Surprising Ways How Company Can Avoid Errors at Work

Who planned to make error at work? I believed no one, but why many still commit errors? According to one study, a total of 48.8% of the variance in human error can be explained by stress, repetition, fatigue and work environment (Journal of Applied Sciences, 14: 3464-3471). While other factors is due to mental flaws —flaws of memory, attention and thoroughness (Atul Gawande). Upgrading to some digital tools or software platforms can help avoid these problems. Now you can even empower your workforce wherever they are by availing Office 365 migration services. 

Use Microsoft To-Do / Notepad / OneNote 

According to Dr. Atul Gawande, checklists are able to defend anyone against failure in many more tasks and under conditions of complexity. Missing a critical step in a task or overlooking a project happens even to the best of us so why not use a task tracker for checklist. Luckily, in today’s modern world, there are many productivity apps that can be used as checklist like Microsoft To-Do which is a cloud-based task management application and allows users to manage their tasks from mobile devices or computer. Even by using the tried and true Notepad to make a simple checklist and keep track of your tasks to minimize these mistakes at work. To do list for a checklist is the easiest way to prevent mistakes from happening. Once you have everything written down you can follow the list act according to the steps. It is also important to include every detail in order not to skip anything that could cause a problem. 

“A dull pencil is better than the sharpest mind” and other version says “a short pencil is better than a long memory” 

I believe you already heard that phrases but let us make it techy using Microsoft OneNote which is like a digital version of a physical notebook. It can be a powerful way to organize your projects and ideas. You can capture digital notes and keep them organized; you can add images, diagrams, audio, video, and more. You can use it with other programs in the Office suite and can sync among mobile and desktop devices even for online and offline use. 

Use Microsoft Flow to automate the process 

It is cloud-based software that allows employees to create and automate workflows and tasks across multiple applications and services. To create an automated flow, the user specifies what action should take place when a specific event occur and then can be managed on the desktop or through an app on a mobile device. It also integrates well with various Microsoft services and apps, including Power BI, PowerApps, Dynamics 365 and Office 365. 

You can also try automating your task workflows using SharePoint 
Depending on the work you do, some of your projects may include a series of complex tasks and by using automated process solutions it can greatly reduce mistakes that come from these complex processes. By creating the flow of the process and tracking steps you can track progress and ensure that things only progress to the next phase when previews steps have been completed. By integrating approvals into each stop you will never have to worry about oversight again.