By Jacob Goldberg
It’s the 21st century. Human civilization has the luxury to do the things that truly matter to us and rely on robots to do all the tedious tasks. Okay… so we’re not quite there yet, but we are now capable of automating routine tasks with digital bots, allowing us to focus on more meaningful and challenging work. This is called RPA, or Robotics Process Automation.
RPA is most effective in business processes that are defined and documented, aren’t complex, and used frequently, such as data entry, reconciliations, data transfer, and report generation across applications and data sources. We’ve identified and built automated solutions for both our clients and internally for Guidehouse – savings thousands of hours, increasing accuracy, and improving workforce job satisfaction and retention.
Below are two of our recent examples:
As RPA requires no coding, no adjustments to legacy systems, and comes with a cheap price tag it’s rapidly becoming an essential tool for every top-level consultant – not just data analysts. While this may seem like a technology of the future, it’s closer to reality than science fiction. Many large companies and government agencies, with very strict security protocols, have already approved the use of RPA with Guidehouse’s assistance. It is not a flying car, but it is a great way to introduce a new capability, solve some persistent problems, and spend less time on boring and repetitive tasks!