More Than 90% Of Professionals Struggle To Create Digital Documents That Drive Business Impact

By AIT News Desk On Aug 18, 2021

PandaDoc Research Reveals Companies Recognize the Value of Digital Docs But Struggle to Create Compelling and Effective Digital Proposals

Third-party research from PandaDoc, the leading all-in-one document workflow automation platform, confirms that businesses are embracing the use of digital documents but still struggle to create documents that are compelling and effective.

PandaDoc polled more than 1,000 professionals at businesses of varying sizes and industries to assess their pain points in digital document creation and collaboration.

Survey respondents recognize that digital documents are easier to create, collaborate on and complete than paper versions; generate cost savings; and offer increased productivity.

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Still, an overwhelming majority of professionals – close to 91% – find business proposals difficult to create, while nearly 92% find it challenging to create HR documents.

“Our survey data demonstrates that while professionals across industries understand the value of going digital, they are frustrated because they feel they need to spend copious amounts of time working on their documents instead of putting their documents to work for them,” said Shawn Herring, PandaDoc VP, Marketing. “Documents remain the essential glue of how business gets done, but many professionals are still stuck in manual legacy processes, or facing challenges in their digital document creation. The data clearly indicates that professionals are ready for solutions that foster simple, smooth and integrated interactions for all the stakeholders involved in digital document preparation, distribution and completion.”

Professionals Prefer Digital Documents
The survey demonstrates that a strong majority (56%) of professionals prefer electronic contracts over paper versions.

Nearly half (46.5%) have digitally signed a legal document or contract, while more than a third have signed health-related documents (37.4%); informational contracts (35.1%); employment contracts (34.2%); and sales proposals and quotes (33.1%).