Work can be routine, and chances are, you find yourself doing the same tasks over and over again. Enter: <a href="https://help.qatalog.com/hc/en-us/articles/14235659819149-Recurring-Tasks" rel="follow">Recurring Tasks</a>.
Daily standups, weekly document updates, and monthly reminders will no longer slip through the cracks. Simply add a task, set it up to recur when you need to see it again, and never forget to do it.
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<h3>What else is new?</h3>
<ul>
<li>We re-introduced the ability to mark a resource as key.</li>
<li>Threads can now be shared to a Slack channel of your choice, not just the one connected to an Item.</li>
<li>Navigation setup just got easier with &lsquo;drag and drop&rsquo; and improved nesting options.</li>
<li>Invite buttons are available in all items and browse views, for easy access.</li>
<li>People and Teams connections can now be shown as tabs on their profiles. An admin will need to enable this option on each Module&rsquo;s settings.</li>
</ul>
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Are you tired of managing complex processes across different departments? As a Chief of Staff, I know the struggle. I have oversight across finance, HR, and operations, and I have a stack of weekly, monthly, and quarterly processes that I need to keep track of and be on top of, many of which are sometimes lengthy multi-step processes.&nbsp;
Previously, I was a heavy Google Docs and Notion user. All of my to-do lists were on Notion, and I documented all of my processes in big Google Docs, where I would add any context if needed. The problem was this would quickly become out of date when a process changed and the Google Docs were often difficult for others to find. I also realized my instructions weren&rsquo;t as clear as I thought, when other people tried to follow them. Not to mention the fact there were lots of very manual processes involved.&nbsp;
Now, it&rsquo;s all become a lot easier. I use Qatalog&rsquo;s Workflows feature, which is designed to streamline, document, and automate routine processes. This means I never forget a step, I&rsquo;ve always got the context I need to complete a task, and large parts of the process are automated.&nbsp;
But the biggest benefit of doing this is that, even if I were to disappear into thin air, everything would keep working smoothly because there is an easy process to follow that&rsquo;s clearly documented for everyone else.&nbsp;
So, here are five ways that I use Workflows to automate my job:
<h3 dir="ltr" role="presentation">1 - Automated emails and Slack messages to share updates from a completed process</h3>
Example: When we have a new joiner, it&rsquo;s my job to create their email address. Once the email address is created, I need to let HR and the hiring lead know so they can start setting up their onboarding meetings. Previously, I&rsquo;d have to manually type this out every time. Now, I have a template for this that is pre-populated automatically with all the relevant information required about the new joiner, and the email (or Slack message) goes out automatically using the Workflow. All I have to do is press &lsquo;Next.&rsquo; 
<h3 dir="ltr" role="presentation">2 - Workflows are automatically assigned to me at the right time&nbsp;</h3>
Example: I use this in various ways. I have a weekly and monthly workflow with all the different tasks I need to complete over that period. Once I complete the last step in that Workflow, the next one is assigned to me straight away. This helps me prepare for next week and kick off the week well, as I know what&rsquo;s ahead, and makes it almost impossible to forget critical tasks. 
<h3 dir="ltr" role="presentation">3 - Streamlined compliance approvals&nbsp;</h3>
Example: We use workflows that allow team members to request new vendors, tools, and suppliers, as well as a payment for them. As each new request needs to be evaluated for SOC2 and ISO processes, we have set up approvals for this process. When a team member requests a new tool to use, it first goes to our security team to approve and identify what type of access is needed. After that has been approved, the requester needs to add the payment information and it goes to the finance team to approve and complete. Previously, all these steps would have been done in direct messages on Slack, and there would not have been the required steps for our certifications process. Now, the requester can see exactly in which stage the request is and what next steps still need to be done to complete the request. I know exactly when I am needed to jump in, as I&rsquo;m notified when it is time for me to approve my part of the Workflow.
<h3 dir="ltr" role="presentation">4 - Automated database updates</h3>
Example: Workflows can be used to create an &lsquo;item&rsquo; in Qatalog, which is essentially a record of anything you want. We use Qatalog to manage all of our vendors, where we store key information about them, such as the renewal date, owners, cost, data risk, and more. At the end of the new vendor request Workflow (mentioned above), a new item is automatically created in the system, with much of the information already populated. It helps to eliminate a tedious manual task and ensures consistency of information. This was one example, but you can also use Workflows to automatically create other items based on the inputs, such as Clients, Projects, Campaigns, Cases, Products, Orders, or Bug Reports.&nbsp;
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<h3 dir="ltr" role="presentation">5 - Auto-assign tasks&nbsp;</h3>
Example: When you create a Workflow in Qatalog, you can specify tasks that need to be done by a particular person as part of the Workflow or as a result of it. These tasks are automatically assigned to the relevant person and will appear on their tasks page, so there&rsquo;s no need to add them manually to a separate task manager. I use this in a number of our onboarding Workflows, where there are certain tasks that our operations teams need to complete, and these are automatically assigned to the right person at the relevant point, without the new joiner having to do anything!
These are just five of the countless ways that I use Qatalog to automate my work. It helps me focus, I know exactly what I need to do next, and I don&rsquo;t have to worry that I&rsquo;ve forgotten anything. But more importantly, it means I can relax when I&rsquo;m on holiday because I know the team can execute these processes faultlessly when I&rsquo;m not working!&nbsp;
To learn more about how Qatalog could increase automation in your team, <a href="https://qatalog.chilipiper.com/book/round-robin-queue?utm_medium=organic-social&amp;utm_source=blog&amp;utm_campaign=blog&amp;utm_content=automate-my-job" rel="follow noopener" target="_blank">book a call with our customer team</a>.

Learn how Qatalog's Chief of Staff has automated her role using Workflows.

Five ways I automate my job as Chief of Staff | Qatalog

Learn how Qatalog's Chief of Staff has automated large parts of her role using Workflows.

Five ways I automate my job as Chief of Staff

<ul>
<li>Customers get custom setups that mold to their business in seconds </li>
<li>New era for software as every business now has access to made-to-measure tools </li>
<li>Powered by world&rsquo;s first generative AI that designs and builds software instantly </li>
<li>Qatalog&rsquo;s Intelligent Work Hub allows businesses to radically simplify their technology stack</li>
</ul>
London, December 6th: Qatalog, the Intelligent Work Hub, has launched Qatalog 2.0, a major upgrade to its platform that enables anyone to create a made-to-measure software platform for their organization, in a fraction of the time and cost. Qatalog wants to use the technology to democratize access to custom software and &lsquo;reimagine&rsquo; the way we design, build and use software more widely. 
Qatalog 2.0 is powered by QatalogAI, the world&rsquo;s first generative AI that can design and build bespoke software instantly, using Qatalog&rsquo;s infrastructure. The system understands the needs of any organization, no matter the industry. In less than a minute, customers can go from briefly describing their business to using their bespoke Work Hub, which centralizes all of their people, processes, and knowledge. 
<h3>Radical simplification of the tool stack </h3>
With Qatalog 2.0, companies no longer have to use a stack of generic project management tools, task managers, company wikis and document editors, which don't integrate with each other, and don&rsquo;t reflect the nuances of how different organizations work. Qatalog replaces all these point solutions with an integrated made-to-measure platform. The customer simply tells Qatalog what kind of business it is, and it will create a single, centralized Work Hub in seconds, with all of the functionality they need. Customers can then make further changes to precisely configure the platform exactly as they want. 
This allows for a radical simplification of the tool stack. Qatalog&rsquo;s Work Hub acts as the unifying software layer across an entire organization, replacing a range of applications, and integrating with specialized tools for specific use cases, such as Figma for design, GitHub for code, or Salesforce for commercial use-cases. 
<h3>QatalogAI </h3>
QatalogAI is currently in beta, but it already demonstrates a clear understanding of the likely requirements for each customer&rsquo;s Qatalog Work Hub, as well as the relationships, permissions, features and data models that will be needed. The feat is possible because of the foundational architecture of Qatalog&rsquo;s product infrastructure, which was built to catalog business items, connect tools, and streamline collaboration at scale. This infrastructure is what allows the AI to generate actionable designs that can be instantly turned into powerful software. Over the next 12 months, Qatalog plans to build its AI into features across its platform to help automate menial tasks, make smart suggestions, and much more. 
<h3>An Intelligent Work Hub </h3>
At its core, Qatalog&rsquo;s Work Hub is a set of tools to manage people, processes and knowledge in a centralized platform that&rsquo;s seamlessly connected. With Qatalog 2.0, these tools can be completely customized and reconfigured to create custom software to manage businesses of any industry, size, or structure. If a company uses specific terminology to reflect a distinct operating model or culture, this is also mirrored. This allows Qatalog to reproduce the core business operations of any company and make them digitally native. 
For instance, a global marketing agency might want to manage its Clients, Campaigns, Consultants and Offices; a recruitment firm might want to manage its Recruiters, Roles, Clients, and Candidates; while a tech company might want to manage its Customers, Products, Projects, and People. In each case, bespoke software &lsquo;Modules&rsquo; are configured to fit the intended use case, with seamless relationships between them. 
Despite the high level of customizability, the platform remains highly structured and scalable. Once a customer has agreed on the design for their Qatalog Work Hub, the structure is locked in place for the rest of the team or company, but can be configured by accounts with relevant permissions. This ensures consistency as the company grows, with minimal oversight required. 
<h3>Tariq Rauf, founder and CEO of Qatalog, said: </h3>
&ldquo;This isn&rsquo;t just about Qatalog 2.0, we are at the forefront of a new era of software where machines understand us, adapt to us, and work for us. All we need is a brief description of the business you want to manage, and Qatalog&rsquo;s AI will create a structured and scalable Work Hub, tailored to your needs. This is the first time generative AI has been used to design and build software.
&ldquo;It completely reimagines the way we design, build, and use software. For decades, we&rsquo;ve been forced to adapt to our tools, conforming to their structure, terminology and processes. The only alternative was custom software, which is only accessible to the world&rsquo;s largest companies, because it&rsquo;s phenomenally expensive to build and maintain. 
&ldquo;We&rsquo;re upending that narrative and we can make it radically cheaper, faster and more convenient. It enables an entirely new way of building a collaboration stack for a company - and one that is radically simplified. No more bloat and wasted budgets. Just software that fits. And because everything is connected and centralized, work becomes visible, processes are automated, and collaboration is supercharged. 
&ldquo;The reality is that most software tools for work don&rsquo;t function in companies with more than 50 people, typically because they lack a scalable structure in the first place, or the level of customization means it quickly falls apart. We&rsquo;ve taken an entirely different approach and from day one, we built the foundations of Qatalog so that it could be both flexible and highly scalable.&rdquo;
 -Ends- 
Media contacts: 
Sam Ferris, Communications Manager 
Email: <a href="mailto:sam.ferris@qatalog.com" rel="nofollow">sam.ferris@qatalog.com </a>

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Qatalog, the Intelligent Work Hub, launches the world's first AI software builder as it sets out to democratize access to custom software.

Qatalog launches world’s first AI software builder

Qatalog has launched the world's first AI powered software builder with the release of Qatalog 2.0, as it sets out to democratize access to custom software.

Do you have collaborators outside of your company? Giving them access to everything they need, without sharing any sensitive or confidential information is key to successful cooperation. Enter external Page sharing: a way to collaborate with stakeholders outside your company without them becoming a user of your Qatalog instance or having access to an entire Project (which you can also share externally if you want).
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<h3>What&rsquo;s new?</h3>
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<ol>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">SOC 2 Type II compliant: Our SOC2 compliance confirms that our controls and practices have been independently verified to protect the privacy and security of all our customer data. Soon we&rsquo;ll be sharing how we used Qatalog internally to make this process pain-free.</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">External Page Sharing: You can now externally share Pages with people outside of your Qatalog, they will receive access only to the shared page and not to any other information within a Project (which you can also share externally).</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">New integration: OKTA Universal Directory Sync.</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">BambooHR auto-sync: This automatically pulls your information from BambooHR and keeps data automatically updated in Qatalog.</li>
</ol>
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SOC2 compliance, external sharing of Pages and Projects, Okta integration and much more.

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