Collaboration: Bringing People Together

Bringing people together and sharing. It's the spirit of the holiday season. That time of year where we share everything from Aunt Millie's casserole “surprise” to the forecast numbers for that year-end report.

Okay, maybe we don't need Aunt Millie's recipe, but we certainly need those forecast numbers! Now, as well as throughout the year, we find that few jobs are done truly alone. We require collaboration with other people or groups to get the job done well. Whether it's obtaining sales figures for a report, peer review across departments or disciplines, or getting buy-in from stakeholders on new innovations, we need to work together.

So how do we embrace this spirit of working together in Dispatcher Stratus? With Collaboration features! Adding set collaboration points or requesting feedback on the fly lets your workflow work the way you do. Together.

Ghost of Collaboration Past

Collaboration has not always been easy. Manual processes can put up roadblocks, keeping people from working together efficiently. Missed phone calls, paper documents and absent coworkers stall tasks' progress. Even software designed to automate tasks can break if something comes up unexpectedly, and input is needed from outside the usual flow. So, let's take a look at how Dispatcher Stratus can help facilitate collaboration in your everyday workflows.

"It's Tradition”

The holidays are full of traditions. Those things we do every year that make this time memorable. Similarly, in our day-to-day work, there are situations where we always need to collect contributions from others at the same point in the job. With the Collaboration node, we can insert that step into a Dispatcher Stratus workflow. The set group of collaborators can review and submit feedback as notes and attachments. All of the information is kept with the job, making it easy for everyone to reconcile feedback and take action.

"Just What I Wanted”

We don't always know when or if we will need something. But it's great to be able to receive that something just when you really need it! In that spirit, Collaboration features can be added to workflows, allowing people to ask for feedback when it's necessary. Ask a colleague for input on a project when unexpected circumstances arise. The colleague doesn't even have to be a Dispatcher Stratus user! Requests can be sent to people outside of the system, too. This way, your workflow is always able to handle both pre-configured and ad-hoc feedback.

Like everything in Dispatcher Stratus, Collaboration is fully customizable. From permissions for each collaborator to how long they get to reply, everything is designed for flexibility to work with you.

Contact your account representative to schedule a demo and learn how Dispatcher Stratus can help bring everyone in your workflow together this year.