It is a significant understatement to say the RPA industry growth has been significant over the last couple of years. As more and more organizations are looking into introduce RPA and reap business benefits, it is safe to say that the question will no longer be...
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RPA and End-User Security
Because Robotic Process Automation (RPA) technology directly targets business processes, there exists some tension between traditional Information Technology (IT) functions and those of the business. In short, the business often finds RPA to be a disruptive tool...
Intelligent Automation Talent Growth and Evolution
The intelligent automation industry continues to evolve at a rapid rate. This proposes a challenge for internal talent teams to keep up-to-date on the latest trends and releases and also difficult when looking to make full-time hires with enough software...
Robotic Process Automation (RPA) Through the Lens of the Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) Expert
Research firms cite Robotic Process Automation (RPA) as the fastest growing sector of the enterprise software market (Gartner 2019). Theirs is an ostensibly holistic perspective. Other perspectives include those of operations and finance management who see...
Strategic Automation Design
Key Process Design Considerations To Get The Most Out Of Your Digital Workforce In this post, I’d like to review a few tips to consider when designing a business process to be executed by RPA Bots, in conjunction with other Intelligent Automation technologies. ...
Automation in Times of Crisis: A Brief Story of Impact
In 2019, automating inventory management processes for a medical supply manufacturer and distributor was seen as an easy win. Decreased processing time and increased fill rate made these projects successful from the jump. In 2020, these same processes don’t just help...
Reusable Code in RPA: Benefits & Design
At Ashling Partners, we are constantly looking for ways to better reuse our previously created scripts. After all, why should we start developing from scratch when there’s a similar process already scripted? In theory this should be a simple exercise; locate the...
Hyperautomation in Higher Education
Introduction Higher education institutions across the globe are facing unique challenges as we move into a new decade. University leadership increasingly finds itself facing two seemingly contradictory forces: pressure to continuously increase the value provided to...
How Robotic Process Automation can improve job satisfaction
When I owned a services company, my bookkeeper would cringe when it came time to process and reconcile credit card transactions each month. The process required inputting line item details of every transaction to be processed for payment. Even with a small...
From Public Accountant to RPA Developer
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...
Automating Processes in Excel: Part 3 Publishing for Collaboration
This is part 3 of a series focusing on using RPA to automate processes in Excel – we’re covering 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...
Why ABBYY is an important component to Intelligent Process Automation
Recently, we participated in the annual Content IQ Conference from ABBYY. The conference helped illustrate the need for extending the value of “traditional RPA”. ABBYY Content IQ is a class of enabling technologies that help digital workforces understand and create...