School boards often engage in time-consuming administrative or business processes for hundreds of schools and thousands of employees. Administering of leave-of-absence (LOA), for example, is one of the most frequent processes. Many school boards have implemented systems to automate finding substitute teachers, but still handle approval and document tracking manually. Webernetic @WORK counters such paper-intensive processes by automating LOA approval and managing associated documents electronically.
Administrators can define LOA approval processes in a web interface without programming. Because @WORK fully integrates and operates with SmartFindExpress from eSchool Solutions, administrators define their process using familiar Reason Code, Classification, Location and User. Instead of simplistic workflow and inflexible, robotic responses, @WORK supports organic task routing by handling realistic user responses like asking questions and delegation. Users can initiate dialog with other system users and view past exchanges. View a diagram illustrating simplistic, inflexible workflows versus @Work’s organic workflow.
@WORK generates bar-coded letters for employees to scan/email/fax supporting documents (such as a doctor’s note or workshop form, for example) and organizes them in DocuShare as references to the relevant LOA request. @WORK can be adapted beyond LOA to handle other business processes such as attendance and time sheets.
Benefits
Offers entirely web-based process of administration, so no programming required
Integrates with SmartFindExpress to trigger workflow requests
System dynamically determines Approver(s) based on Leave Reason, Employee Classification and School Location
Keeps track of dialogs and dynamic task routing to facilitate discussion prompted by a given workflow process
Leverages Barcoded Letters to request supporting documents, and to store returned documentation (by fax/email/scan) for future reference
Provides email notification and “time-sensitive” reminder to Task Recipients
Details
Industry:
Education
Avail since:
2008
Category:
Workflow
Contact: Roger Mak
Address:
238 Everet Street
Markham, Ontario L6E 1S9 Canada
Webernetic Inc. is a systems integrator and expert in effective solutions for managing enterprise workflow and knowledge flows. Since its incorporation in 1999, Webernetic has been helping organizations of all sizes across industry sectors to engineer and implement content management initiatives. With such proven technical and management expertise, Webernetic is a premium provider of IT solutions. See its Education Leave of Absence solution and visit www.webernetic.com.
