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Power Automate

Automate repetitive work across apps, from simple approvals to bots that click through old desktop systems.

  • Workflow automation and RPA
  • Typical project: 3–8 weeks
  • Microsoft
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Overview

Cloud flows react to events, such as a new email, a form submission or a changed record, and run steps across 1,000+ connected apps: post to Teams, create a SharePoint item, start an approval, update Dynamics or Salesforce.

Desktop flows (robotic process automation, or RPA) mimic a person clicking through applications that have no API, like old ERPs or mainframe screens. Process mining shows where time is lost, and Copilot can build a flow from a description.

Names you'll meet

  • Power Automate
  • Microsoft Teams
  • SharePoint
  • Logic Apps
  • UiPath

What's inside

  1. 1

    Cloud flows

    Event-driven or scheduled automation across connected apps.

  2. 2

    Approvals

    Sign-offs in Teams, Outlook and mobile.

  3. 3

    Desktop flows (RPA)

    Bots that operate apps through their screens.

  4. 4

    Process mining

    Find bottlenecks from system logs before you automate.

  5. 5

    AI Builder

    Read invoices and forms, or classify text, inside a flow.

Is it right for you?

Best for

  • Approvals and notifications in Teams and Outlook
  • Moving data between Microsoft 365, Dynamics and SaaS apps
  • Automating legacy desktop apps that have no API

Think twice if…

  • The integration is high-volume and mission-critical; use Logic Apps or an iPaaS
  • Nobody owns the flows; set naming, ownership and monitoring rules first

Typical projects

  1. Automation discovery and quick wins3–8 weeks
  2. RPA programme for a back-office process8–20 weeks
  3. Automation centre of excellence6–14 weeks

Typical ranges, not quotes. Scope, data and team size move them most.

Roles you'll hire

  • Power Automate developer
  • RPA developer
  • Process analyst
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Questions to ask a vendor

  1. 1Which processes give the best return, and how will you measure hours saved?
  2. 2Cloud flows, desktop flows or an integration platform: where do you draw the line?
  3. 3How will flows be owned, monitored and fixed when they fail?
  4. 4Which licences will our flows and bots need?

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