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Everyone is fed up of hearing about the pandemic and the catastrophic impact it has had on the world. But the fact is, although statistics confirm Covid-19 is waning, the rise of new variants including Omicron means the virus is still very much present and working its way through the population, continuing to leave its destruction behind it. 

Automatisierung zählt laut McKinsey zu den Top-Technologie-Trends weltweit. Auch in Deutschland werden in mehr als 70 Prozent aller Unternehmen bereits Software-Roboter bei mindestens fünf Prozessen eingesetzt. Fast ebenso viele Firmen planen weitere Investitionen in den kommenden zwölf Monaten, das zeigt eine aktuelle IDG-Studie. Die Experten bei UiPath sehen daher in diesem Umfeld für das kommende Jahr vier große Trends im Bereich Automatisierung; drei davon beziehen sich auf neue Aufgaben im C-Level der Unternehmen.

Automation is one of the top technology trends worldwide according to McKinsey. In Germany, too, more than 70% of all companies already use software robots in at least five processes. Almost as many companies are planning further investments in the next twelve months, according to a recent IDG study. Against this backdrop, the experts at UiPath therefore see four major trends in automation for the coming year; three of which pertain to new tasks at the C level of companies.

Over the past 20 years, back office outsourcing has been the go-to solution for large enterprises looking to save costs on repetitive, labour-intensive work. Next to cost reductions, a big benefit of moving the back office to low wage countries used to be the availability of a large labour force that allowed easy scaling. Countries like the Philippines, Indonesia and India used to be very popular countries to go to.

In a nine-part interview series, the editors of CFO Magazine focus on Robotic Process Automation. In this article, we take a closer look at the RPA story of Volvo Cars. Volvo Cars is rolling out its RPA applications globally. Anton Edlund, Intelligent Automation Leader, underscores the scalability and sustainability of the various models. “Have we reached the maximum potential of RPA? Absolutely not. We still have a lot of work to do.”

In 2022, automation will accelerate across the enterprise, throughout the C-suite, into new technologies. Here are the 10 trends you need to know to understand its momentum—and what it means for you.

Most businesses suffered, some businesses failed, but for those who survived the ravages of the pandemic, what lessons have been learned and, perhaps more importantly, what plans are now in place to make businesses more resilient moving forward? History is littered with pandemics; following bird flu & swine flu, and COVID-19 has arguably been the worst since the Spanish flu. But what next?

McKinsey Digital has found that implementing RPA can result in an ROI of between 30 and 200 percent in just the first year! Sounds great. But how can you achieve such a result, and where to start?

We are clearly all living in a time of great change, perhaps mitigated by an uncertain future, which requires us to have a vision. Alea iacta est [the die is cast]: we have no choice but to ride this wave that has been generated,  with due awareness, knowing how to weigh up the risks and opportunities, trying to capitalise on the momentum without being overwhelmed.

When embracing automation, do you harness the power of internal teams, or do you engage a partner in your automation undertaking? Both approaches are used, but which delivers the best result? Sanna Koivu has experience on the client-side with both ways of automating processes and shares her thoughts in this new blog.