RPA stands for Robotic Process Automation.

Some of the benefits of RPA are:

• Saves time by performing tasks faster than humans.
• Increases productivity by freeing up human workers for more creative and strategic work
• Improves accuracy by reducing errors and typos
• Lowers costs by replacing manual labour with cheaper software.
• Enhances compliance by following predefined rules and standards

• Transferring data between different systems or applications.
• Updating customer profiles or records based on their interactions.
• Data entry or validation from various sources.
• Managing inventory or orders based on demand and supply.
• Generating reports or invoices based on predefined templates.

Power Automate is a service that helps you create automated workflows between your 365 apps and services to synchronize files, get notifications, collect data and more. Here are some examples of where Power Automate has been used in finance teams:

• Use Power Automate to streamline its payment processes by automating the workflow of supplier data management
• Use Power Automate to enhance its payroll process by automating the invoicing process with SharePoint and Azure.
• Power Automate was used to automate the metadata extraction from invoices using AI Builder
• Power Automate was used to provision new users in Active Directory as part of the onboarding process
• Use Power Automate to automatically save email attachments into SharePoint folders based on client names

A CIO can benefit an organisation by strategically leading activities that increase productivity, competitiveness and overall value. Some of these activities include:

• Developing new, tech-led customer platforms
• Developing in-house IT capabilities and resources
• Negotiating with IT vendors and overseeing architecture development
• Managing key suppliers
• Overseeing corporate information risk management as a function, along with IT strategies, policies and standards

A CIO can also help exiting teams reach the potential by collaborating with other staff and business unit leaders to ensure the technology aligns with the organisational goals and needs. 

Have you considered an Interim CIO or IT Leader?

When budgets may be a challenge, and you need an independent review or help in completing a project, an interim resource may be and ideal answer

Here are some examples of how an interim CIO can bring value:

• Can stabilize a troubled IT environment, complete a major implementation project, and create process, systems, structure, and align the team.
• Help an organization navigate through a period of transition or change, such as a merger, acquisition, divestiture, or turnaround².
• Challenge fixed ideas and assumptions about transformation projects, and bring fresh perspectives and insights on emerging technologies³.
• Optimize an outsourcing strategy that lowers IT costs while improving the quality of services
• Keep the lights on by ensuring that all critical systems are up and available, secure, and running smoothly.