Is business process automation (BPA) really worth it? Is it genuinely the essential tool that every organisation should consider in a recession? Perhaps the best quote to answer these questions is the one from Byron Reese, CEO and publisher at GigaOm: “Individuals need to ask themselves, ‘What drudgery do I engage in that I can use technology to destroy?’”

According to a survey developed by the Economist Intelligence Unit and UiPath, 73% of respondents claim that they’re happy with the benefits that their BPA implementation delivers. Across different industries and verticals, BPA has changed how these organisations empower their employees, improve their processes and manage their expenses. It’s also changing how organisations view their employees, giving them more opportunities to create and innovate while intelligent technologies take on the mundanity that’s slowed them in the past.