This topic and suggestion have been made numerous times in the past, but it is worth repeating.  It is not uncommon to have 10, 20, 30+ alerts because of workflows with multiple steps being added.  With so many alerts, it's easier to "Acknowledge All" without noticing the important alerts you need to know about.  A better system would allow us to turn off an alert for an action built within a workflow - For example: Getting an Alert when a new workflow has been added would be better than getting 6 alerts for all the actions you are assigned.  Of course, this can be optional if people like it just the way it is.

Secondly, it would also be helpful to have the alert fire off when an action is due (Optional - add a check/drop down box to be reminded the day of or x days in advance of the due date) as well as when it was assigned or only when due.  I don't need an alert for an action that is not due for another month or so, such as a follow-up call - Tell me when I need to do it.

Thanks for your consideration of this idea

This way the Alerts that show up are actually the important alerts that you as the user need to be aware of.