Yes, you can create workflows for SharePoint lists in SharePoint Designer, but they aren't the most robust workflows you may need for your organization.

SharePoint 2013 workflows for automating common business processes can be deployed as SharePoint apps built using Visual Studio.

Using workflows in SharePoint 2010 is a good way to automate complex business processes.

How can SharePoint improve workflow? Here’s a basic example. Let’s say an employee wants to request time off. At Cal Net, they will go to the HR SharePoint team site and enter the days they want off.

SharePoint 2013 also supports SharePoint 2010 workflows that are built on Windows Workflow Foundation 3, with SharePoint workflow interop. Microsoft provides this to make the workflow migration ...

Before we get into the how of implementing workflow in SharePoint, let's review some of the basics. It's a Business Process A workflow is a set of co-ordinated event-driven activities.