WORKFORCE The future workplace: How to automate intelligently

This article by EY means that maximizing the value of your automation strategy necessarily requires linkage to your people strategy and organizational analysis. Starting with the premise that automation offers tremendous potential for leaders looking to drive transformation in their organization: from cost savings and increased delivery speed, to new operating models, to higher value activities for employees – it follows that business leaders (need to) understand that successful implementation of automation is complex and likely to have far-reaching effects on their organizations, thus, the need to automate intelligently has come to the forefront.

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