Things grow stronger when you integrate

One of the main features of an efficient BPM platform is cross-platform integration. This means that tasks and data can be seamlessly shared between all interconnected systems and applications used in a workflow. Improperly integrated systems will certainly create disruptions to the business workflow.

A BPM platform acts as an orchestrator and interacts with all existing software so that communication between multiple hardware systems is effortless. Without this level of integration, the whole goal of BPM is lost because it would take too much manual work to feed data into one system and retrieve data from another.

The goal should be to successfully manage end-to-end scenarios in a kind of project ecosystem.

As a company grows, so does the need for more systems and applications, each playing a crucial role in its operations. Problems can arise, however, if those systems are not integrated. and teams can work or make key decisions based on outdated data.

Well, that’s where business integration comes in.

Business process integration allows organizations to connect their people, data and applications so that they can better coordinate both internally and externally for better results.

For example, managing purchase orders is fairly easy for a single vendor, but as you work with multiple vendors, you need to add new applications to manage this process. Additionally, you could add new systems to keep track of inventory, another to pay bills, another to manage your accounts, another to deliver, and so on.

There is an obvious risk that a single process may involve multiple technologies, which can affect cost through increased maintenance as well as productivity and hinder your automation efforts because the data is isolated from each other.

Companies need a process integration solution to connect their systems and ensure consistent access to quality and consistent data from all sources. Otherwise, lack of business integration can have significant costs in terms of productivity.

There are different types of integrations that allow systems to communicate with each other, which include:

A native integration is when data seamlessly flows between software applications. These integrations are already baked into the software, so the setup process is more straightforward. You just need to allow permission between the apps you want to connect

An API integration is when two or more applications share data with each other through their application programming interfaces (APIs). For example, you’d use a custom API to connect your online store with a payment processor to accept orders if there are no native integrations

Companies with specialised needs often develop in-house software. But it’s often more practical to use an existing tool to add a specific feature. You could use third-party integrations in these cases instead of developing a feature from scratch

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Which integration you use will largely depend on how your technology stack is set up. But the goal is to connect separate systems and improve the efficiency between various processes and for sure Tasky Cloud is here to support you!

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