Finance Monthly March 2019 Edition

28 www.finance-monthly.com EXPERT INSIGHT - ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE Co-ordinating people and processes across a business has long been a headache for senior management – as well as for employees and customers when it invariably goes wrong. While business process management (BPM) has been around for decades, hype around AI has led many execs to jump into implementing AI rather than bothering to deploy Robotic Process Automation (RPA) systems. In their minds, there’s little point implementing something that will likely be replaced in the near future. owever, increasingly BPM, RPA and AI are becoming the foundational layer for digital transformation that doesn’t require a costly wholesale rip and replacing a business’ IT systems. Combining existing process management with both RPA and AI when looking to realise value-driven transformation ultimately creates a more efficient and productive outfit. Andrew Tarry, Head of Software Engineering at 6point6, outlines a few examples of why this is the case. WHY YOU CAN’T JUMP STRAIGHT TO AI & DISCOUNT RPA IN BUSINESS Andrew Tarry, Head of Software Engineering at 6point6 www.6point6.co.uk H