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With over 20 years of experience in digital operations, robotic process automation (RPA),…
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(GPT-4 wrote this post) Unlocking the Power of RPA: A Comprehensive Guide
(GPT-4 wrote this post) Unlocking the Power of RPA: A Comprehensive Guide
By Ian Barkin
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Navigating Education Reform: How Schools Must Adapt to the AI Revolution
Navigating Education Reform: How Schools Must Adapt to the AI Revolution
By Ian Barkin
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𝗝𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝟮 𝗱𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗹 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗹𝗮𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗵 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 AI Leadership Handbook. Here’s what you can expect in 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗜𝗜 —…
𝗝𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝟮 𝗱𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗹 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗹𝗮𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗵 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 AI Leadership Handbook. Here’s what you can expect in 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗜𝗜 —…
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We are in the biggest bubble ever, one even bigger than the one that motivated the title of my book. The title was originally motivated by the…
We are in the biggest bubble ever, one even bigger than the one that motivated the title of my book. The title was originally motivated by the…
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Just finished "Intelligent Automation Foundations" by Ian Barkin! Check it out: https://lnkd.in/gdWJzbBU #automation.
Just finished "Intelligent Automation Foundations" by Ian Barkin! Check it out: https://lnkd.in/gdWJzbBU #automation.
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology - Sloan School of Management
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Activities and Societies: Clubs: Innovation, Venture Capital & Private Equity, Management Consulting, Finance
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Harnessing Grassroots Automation
MIT Sloan Management Review
Companies are increasingly embracing the idea of helping nontechnical staff members — those who have deep business-area expertise — learn to directly automate processes that give them headaches and eat up their time. For instance, human resources employees are uniquely qualified to identify the mundane and repetitive parts of their jobs, such as candidate-tracking tasks, and then, with some training, build automations that will relieve them of chores such as duplicative data entry and data…
Companies are increasingly embracing the idea of helping nontechnical staff members — those who have deep business-area expertise — learn to directly automate processes that give them headaches and eat up their time. For instance, human resources employees are uniquely qualified to identify the mundane and repetitive parts of their jobs, such as candidate-tracking tasks, and then, with some training, build automations that will relieve them of chores such as duplicative data entry and data cleaning.
While the development of such applications by so-called citizens within organizations requires careful planning and governance to be effective, low-code and no-code technologies have become commonplace and made such ventures possible.1 Specifically, robotic process automation (RPA) and a broader intelligent automation (IA) suite that allows for the redesign and automation of workflows are now straightforward enough that functional experts can design, develop, and deploy IT applications and analytical models themselves. No longer do all projects require mediation by IT employees, who might not fully understand end users’ pain points. These tools of citizen-led automation are allowing less-technical people to build complex systems that improve their work experience, and they are already generating considerable value for many businesses.
In this article, we draw on interviews with six companies — AT&T, Dentsu, Johnson & Johnson (J&J), PwC, Voya Financial, and Wesco — to describe their efforts to join the citizen automation movement. We also detail how other organizations can best develop these capabilities and the benefits and challenges of doing so.Other authorsSee publication -
We’re All Programmers Now
Harvard Business Review
Generative AI and other easy-to-use software tools can help employees with no coding background become adept programmers, or what the authors call citizen developers. By simply describing what they want in a prompt, citizen developers can collaborate with these tools to build entire applications—a process that until recently would have required advanced programming fluency.
Information technology has historically involved builders (IT professionals) and users (all other employees), with…Generative AI and other easy-to-use software tools can help employees with no coding background become adept programmers, or what the authors call citizen developers. By simply describing what they want in a prompt, citizen developers can collaborate with these tools to build entire applications—a process that until recently would have required advanced programming fluency.
Information technology has historically involved builders (IT professionals) and users (all other employees), with users being relatively powerless operators of the technology. That way of working often means IT professionals struggle to meet demand in a timely fashion, and communication problems arise among technical experts, business leaders, and application users.
Citizen development raises a critical question about the ultimate fate of IT organizations. How will they facilitate and safeguard the process without placing too many obstacles in its path? To reject its benefits is impractical, but to manage it carelessly may be worse. In this article the authors share a road map for successfully introducing citizen development to your employees.Other authorsSee publication -
Intelligent Automation: Welcome to the World of Hyperautomation
Self Published
This is the first reference book on Intelligent Automation (IA). Also called Hyperautomation, it is one of the most recent trends in the field of artificial intelligence. IA is a cutting-edge combination of methods and technologies, involving people, organizations, machine learning, low-code platforms, robotic process automation (RPA), and more.
This book is for everyone – whether you are an experienced practitioner, new to the topic, or simply interested in what the future holds for…This is the first reference book on Intelligent Automation (IA). Also called Hyperautomation, it is one of the most recent trends in the field of artificial intelligence. IA is a cutting-edge combination of methods and technologies, involving people, organizations, machine learning, low-code platforms, robotic process automation (RPA), and more.
This book is for everyone – whether you are an experienced practitioner, new to the topic, or simply interested in what the future holds for enterprises, work, life, and society as a whole.
Key content of the book:
What is Intelligent Automation (IA)? Why has the use of IA been expanding so rapidly? What are the benefits it unleashes for employees, companies, customers, and society?
How have leading organizations been able to harness the full potential of IA, at scale, and generate massive efficiency gains in the range of 20 to 60%?
How can IA save 10+ million lives per year, triple our global budget for education, eliminate hunger, help protect our planet, or increase the resilience of society to pandemics and crises?
What you will get from this book:
Get the lessons learned from 100+ IA transformation successes (and failures)
Benefit from the largest publicly available library of 500+ IA use cases by industry and by business function
Gain access to insights garnered from 200+ IA industry expertsOther authorsSee publication -
Introduction to Robotic Process Automation
LinkedIn Learning
Robotic process automation—software-based robotics that emulate work that people do—is poised to change the way we work. Using this exciting technology, organizations can digitize and transform an array of business processes and functions. In this course, instructor Ian Barkin takes a deep dive into RPA, explaining what it is, what it's not, and what to keep in mind when adopting it in your organization. Here, Ian shares information that can help a variety of stakeholders—from executives to IT…
Robotic process automation—software-based robotics that emulate work that people do—is poised to change the way we work. Using this exciting technology, organizations can digitize and transform an array of business processes and functions. In this course, instructor Ian Barkin takes a deep dive into RPA, explaining what it is, what it's not, and what to keep in mind when adopting it in your organization. Here, Ian shares information that can help a variety of stakeholders—from executives to IT professionals—grasp the key benefits of RPA, as well as best practices that can help their organization succeed at both the process and enterprise levels. Plus, he lends a real-world context to the concepts covered in this course by providing examples from global companies that are implementing RPA.
Learning Objectives:
What is robotic process automation (RPA)?
The RPA vendor landscape
Differences between RPA and other tools
Best practices at the process and enterprise levels
Identifying opportunities for automation
Prime opportunity areas for automation
Key stakeholders in your RPA journey
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Shifting the SS&O Industry from Art to Science
Professional Outsourcing Magazine
RPA presents a huge opportunity for the SS&O community. Just as business process outsourcers and shared service center providers have evolved to address high labor costs (via arbitrage), inefficient processes (via continuous improvement), and lack of a holistic system understanding (via analytics), they will deploy RPA to overcome process and technology constraints. If done properly, they will be able to deliver seamless process execution and great innovation that will propel a new and improved…
RPA presents a huge opportunity for the SS&O community. Just as business process outsourcers and shared service center providers have evolved to address high labor costs (via arbitrage), inefficient processes (via continuous improvement), and lack of a holistic system understanding (via analytics), they will deploy RPA to overcome process and technology constraints. If done properly, they will be able to deliver seamless process execution and great innovation that will propel a new and improved generation of work.
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Intelligent Automation Foundations (LinkedIn Learning Course)
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Introduction to Robotic Process Automation (LinkedIn Learning Course)
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Process Discovery for RPA (LinkedIn Learning Course)
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Process Mining for RPA (LinkedIn Learning Course)
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RPA in Action: Use Cases to Inspire (LinkedIn Learning Course)
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RPA, AI and Cognitive Tech for Leaders (LinkedIn Learning Course)
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Honors & Awards
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Top 10 Thought Leader in RPA
Thinkers 360
Placed within the Top 10 thought leaders and influencers in this category based on personally-authored content, awards and recognitions.
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Top 50 Thought Leader in Future of Work
Thinkers 360
Placed within the Top 50 thought leaders and influencers in this category based on their personally-authored content, awards and recognitions.
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Top 50 Thought Leader in Operational Excellence 2023
PEX Network
https://www.processexcellencenetwork.com/business-transformation/articles/top-50-thought-leaders-in-operational-excellence?preview=aa4dbfba608c0b69f7d676345ee06e8deaf31467#:~:text=about%20on%20LinkedIn-,Wil%20van%20der%20Aalst%C2%A0,-Future%20of%20RPA
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Top 200 World's Business & Technology Innovators
Engatica
Recognized as one of the top 200 global innovators in Business and Technology.
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50 most powerful AI influencers in 2022
Engatica
https://engatica.com/blog/updated-50-most-powerful-ai-influencers-in-2022?contentId=621876196f56fd5ee1a60e55
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Top 100 Global Thought Leaders on Technology to Follow in 2022
The Awards Magazine
https://www.theawardsmagazine.com/global-thought-leaders-technology-2022/
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Onalytica's Who's Who in RPA
Onalytica
A list of the top thinkers, influencers, and entrepreneurs in the RPA industry.
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