By LeDerrick Bouknight
How can Artificial Intelligence be used to automate workflows by using Intelligent Automation
After a brief opening and introduction, the presenter, Oliver Yarbrough, began his discussion of Intelligent Automation. He described it as a "close cousin to artificial intelligence" and makes use of technology to complete repetitive processes in industry. He continued his presentation to discuss the three major components of Intelligent Automation: Artificial Intelligence (analyzes data to make predictions), Business Process Management (optimizes workflows), and Robotic Process Automation (automates manual tasks). Next, Yarbrough discussed how to select which workflows to automate. The main characteristics of these selected workflows are those that are well-defined and can be easily repeated. These workflows are simple/straightforward, have little process waste, but time consuming. At a high level, he reviewed a five step process to Integrate and Automate Project workflows. Once this five step process is followed, one is well on their way to realizing the benefits of Intelligent Automation! Overall, this was an informative meeting providing tools for improved processes utilizing the latest technological developments.
Takeaways: Integrate & Automate Project Workflows
- Step 1: Optimize project workflow in four primary areas (Rules, Resources, Responsibilities, and Redundancies)
- Step 2: Take inventory of the tools and systems needed
- Step 3: Integrate optimized project workflows into your systems
- Step 4: Use pre-built workflow templates & pre-trained models
- Step 5: Test your automated workflow
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