Process Automation
Process Automation in CRM is the use of configured rules, event triggers, and AI to execute defined business processes automatically, without requiring manual action from a user at each step. This includes creating follow-up tasks when a deal advances to a new stage, sending approval requests when a discount exceeds a threshold, updating account health scores based on engagement data, or routing a support case to the appropriate specialist team based on case category. Process automation is the mechanism by which CRM platforms operationalize consistent business process execution at scale, removing the variability that comes from relying on individuals to manually execute multi-step processes in the same way, every time, without error.
Process automation uses workflows and rules to run an entire multi-step business process automatically, an approval chain, an onboarding sequence, a renewal flow, rather than a single task. It coordinates steps, hand-offs, and conditions across the process. In CRM it removes manual coordination from repeatable processes and enforces that they run consistently.
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Using workflows and rules to run an entire multi-step business process automatically, coordinating steps, hand-offs, and conditions, not just one task.