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Automation in the Workplace 2017

11/29/2017

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There has been a lot of talk in the C-Suite and among IT managers about how automation can improve productivity and reduce costs. Missing from many of the conversations is how information workers view these changes, and the potential they see for automation to transform their jobs. By reducing the steps required to complete everyday tasks, automation can make information workers significantly more efficient and free up time to focus on higher-value work. 
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But how much of their workday is actually spent on repetitive work? Which tasks would they most like to see automated, and how do information workers believe automation will affect their lives? Is it a threat or an opportunity?
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Our State of Automation Survey provides unique insights into how information workers think about automation and how they spend their time at work.

Despite potential job impacts, most workers said they were optimistic about how automation will affect them personally. They look forward to spending less time on repetitive tasks like data entry and creating reports, and more time on rewarding aspects of their work. 
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33% 
think their job could be replaced by automation


34% 
think that automation will increase layoffs at their company


60% 
believe automation will lead to higher levels of unemployment overall


76% 
believe their skills will help them find another job if they were replaced by automation
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Increasingly, businesses need to automate to stay competitive – and in the process, make their workers more efficient, and enable them to focus on higher value tasks that drive the business forward. Automation in the workplace is rapidly on the rise; businesses and workers must adapt or risk being left behind.

Automation’s potential value to an organization is directly related to the amount of time workers are currently spending on repetitive tasks. More than 40% of respondents said they spend at least a quarter of their work week on manual, repetitive tasks, with email, data collection, and data entry occupying the most time.
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65% 
of workers use some type of automation in their day-to-day work.


68% 
of workers said they work on a team or in a department that is actively taking steps to automate some of its daily work.


Of those workers not using automation already, 28% said their department has plans to do so in the future – with 75% of that group expecting it to happen within two years.

Businesses are adopting automation but are falling far short of realizing its full value - and therefore failing to capture significant potential gains in revenue, efficiency, innovation, and worker satisfaction. What’s needed is a strategic plan to implement automation to replace manual, repetitive tasks, freeing workers to focus on the work that matters most.
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What about employees' attitude towards work automation?
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86% 
of respondents say automation in the workplace makes employees more efficient and productive.


78% 
say automation will allow them to spend more time on the interesting and rewarding aspects of their job.


48% 
say automation will increase revenue.


43% 
say automation will lead to greater innovation.


40% 
say automation will help their company be more competitive.


Perhaps not surprisingly then, an overwhelming majority of workers – 97% – believe automation can benefit their organization, primarily through increased productivity and reduced human error.  
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Reduce wasted time
69% 
say reducing wasted time is one of the main problems automation can address – the most frequently cited benefit.

Eliminate human error 
66% 
say eliminating human error is one of the main problems automation can address – the second most-cited benefit.

Recover lost hours
59% 
say they could save six or more hours a weekif the repetitive aspects of their job were automated.

Become more efficient
80% 
think automation can help them be more efficient at their job.

Do more interesting work
78% 
say automation will allow them to focus on the more interesting and rewarding aspects of their jobs.

Do more valuable work
72% 
say they would use the time saved through automation to perform higher-value work.

Workers spend more than a quarter of their time on repetitive, low-value tasks. 
Implementing automation is critical for businesses that want to remain competitive.
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Information workers do have some concerns about automation, but they are generally positive about how it will impact them personally. For example, more than 60% of respondents said they believe automation will lead to higher unemployment generally, yet only a third are afraid for their own jobs. Most workers – 76% – said if their jobs were automated, they believe they would have the skills to find another job in their company. And a similar proportion believe automation will allow them to spend more time on the rewarding aspects of their work. Automation is coming, but information workers are ready to adapt. 
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Steps Taken Towards Automation
71%
 of information workers under 35 say their team or department has taken steps to automate part of its daily work, compared to 58% of those over 55.

Fear of Unemployment
33%
 of information workers under 35 say that there is a high likelihood they’ll be made unemployed as a result of automation, compared to 18% of workers over 55.

Automated Data Collection
67% 
of information workers under 35 say they use automation for data collection, compared to 57% of information workers over 55.

Fear of Loss of Value
43% 
of information workers under 35 say that if parts of their job were automated, they fear they would lose value to their company, compared to 24% of workers over 55.

Millennials are more aware of automation, or they are more likely to work at companies that are early adopters of automation. Millennials are also more likely to be fearful of how automation will impact their value to the organization, and of its potential to cause unemployment.
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Conclusion

Automation is here, and it presents significant opportunities for companies to become more competitive and innovative. But businesses are falling far short of realizing the value of automation – and therefore failing to capture significant potential gains in revenue, efficiency, innovation, and worker satisfaction. What’s needed is a strategic plan to implement automation to replace manual, repetitive tasks, freeing workers to focus on the work that matters most. 

Employees report higher levels of job satisfaction when relieved of productivity-killing manual tasks. Though there are fears that automation has the potential to eliminate jobs, the reality is that businesses will automate to stay competitive – and in the process, make their workers more efficient, more satisfied, and more able to contribute to higher business goals. Automation in the workplace is here; businesses and workers must adapt or risk being left behind.

Source: Smartsheet Blog
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