A few months ago, I found myself in a tight spot. It was last fall, and my wife, kids and I found ourselves an hour deep into a corn maze with no signs of getting out.<\/p>\n
We had planned to go through the maze together, but my son and I got separated from my wife and daughter. Insisting we each knew the right way to find each other separated us even further. It took us quite some time to find each other again. Once we got back together, we realized we still didn\u2019t know where we were or where we needed to go.<\/p>\n
We had no map, and we all thought we were in different places. We had to admit that we were lost.<\/p>\n
Like in business, we needed an easier way for members of our team to interact and share what they learned. A business process management<\/a> (BPM) tool, like Nintex<\/a> workflow or Appian, helps you draw collective knowledge and eliminate excess noise to clearly see a map for the way out.<\/strong><\/p>\n Now, I\u2019d like to tell you we stuck it out, built a map and came out of the maze using our grit and integrity. But in reality, we cheated and pushed our way through the corn stalks.<\/p>\n In business, cheating processes is easy, but it\u2019s not sustainable. You might have tried the \u201ceasy\u201d solution to your process problem: throwing bodies at it. You might have also learned that doesn\u2019t lead an agile business toward continuous improvement<\/a>.<\/p>\n When you build a map, the maze not only becomes enjoyable, but you make it out all in one piece. If my family and I had understood the maze’s layout, we could have worked better as a team and gotten out fair and square.<\/p>\n Your team needs a way to understand your systems and processes and how they can best interact together. A business process management tool offers this and more. And you can use it to drive gains in operational efficiencies.<\/strong><\/p>\n Let\u2019s look at three ways a business process management tool benefits your company.<\/p>\n1. Promotes Understanding and Simplification<\/h2>\n