A myriad of web, desktop and mobile applications are used by businesses looking to streamline and improve their output and communications. Here is a quick guide to some of the kinds of app used by modern businesses.
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1. Project Management Software
Project management software enables project managers and workers to communicate, budget, review and alter projects easily. This kind of application is indispensable to businesses undergoing complex improvements or growth. Project management apps are essentially organizational tools that enable careful monitoring and execution. A centralized ‘dashboard’ enables a project manager to keep a close eye on the work that they are overseeing. This kind of app also allows for the creation of detailed reports with minimal effort: meaning that stakeholder presentations can be given at short notice.
2. Web Application
A web application is a kind of app that is operable without an end user having to download software. It is hosted on a website and is completely usable in browser. Using web app development UK, like with Make IT Simple, means creating bespoke applications that can be hosted on commercial websites in order to improve User Experience and convert visitors into customers. Web apps come in many forms. Perhaps the most ubiquitous of them all is the Content Management System WordPress, which allows for the design and maintenance of a website without the need to use hardware stored files. Over 30 percent of the websites currently online use WordPress.
3. Video Conferencing
A vast number of people work entirely or partially from home. This is, of course, partially due to the effects of the pandemic. It is also the result of an ongoing acceptance of new technologies that enable remote work. Video conferencing applications are now fairly ubiquitous. They are used by businesses to hold meetings with remote employees, communicate with distant collaborators and give individual feedback. Many companies would have been at a complete loss during the pandemic had it not been for easily-accessible video conferencing apps.
4. Payment
Retail business has largely become a cashless realm. Consumers now have banking apps on their phones, and have tended to carry less cash with them since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic. For large businesses, contactless payment systems connected to computer systems have been available for a while. These systems, however, are somewhat expensive. Smaller businesses now have the option of taking contactless payments via a mobile application. Certain companies also offer mobile apps twinned with contactless payment devices at a fraction of the cost of a traditional system.
5. Accounting
Accounting is a fundamental task in all fields of business. Balancing the books correctly means staying above the law, ensuring positive growth and making sure that every employee gets paid what they are owed. Modern accounting applications are far more than just sophisticated software calculators. They enable the automation of basic accounting tasks so that human accountants can be freed up for more important and complex work. They also automate the reporting process, allowing strategy to be informed by up-to-date financial records.
