I heard the term “app sprawl” recently, and it hit me. You know how on your iPhone, you end up with folders full of apps – some you barely use, some you use constantly, but all cluttering up your screen? Turns out, the same thing happens in the workplace.
Across businesses, big or small, we see teams juggling multiple apps to complete simple projects.
Because they have one app tracking progress, another managing time tracking, a third for approvals and yet another storing their documents. It might seem harmless at first, but before long, you’ve added dozens of programs that each solve one thing. Suddenly, you’re entering the same data over and over, hunting down errors between systems, and finding more time searching for files and managing apps than actually getting work done.
That’s app sprawl.
We all see it; we all feel it.
We built CommonThread at IdeaWeavers to solve exactly this problem – though, we didn’t call it app sprawl when we got started over 25 years ago. Think of it like a “home base” for all your work. Instead of bouncing between half a dozen tools, your teams log into one central system where data flows naturally, errors are minimized and reporting actually makes sense. It pulls the strengths of each of your one thing programs together into one superpowered efficiency machine.
What makes CommonThread different is that it’s not a one-size-fits-all system and it doesn’t require you to throw out the applications and processes that are working for your business. Whether you’re running a professional services firm, a moving company or managing a team of contractors, CommonThread can be adapted to your workflows. And because it’s cloud-based, everyone sees the same information at the same time. No more hunting through spreadsheets or old reporting to figure out what’s actually happening.
We see many organizations working hard to deliver for their clients, their employees and our community. You don’t need to be wasting energy wrestling with applications all of which were brought in to solve specific problems. You need a solution that brings it all together – and that’s exactly what we’ve built.
App sprawl may sound like a tech term, but it’s about real frustration in real workplaces. If you’ve ever had to stop midtask to find which app holds the “correct” version of a contact or to chase down an error that never should’ve happened, you’ve felt the pain. CommonThread is our way of cutting through the chaos so your teams can focus on what really matters.
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If your organization is juggling too many apps, or just wants a simpler way to get things done, let’s start a conversation. We’re here to help.
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