Composability is essential to maintain an agile workforce, workplace, and organization.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Gone are the days when employees use a single software application, such as Excel, to perform workplace tasks. Well, hopefully at least.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Instead, employees should use the variety of digital tools available in their everyday workflows. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The ability to fully leverage those tools and move seamlessly between them depends less on proficiency with one tool and more on other factors, such as employees\u2019 digital savviness and the composition of their digital workflows.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Poorly composed digital ecosystems increases complexity, decreases efficiency, and ultimately affects organizational agility.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Below, we\u2019ll explore the concept of composability and how it can improve organizational agility.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Service composability<\/a> is a system design principle that refers to the reuse of modular components to create multiple solutions. <\/p>\n\n\n\n That principle is also being applied in business to a number areas within IT and the digital workplace, including:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Digital workflows.<\/strong> The selection of individual software applications certainly matters, but since employees use so many tools simultaneously, so too does the composition of their daily workflows. This involves choosing the right business software<\/a>, building tightly integrated software stacks, and providing employees with the tools they need to operate efficiently.<\/p>\n\n\n\n IT infrastructure.<\/strong> As we will see below, IT infrastructure can also be composed automatically and in real-time. Automated IT resource allocation can reduce waste, cut costs, and greatly improve efficiency.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Software design.<\/strong> Composability is a design principle that can also be applied to software design. A composable software application would consist of modular components that can be fit together as needed to form a customized application.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Composability, in other words, can simplify virtually any area of the business, from back-end IT operations to the user experience to the workplace itself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n When applied to the workplace and software ecosystems, well-composed workflows will:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Reduce digital complexity.<\/strong> The proper composition of workflows can reduce wasted time, effort, and, as a result, decrease software-related frustration<\/a>. Well-composed workflows also reduce errors and can contribute to an employee experience that is both more pleasant and more efficient.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Open up entirely new business possibilities.<\/strong> One way to innovate is by combining existing technologies in new ways. An organization that finds new ways to integrate workflows across applications will open up the door to potential optimization that may not otherwise be possible. <\/p>\n\n\n\n