A lack of automation means your employees are probably unnecessarily spending too much time on manual tasks. You may also have an over-reliance on completing spreadsheets and paper documents by hand. Finally, with no centralised system, you run the risk of developing inaccuracies.

Many modern businesses continue to have disparate processes and systems across departments like marketing, sales, finance, HR, production, warehouse, procurement, projects and beyond. With no dedicated workflow between them, it greatly reduces your ability to run smoothly.

Outdated software and systems lead to slower, disconnected and often incorrect responses to problems. Worse still, there is usually little to no maintenance or upgrades being carried out on a regular basis. These problems can leave you and your business falling behind with legislative changes and operational efficiencies.

If you have an already stretched system, you may be compounding the problem by adding more companies or locations. You may also be adding more people when they may not be required. Older and manual systems are holding you back and preventing you from capitalising on market opportunities.

If you’re stuck with older systems, you’ll be stuck doing things a certain way to suit them. You’ll also be unable to quickly adapt to changing market or economic conditions. Outdated systems leave you unable to adopt new channels such as integrated e-commerce and self-service for your customers, partners and suppliers.

If you are still using spreadsheets to consolidate reports across departments and companies, you have no single version of the truth. You are also wasting significant amounts of time and energy compiling multi-department reports throughout the month, with a particularly labour-intensive month-end process