Workflow software brings automation to businesses of all sizes. In particular, it benefits small businesses with limited time and staffing. Some systems are comprehensive while others focus on a specific set of processes, such as finances or marketing. Cloud-based workflow tools enable consistent management across multiple locations.

Many creative entrepreneurs have to compartmentalize the use of their right brain and left brain. When they’re designing, they are using their right brain. In order to manage the business, however, they must be able to harness the organizational skills that come from their left brain.

Workflow charts, sometimes called workflow diagrams, show business process and tasks in an easy-to-understand visual. A chart that is well-designed provides a clear illustration of an end goal and all the critical stages of the process that lead to that result. With an accurate workflow chart, all the participants of a task are able to maintain an efficient system that keeps them on the same page at all times. This efficiency can then improve the overall business productivity.