{"id":1827,"date":"2013-10-16T14:29:10","date_gmt":"2013-10-16T14:29:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cmwlab.com\/blog\/?p=1827"},"modified":"2025-04-15T10:12:52","modified_gmt":"2025-04-15T10:12:52","slug":"adaptive-business-process-management-outlook","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cmwlab.com\/blog\/adaptive-business-process-management-outlook\/","title":{"rendered":"Adaptive business process management from Outlook"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Adaptive business process management means that whenever you have a new turn in your existing business processes, your <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cmwlab.com\/workflow-software\/\">BPM system<\/a> quickly adapts to them. And we have already spoken about its benefits in one of our posts<\/p>\r\n<br \/>\r\n<p>In a couple of words, it means that you no longer have to manage ad hoc processes manually just because your BPM system is too heavy and you can\u2019t configure it to tie it up closer to the existing ad hoc situation. In this case, when you use <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cmwlab.com\/workflow-software\/\" title=\"comindware tracker\">Comindware Tracker<\/a>, you can simply create as many sub-tasks as you need to resolve the situation and this proves to be much more controllable, accountable and efficient rather than simple emails, which we usually turn to in case of any unexpected change in routine processes.\r\nSo how exactly can you use adaptive <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cmwlab.com\/workflow-software\/\">BPM in Outlook<\/a>?<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><!--more-->\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cmwlab.com\/platform\/try\/\" onclick=\"ga('send', 'event', 'abtest', 'platform-banner-click');\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"pl-banner\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cmwlab.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/cmw-platform-banner.png\" class=\"img-fluid my-5\" alt=\"CMW Platform banner\" title=\"CMW Platform banner\"><\/a><\/p>\r\n<br \/>\r\n<p>Whenever your process is stuck mid flow, don\u2019t panic. No email management. Simply open the workflow task which goes through the process in trouble directly from your Outlook. For how to configure your Outlook to work with processes you can read here.<\/p>\r\n<br \/>\r\n<p>Once your process workflow task card is Open in your Outlook, simply hit the\u2018add new subtask\u2019 button and assign the responsible person for the task, and provide some detail: the system will do the rest for you. The person in question will receive an email alert about the new task. The new task will contain all the data from the parent item, including attachments, detail and with the additional information you might insert into the sub-task fields.<\/p>\r\n<br \/>\r\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cmwlab.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Adaptive-BPM-from-Outlook-Screenshot-650x393.png\" alt=\"Adaptive BPM from Outlook\" width=\"620\" class=\"alignnone size-large\" \/>\r\n <br \/>\r\n<p>You can create as many sub-tasks as needed. The workflow task will follow further down the process only after all of the subtasks are completed \u2013 it\u2019s automated this way. So all the actions taken in the new ad-hoc section of the existing routine process become perfectly controllable, accountable and visible.<br \/>\r\nThis way, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cmwlab.com\/workflow-software\/\">Comindware Tracker<\/a> brings adaptive BPM to your Outlook where you can work efficiently, collaborate with your team and organize your project in the best possible way. As usual, you\u2019re one click away from this experience, as you can request your free 30-day trial <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cmwlab.com\/workflow-software\/try\/\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n<section class=\"text-center post__button\">\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cmwlab.com\/workflow-software\/try\/\" class=\"btn btn-green btn-lg\">\n\n            Get a 30-day trial!\n\n    <\/a>\n<\/section>\r\n\r\n<section class=\"author bg-light border\">\n\t<section class=\"row p-3 p-sm-5 align-items-center\">\n        <aside class=\"col-sm-3 col-4\">\n            <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"author__img img-fluid rounded-circle\" title=\"Anastasia Chumakova\" alt=\"Anastasia Chumakova\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/anastasiya-chumakova.jpg\" alt=\"Anastasia Chumakova\">\n        <\/aside>\n        <article class=\"col-sm-9 col\">\n            <p class=\"author__text\">Anastasia Chumakova is <em>Product Marketing Analyst<\/em> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cmwlab.com\/workflow-automation\/\">Workflow Automation<\/a> Expert at Comindware.<br\/>She currently explores online process management product development trends, contributes to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cmwlab.com\/\">www.cmwlab.com<\/a> and provides tips for better use of Comindware Tracker and online work management solutions.<\/p>\n        <\/article>\n    <\/section>\n<\/section>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Adaptive business process management means that whenever you have a new turn in your existing business processes, your BPM system quickly adapts to them. 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