Robotic process automation (RPA) and intelligent automation (IA), sometimes also called intelligent process automation (IPA), provide today’s businesses with a number of advantages for operational efficiencies and cost savings. But, as early adopters have struggled to integrate technology, and the technology industry grows increasingly complex, it’s becoming clear that implementation of RPA and IA require …
What is RPA? Robotic Process Automation (RPA) is technology designed to perform automated, repetitive, and predefined business tasks. Often called “bots,” these software programs empower companies to build a digital workforce that improves the human work experience. By eliminating menial work, RPA cultivates creativity, strategy, and human connection. With fast implementation and substantial cost reductions, …
Data entry is one of the most ubiquitous tasks across the business world. It touches every business in every industry. But there are challenges. Data entry is time consuming and error prone. In some cases, a single data entry process might involve several people, systems and touchpoints, with data that is structured a multitude of …
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What is Quote-to-Cash For a sales process to be accurate and efficient, it must be designed to include every aspect of the sales cycle, from the initial engagement through the final purchase. Quote-to-cash aims to solve this by creating a cohesive, connected process that considers every step of the sale—from the sale to the transaction …
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Inventory management is a critical component of operations for many kinds of businesses. In a world where consumer demand and expectations have never been higher, it can be the lifeblood of an organization. While the nuances change, generally, inventory involves multiple people and systems, and sometimes even various locations. Add to that an increasingly complex …
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Intelligent process automation, also known as intelligent automation or simply IA, promises a lot of potential benefits for business users, from operational efficiencies in accounting to improved reporting for sales to optimized inventory management and control. Discussing benefits in hypotheticals is one thing, but truly understanding the value of technology often takes a good example. …
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As robotic process automation (RPA) gains a foothold in industries across the globe, business leaders are learning about opportunities to take process automation even further with artificial intelligence and cognitive automation, a.k.a., intelligent process automation or IPA. Our latest white paper takes a look at the journey from RPA to IPA and discusses some critical …
For the last few decades, the concept of agile development has become a ubiquitous concept among developers from organizations large and small. The idea of shaping the process as you go, as opposed to building up to a grand finale, helps deliver incremental wins that are intended to ultimately drive better results. With robotic process …
In a recent publication, McKinsey took a look at how the effects of COVID-19 played out in the business world. In it, they not only take into account the massive economic chaos that accompanied the pandemic, but also the dynamics of the workplace environment and the role technology played in it all. Beyond the general …
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So here we are again, as we were in 2019, with a blog post on predictions for the upcoming year. It’s a good time to reflect on the year past and look ahead to what the future might hold. In that vein, we have laid out a few of our top predictions for process automation …
