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Business Automation Design & Development
Automating Business
Business Process Automation (BPA) is a digital transformation process for managing information, data and automating business processes with the aim of reducing costs, maximising resources and investment whilst looking to optimise a business process or processes through technology.
Our Expertise
At DeeperThanBlue our BPA practice specialises in helping organisations combine people, process and technology to improve organisational performance, visibility, product/service quality and agility and to facilitate business innovation.
We approach this by reviewing the ‘as-is’ current business processes, defining the ‘to-be’ future processes and designing the digital automation strategy to get there. We take an incremental approach which quickly serves as a proof point before expanding and rolling out other stages in the process lifecycle.
The Process Lifecycle
The process life cycle spans three steps:
- Model and Simulate
- Deploy, Execute, and Change
- Model, Analyse, Predict, and Act
Successful Business Automation projects normally involve some element of improved integration requirements and middleware solutions. Contact a member of our team today to get started.
Contact UsOur range of Digital Automation Services:
Analysis, Business Process Modelling, Development and Testing
Our Automation Consultants and business process automation application development services assist organisations with digital transformation process improvement programmes
Installation & Configuration
We take a best-practice approach for the installation and configuration of Business Process Automation software environments on-cloud or on-premise, in private data centres or on hybrid cloud
Upgrades & Migrations
Ensuring that your BPA investment is maintained and future proofed with the latest software releases and fix packs
Health Checks & Performance (APM)
Ensuring that an organisation’s BPA environments are meeting SLA’s, and that they are performant, secure, fix packed and on supported software versions
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Business Process Automation FAQs
How Can Business Process Automation Applications Improve Efficiency?
BPA can save time and costs that would be spent on time-consuming and repetitive tasks by automating them. Other benefits include:
- Reduce human errors
- Enhance transparency
- Improve compliance
- Implement process best practice
What types of processes can be automated?
Many processes, including invoice processing, customer onboarding, claims processing, mortgage/loan applications, credit approval, and data entry are suitable for automation.
What Industries Benefit the Most from Automation Solutions?
While automating business processes can help to improve the efficiency and compliance for most industries, some of the key sectors that have seen significant improvements from implementing BPA include:
- Supply chain, transportation and logistics
- Education
- Healthcare
- Financial Services
- Insurance
- Banking
- Agriculture
- Manufacturing
- Retail
What Technologies Are Commonly Used in Automation Development?
In 2025, there are a number of exciting technological developments that are already being deployed for use in business process automation. Such developments include:
- Single platform solutions
- Generative AI
- Cloud-native platform solutions
- Intelligent document processing
- Process intelligence
- Natural language processing
Learn more about using artificial intelligence for your business by reading our detailed blog.
What Is the Cost of Developing a Custom Process Automation Solution?
The cost for designing and developing a custom BPA solution will be entirely dependent on your organisation’s requirements and the scope of the project. To receive a detailed quote, be sure to get in touch today. A member of our expert team will be more than happy to provide more information regarding the cost of our services.
What if my processes change?
Business Process Automation solutions are flexible and can be adapted to accommodate changing business needs and evolving processes. That’s at the heart of their design and the technology that underpins them.
Will Business Process Automation replace my employees?
Business Process Automation is designed to augment human capabilities, freeing employees from mundane, repetitive tasks and allowing them to focus on higher-value activities. They enable you to achieve more with the same human resources.