I remember when I first heard about RPA in the most basic sense. I was working at a large accounting firm, and we had a client for which we needed to pull many invoices for. An associate in another office had success using a program called AutoIt, which is...
Business Process Outcomes (BPO)
Automating Processes in Excel: Part 1 Why RPA is not VBA
This is part 1 of a series focusing on using RPA to automate processes in Excel – we’ll cover everything from when and why to use RPA, to details around how to most effectively design the solutions and get the most bang for your buck. Part 1: Why RPA is not VBA If...
Program over Project: 4 Considerations for Establishing a Successful RPA Program
In school, we don’t go from mastering addition to learning calculus. It just doesn’t make sense. Similarly, organizations should be methodical in the order of how they expand their RPA program and capabilities. For example, most organizations find...
And They’re Off! Selecting for Success in an RPA Pilot
It’s springtime, which means we are just finishing Triple Crown horse racing season in America. Perhaps you saw the recent 144th running of the Preakness Stakes where one of the horses got caught up in the starting gate, immediately bucked its rider into the...
4 Keys to RPA Success
Most children in the Unites States go to elementary school, middle school, high school, and then college. Very few people skip high school and go directly to college. This is due to the progressive nature of the educational curriculum building upon itself...
RPA Governance Success Factors
RPA governance consists of the standards that coordinate and control your RPA objectives, resources and program activities. Depending on who you speak with, they may focus that discussion on controls and risk management, resource management, approval processes,...
Automation and the Future of Work
Introduction: The Questions We Should & can Ask (This is an excerpt from a series of 2019 blog entries on the ‘future of work’ and the role that intelligent automation has on redefining that future. This series is intended to initiate conversation, not to solve...
2019: The Year of Scale- An Introduction
Introduction Business wide transformation and the future of work are hot topics across all industries today. Unfortunately, many organizations that begin their automation journey are ill prepared for the steps required to scale their pilot effort into an...
RPA Deployment Options: On-Premise vs. RPA Services
Many organizations ask the question, “Should I use RPA Services or On-Premise?” This is an important question that requires some thought and consideration. Here are some pros and cons that should be reflected upon when evaluating these two options: Above,...
8 RPA Predictions for 2019 & Our Social Contract
In a previous post, we discussed our observations from 2018 based on our time entrenched in RPA initiatives and the broader intelligent automation space. In this post, we will outline our key predictions that we believe will evolve in 2019 and beyond. In the spirit...
The White House Must Look at Intelligent Automation to Embrace the Future
This first week of December has some potentially meaningful activities occurring. On Thursday, December 6th, the White House is hosting leading technology executives for a meeting. The White House called the meeting to discuss “bold, transformational ideas” to “help...
My Journey from ERP Implementation to Intelligent Process Automation
My Beginnings When I was a little under a year away from graduation from college, I faced a choice on what the first step in my career would be. When faced with such a daunting question, I chose to first ask myself a simpler question: what were my passions? What...
Process Automation for the Private Equity Industry
Most private equity (PE) firms are interested in organizations that are positioned to scale in a cost-efficient manner. Many firms have a 3-7 year horizon for owning the organization and would then look to monetize their investment. In order to drive significant value...
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