In the journey of digitally transforming risk prevention processes, it is normal and reasonable for companies to start by implementing a specific solution that addresses a particular need. Starting with a focused approach facilitates the adoption of a new tool within an organization.
Most likely, once the tool is in regular use and employees are familiar with it, with a greater understanding of the associated benefits, it is common to identify new needs and opportunities for process improvements through digitalization. The experience of using the tool clearly enhances the understanding of the potential for management improvement.
Currently, there are various providers of solutions directly or indirectly related to risk prevention. While most of them offer a good solution for specific needs, they are generally limited to that scope. This means that if you need to improve other risk prevention processes, you may have to turn to other providers.
If the need for continuous process improvement persists over time, as it does in most cases, it involves the risk of having multiple unrelated solutions, which increases the complexity of use for users as well as the associated administration and costs.
This is why making the right decision in the short term, by selecting a platform that allows for growth in functionalities according to the company's needs and timelines, has a positive long-term impact. Among the benefits of integrating all risk prevention processes into a single platform are:
Greater functionality through integration: Having all functions integrated allows them to be interrelated, providing more information that facilitates analysis and decision-making.
Greater ease of use: A platform that integrates multiple functions makes it easier for end users, as once they are familiar with one function, it becomes more natural to use additional ones that maintain the same visual and usage scheme.
Greater administrative simplicity: Managing all processes from a single platform is significantly simpler than doing so across multiple platforms. Each platform typically has its own particularities and differences in administration methodology.
Lower incremental cost: It is expected that adding a new functionality to an existing platform will have a lower incremental cost than implementing a new platform, not only due to the cost of the platform itself but also because of related costs such as administration.
In summary, the initial selection of a risk prevention platform should be made with a long-term perspective. If the company plans to continue the digitalization of processes over time, it is necessary to carefully evaluate the modular and functional growth capacity of the available alternatives, and the commitment to delivering updates and new features over time.
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