{"id":44392,"date":"2020-11-12T04:35:00","date_gmt":"2020-11-12T09:35:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.cybercon1.com\/?p=44392"},"modified":"2020-11-12T04:35:00","modified_gmt":"2020-11-12T09:35:00","slug":"workflow-automation-vs-process-automation-whats-the-difference","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.cyberconservices.com\/index.php\/2020\/11\/12\/workflow-automation-vs-process-automation-whats-the-difference\/","title":{"rendered":"Workflow Automation Vs Process Automation: What&#8217;s the Difference?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Process automation,<\/strong> or business process automation (BPM) is the application of technology to automate a repeatable sequence of different tasks or sub-tasks, using user-defined rules, to drive business operations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.pixabay.com\/photo\/2018\/05\/16\/15\/41\/computer-3406108__340.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"695\" height=\"477\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The components of a process automation initiative might include not just the workflow engines involved but also analytics, collaboration tools, business rules, and others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How are workflow automation and process automation different?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>While <strong>workflow <\/strong>automation and <strong>process automation<\/strong> may seem very similar, there are several key differences between the two.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/jdsupra-html-images.s3-us-west-1.amazonaws.com\/627ace9f-caca-4e35-8e08-0b45c731ae8d-1-1-50x50.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-31005\" width=\"25\" height=\"25\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Workflow <\/strong>automation is the automation of the completion of specific tasks. <strong>Process automation<\/strong> is about a more holistic automation of a sequence of tasks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/jdsupra-html-images.s3-us-west-1.amazonaws.com\/627ace9f-caca-4e35-8e08-0b45c731ae8d-2-50x50.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-31006\" width=\"25\" height=\"25\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\"><strong>Workflow<\/strong> automation often is initiated because of existing processes. No existing process, no workflow automation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/jdsupra-html-images.s3-us-west-1.amazonaws.com\/627ace9f-caca-4e35-8e08-0b45c731ae8d-3-1-50x50.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-31008\" width=\"25\" height=\"25\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Workflow <\/strong>automation makes the completion of individual tasks easier and faster. P<strong>rocess automation <\/strong>makes the operational steps, which may include multiple tasks, needed to complete a project more accurate and more efficient.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/jdsupra-html-images.s3-us-west-1.amazonaws.com\/627ace9f-caca-4e35-8e08-0b45c731ae8d-4-50x50.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-31017\" width=\"25\" height=\"25\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Workflow <\/strong>automation often refers to micro-level tasks, like signing a document. <strong>Process automation<\/strong> often refers to macro-level goals, like improving customer experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s good to think of process automation projects as being larger-scale efforts than workflow automation ones, since they can have a larger scope and can deliver correspondingly larger value to the organization.  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?rct=j&amp;sa=t&amp;url=https:\/\/www.jdsupra.com\/legalnews\/workflow-automation-vs-process-36714\/&amp;ct=ga&amp;cd=CAEYACoTNDM0ODg3MjMzMDg1MjA4OTA5NDIaNGFjOTI3ZjdkYTNiM2I1YTpjb206ZW46VVM&amp;usg=AFQjCNFFaydLJP4IfnwXaNOUbrCWPnxrLQ\">Read On:<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Process automation, or business process automation (BPM) is the application of technology to automate a repeatable sequence of different tasks or sub-tasks, using user-defined rules, to drive business operations. 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