One way is to work with social BPM and tie networks into BPM, process management, and work flow tools for end to end solutions.

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The problems are familiar, too: any old-fangled manufacturer with a continuous process knows that shift work needs careful management.

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Rather than automate the year-end performance management process (which is widely hated and questionable in value), Work.com is designed to be used by employees, teams, and managers on a regular basis for goal setting, communication of goals, recognition, rewards, and yes, ultimately, performance appraisals.

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Expect social media management systems to become as common as email clients as companies work to streamline and automate this process.

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We have taken enterprise content management, and social business or collaboration and fused them into one central platform that can be made part of the work process.

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