if it can be automated, it should be
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If It Can Be Automated, It Should Be Ray Poynter, March 2017 – Part 1 of 5 Automa?on 2017
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If It Can Be Automated, It Should Be Ray Poynter, March 2017 – Part 1 of 5 Automa?on 2017
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If It Can Be Automated, It Should Be Ray Poynter, March 2017 – Part 1 of 5 Automa?on 2017
Agenda
• Background • A lesson from history
• The 4 key benefits • Choosing op?ons and tasks • Summary
If It Can Be Automated, It Should Be Ray Poynter, March 2017 – Part 1 of 5 Automa?on 2017
Background
If It Can Be Automated, It Should Be Ray Poynter, March 2017 – Part 1 of 5 Automa?on 2017
The Ballad of John Henry
If It Can Be Automated, It Should Be Ray Poynter, March 2017 – Part 1 of 5 Automa?on 2017
4 Key Benefits of Automa4on
1. Cheaper 2. Faster 3. Scalable 4. BeUer
If It Can Be Automated, It Should Be Ray Poynter, March 2017 – Part 1 of 5 Automa?on 2017
Cheaper
Costs Fall Prices Fall Market Grows
Or not!
If It Can Be Automated, It Should Be Ray Poynter, March 2017 – Part 1 of 5 Automa?on 2017
Faster
Faster More uses
If It Can Be Automated, It Should Be Ray Poynter, March 2017 – Part 1 of 5 Automa?on 2017
Scalable
Scale
Ar?san
If It Can Be Automated, It Should Be Ray Poynter, March 2017 – Part 1 of 5 Automa?on 2017
BeKer
✗ ✔
If It Can Be Automated, It Should Be Ray Poynter, March 2017 – Part 1 of 5 Automa?on 2017
Not every project delivers all four!
1. Cheaper 2. Faster 3. Scalable 4. BeUer
If It Can Be Automated, It Should Be Ray Poynter, March 2017 – Part 1 of 5 Automa?on 2017
Standardisa4on is Essen4al
If It Can Be Automated, It Should Be Ray Poynter, March 2017 – Part 1 of 5 Automa?on 2017
Choosing What To Automate
Next
Best ROI
Top Priority
If It Can Be Automated, It Should Be Ray Poynter, March 2017 – Part 1 of 5 Automa?on 2017
Choosing Op4ons And Tasks
Avoid ‘Bleeding Edge’
Integrate Systems
Within 12 Months
Self-‐contained Tasks
Big Enough to MaKer
‘Worst’ Jobs First
Big Savings
Pinch Points
Client Focused
If It Can Be Automated, It Should Be Ray Poynter, March 2017 – Part 1 of 5 Automa?on 2017
In Summary
• Automa?on is the biggest game in town
• If it can be automated it should be
• If it can’t be automated DON’T DO IT!
• Maximise returns
• Think Lego, not Cookie CuUer
If It Can Be Automated, It Should Be Ray Poynter, March 2017 – Part 1 of 5 Automa?on 2017
Thank You!
If It Can Be Automated, It Should Be Ray Poynter, March 2017 – Part 1 of 5 Automa?on 2017
Q & A
Ray Poynter BeUy Adamou Research Through Gaming
If It Can Be Automated, It Should Be Ray Poynter, March 2017 – Part 1 of 5 Automa?on 2017
Thank You • 31 March:
If it can be automated, it should be
• 24 May: The skills needed to prosper in an automa4ng world
• 6 July: A client’s perspec4ve of automa4on
• 7 September: Automa4on: a strategy of tac4cal efficiencies
• 9 November: From research grind to ac4onable results