaviors during the execution
    of the steps involved are completely predictable. In a state machine
    workflow there is no defined path as opposed to a sequential
    workflow, rather it signifies a set of states and the possible
    transitions between the states. The primary driver in a state
    machine workflow is the event. A predefined action or event is
    required to transition from one state to the next. A rules driven
    workflow is based on a sequential workflow, where progress is
    determined by a set of predefined rules. [3]
    Workflow software gives the organizations using them the
    technology required to create and execute business processes that
    may span multiple enterprises. A workflow can be implemented,
    observed and functionality across multiple enterprises can be
    iteratively optimized, in environments having rich interaction
    between people, systems and data. Workflow technology has
    evolved in recent years from a basic automation of systematic
    activities in the workplace, to Business Process Modeling and
    Analysis, which is a methodology of representing the processes
    carried out by an enterprise, such that existing processes may be
    easily broken down in analysis and optimized.

    Workflow software in particular is used to make a users life easier,


    by means of executing automated tasks and allowing the user to
    carry on with more important tasks. [4] Workflow software is known
    to carry out some of the most common computer tasks. This is an
    invaluable benefit to users who are hard pressed for time, as
    routines that are normally manually executed by the user are now
    automated. Two examples of routine processes that have been
    automated include entry of data as well as the screening of emails.
    Human errors that would be inevitable when activities were carried
    out manually cease to be a concern when workflow support
    applications are used to handle otherwise time consuming tasks and
    ensuring that data gets to the right places.
    In current times when electronic mails have become a crucial part of
    corporate life, workflow software makes life easier for the employee
    who would have to create a digital file prior to sending it across the
    network. Workflow software has proved instrumental in the creation
    of the file in a required format to enable processing by software in
    another part of the project, perhaps even across enterprises. Using
    such software, all users have to do is provide the requisite inputs
    which will then be processed automatically. This enhances the
    potential for modification and optimization of the business process
    since the user is no longer interacting directly with other aspects of
    the business process and instead with abstract representations of
    the various facets of the process, which permits different areas of
    the process to be modified without affecting other dependent
    modules.

    Workflow software: GitHub


    A particularly striking example of software that has empowered
    workers working in a team while separated geographically to
    coordinate their efforts to come up with business solutions is Git. [5]
    This software is used in the software development sector of the
    information technology industry. Git is a powerful and flexible
    version control system for managing multiple copies of computer
    programs that constitute an application while it is in the process of
    development.
    It has been created to provide myriad options for customizing
    workflow such that given good internet connections(required for
    software projects hosted on websites like GitHub), distance between
    team members virtually ceases to be an issue when additional
    communications software such as Skype are utilized to provide
    facilities such as videoconferencing.
    Git makes it easy to manage large teams with little difficulty, since
    the manager is given the option to micromanage or alternatively
    provide developers the freedom to make their own decisions.
    Software bugs, a common issue during the development phase of
    application creation, is easily tracked in GitHub repositories using
    the integrated issue tracker that allows the focus to be placed on
    features of the application rather than having the developers getting
    bogged down in the specifics of searching for bugs in the code. For
    example, the team leader is able to assign a GitHub issue to a team
    member, making it easy to know which team member is working on
    what, and as a team member to be aware of the next tasks to be
    carried out[6].

    Sources:
    1 www.pnmsoft.com
    2 www.searchcio.techtarget.com
    3 www.windowsworkflow.wordpress.com
    4 www.wisegeek.com
    5 www.lullabot.com
    6 www.github.com

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