Operations and tasks automation into information systems is a reality from many years, especially in order to realize operations of invoices reconciliation, orders sending and gathering, or to optimize clients’ deliveries tours.
As the adoption of artificial intelligence stays weak, its natural child, RPA (Robotic Process Automation) knows an exponential grows with more than 50% of adoption rate, projected to 72% by the end of 2021. It is indeed the IT sector that growths the more quickly.
In the previous section, we highlighted the importance of having high-quality data. To conclude this second part concerning readiness recommendations, it is now time to focus on one of the most important key success factors: building the right project team.
Before starting an S2P project, it is necessary to be aware that data related topics are crucial to ensure a proper operation of the solution.
One of the main key success factors of a S2P implementation project is the quality of deliverables. But before talking about good document quality, you first need to get these documents either from your team or from your software provider.
Previously, you have defined the main lines of your S2P project and select the best vendor. However, after having consulted several software providers, you are now aware of the multitude of functionalities available in the market. That is why you need to remember your project goals, to avoid irrelevant solution implementation.
The market is evolving incredibly fast with innovations like Artificial Intelligence, Robot Process Automatization and it’s hard to remain up to date. As they engage in their Procurement Transformation journey, those organisations must learn from what has been done over the past 10 years.
In the previous article, we talked about software provider selection. Now, it is time to setup your Project planning: project planning is a kind of roadmap that you need to follow to ensure that the project goes in the right direction.
Remember that you have previously defined the main goals and requirements of your organization, and the way you want to implement this solution. It is now time to gather more detailed functional needs.
During the first step, you have assessed your organization maturity and identified the actions to strengthen it. But above all, you now have a clear vision of your organization stakes and goals. It is now time to define your implementation strategy.