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Depends on "average user"

crazydanr@... 25th May 2010

Here's a scenario -
A company wants to make sure all new hires are done the same way. They draw a workflow of how they want it to happen. First, applicants fill out a form and upload a resume. HR reviews the resumes, and approves three for an interview. Once a candidate is chosen, the form is passed to maintenance and IT so a new account, phone extension, and office can be created.

I can do this without writing any code in a couple of days. It can all be automated, the data can be centralized, the form and workflow are stored as XML.

So I guess I have drunk the Kool-Aid, because it gets the job done. Explain to me how Google Apps could enable someone (who's not a developer) to complete a common task like this?

There are dozens of processes companies struggle with that Office & SP can simplify. You're right, there are no other comparable systems.