Task automation
If you have performed or paid someone to perform repetitive tasks that follow a clear rule, such as copying information into a spreadsheet, checking a value on a website in a given period of time, sending emails that always say the same thing, then know that Tasks of this type can be automated, and save you thousands of dollars every year when done automatically. However, the activity needs to have its processes well defined, so we can help you both to define your processes by analyzing your data and to automate your tasks. It's definitely worth getting in touch with us to work on a solution that will take this huge unnecessary burden off your shoulders.
Let computers do the repetitive work
If you have one or more repetitive and/or long tasks that consume your company's precious resources, such as your employees' time, with Coding Invest's task automation service, you will be able to automate the execution of actions that should be done by computers, freeing up human resources to carry out activities that require human intervention.
This means the end of the tasks of copying and pasting data from one spreadsheet to another, opening applications and refreshing pages to check some data from time to time and any other large or small task that has a well-defined execution pattern and predictable results.
Small solutions specific to your needs
It is understandable that a single system cannot completely meet your company's needs and function efficiently. Therefore, it is common to use multiple software in a given business to meet needs, but even more common is that these software, for various reasons, are not integrated, or have limitations in their transmission of information, ending up causing your business to be forced to use human resources in robotic tasks.
Automating your tasks reduces your operational risks
The automation of tasks turns processes performed manually into processes performed by machines, if the work performed in front of a device can be done by a computer, then it is a lack of consideration for human life, with its limited time, to take your time wasted on tasks of this nature.
Any company with an employee performing a task that can be automated and that at each moment needs to count on the luck of that person not being absent for various reasons such as illness, vacation, leave or even resigning needs to consider automating the task. , as it is inevitable that the employee responsible for carrying them out will be absent one day.
Automating tasks also improves quality of work, as it avoids the stress of dealing with a task that, because it is repetitive, can be seen by many as unproductive or limiting potential, ending up being neglected.
Not everything can be automated, but what can, should be
Not all tasks can be automated indiscriminately, there are tasks that require human intervention, they are activities that generally involve feelings, intuition and other characteristics that can only be found in a human worker.
It is often much cheaper and faster to automate tasks than to create a completely new system that includes them.
However, when creating new systems or integrations, you will find benefits such as warranty, durability and compatibility with other systems, crucial factors for long-term operations.
There are also some tasks that would cost and take as much time to automate as integrating or developing a completely new system.
If you don't know whether the tasks you have in your company can be automated, or are unsure whether it's worth automating them, it's certainly worth getting in touch with us at Coding Invest so we can help you with this question.
Tasks that can be automated
When we work with information, in practically all systems we have processes that collect, transfer, transform and store data.
Every task that can be automated must have a clear beginning, middle and end. The information that enters a process, as well as that that leaves it, must also have a predictable pattern.
Example:
- Open a website page
- Copy text from page (ctrl c)
- Open a spreadsheet
- Paste this text (ctrl v)
- Save data to the document (ctrl s)
- Close file
Some software allows you to schedule the execution of tasks through commands, called “macros”, this is one of the ways you can automate a task, however when this option is available, the way to create them varies depending on the software. used and their access to data manipulation is often limited to the software where they are created, not being able to perform some simple tasks like the example above.
To obtain more freedom in the actions that need to be carried out to perform your tasks, in the case of the example above it is better to develop a small application for your device that will be able to perform the task successfully.
Cheap, fast solution for testing or short to medium term operations
Automating tasks, which is usually cheaper than developing comprehensive integrations and software, ends up being a good way to test ideas and solve problems that need to be resolved quickly.
Automating a task can also be a way to test whether fully developing an integration can bring enough benefits to justify your investment.
If you are interested in automating a task in your company, contact us, start a conversation, we will collect your needs, analyze them and send you a quote.