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February 2024

5 AI Capabilities Your Business Needs

Prior to 2022, a lot of the AI news centered on use cases like self-driving cars. Of course, use cases like these didn’t exactly apply to enterprise software. In 2023 ChatGPT showed the abilities of AI to mimic human language, but still, this only scratched the surface of AI applications for the modern enterprise. If you’ve ever asked yourself, “What is AI capable of?” then consider the following examples: How many emails do you get per day?

DoD AI: Using Artificial Intelligence to Improve Military Operations

With all the recent discussion about the use of artificial intelligence (AI) and large language models (LLMS) like ChatGPT, you may think that AI is a new phenomenon. But in fact, the US Department of Defense (DoD) has been investing in AI for more than 60 years.

NatWest automates to keep ahead of the digital challenge.

The NatWest team found opportunities to automate 46% of data in their governance processes. Using Appian’s data fabric, NatWest created a unified data model that integrated 14 disjointed processes, aligning with the company’s "One Bank" vision. This consistent architecture enables employees to enter data once and reuse it throughout the change cycle, enhancing risk control with higher levels of automation.

Automated Insurance Claims Processing: How Does It Work?

With more emerging players entering the insurance market and insurance companies recognizing the importance of the digital experience, consumer demands for a connected insurance experience have grown to new heights. For insurance customers, the claims process is a critical moment of truth, making it essential that insurers deliver a hassle-free, seamless experience with faster claims processing and excellent customer service.

Business Process Modeling and Notation (BPMN) Defined: Everything You Need to Know

Inefficient operational processes often lead to bottlenecks, delays, and increased costs, hindering a company's ability to respond swiftly to changing market demands and optimize its supply chain management. Enter Business Process Modeling and Notation (BPMN), a powerful visual language that helps businesses enhance operational efficiency and streamline complex processes.

Appian 24.1 Product Announcement Webinar

Appian delivers AI-powered process automation. We help organizations connect their customers, partners, and employees in end-to-end processes in a secure, enterprise-grade platform. Appian 24.1 delivers on these promises and more. Join Malcolm Ross, SVP of Product Strategy, and James Lee, Sr. Manager Product Evangelism, along with experts from Appian as they walk through the latest features and enhancements.

The AI Hallucination Problem: How to Protect Your Work

Artificial intelligence has been instrumental in helping businesses streamline and speed up business operations by automating repetitive tasks. It also frees up workers to focus on higher-level tasks that require human intervention. And when paired with other intelligent automation tools, such as robotic process automation, it can improve business processes and provide a competitive advantage.

BPM Project Management: Get Value Delivered Faster

Project management across multiple teams, especially under the triple-constraints of time, cost, and scope, is an intensive task. Project managers have to cover tons of ground to keep things on track. For example, they might manage allocating resources based on availability, assigning tasks, controlling execution, tracking and reporting progress, and forecasting future trends.

The Guide to Improving Quality Management in Life Sciences

Effective quality management in the life sciences industry is essential for ensuring patient safety, regulatory compliance, and the delivery of high-quality, efficacious treatments and medical devices. And good quality management is about more than just checking a regulatory box. Ensuring the safety and efficacy of your products can prove challenging, but the right technology can help.

How to Automate an Enterprise Process From Beginning to End

Automating a process can be complex, especially when it’s a long-running process with many steps and complex business rules, cross-cutting multiple departments and systems in an enterprise. To automate a process like this from end to end, you’ll need a process automation strategy and software. Assuming you’ve ticked both of those boxes, the next step is putting those things to work, which is the focus of this post.

Process Automation Strategy: 3 Must-Have Elements of a Complete Plan

We've all been involved in automated processes in companies, governments, or schools that might have made sense in theory—but fell apart when they were rolled out. That’s because automating a process is different from automating a process well. Developing a process automation strategy helps you automate effectively—but only if it includes these three often-overlooked elements.

AI Automation: Carving New Paths to Cost Savings, Innovation, and Competitive Advantage

AI automation involves leveraging artificial intelligence (AI) to automate repetitive tasks within operational workflows, thereby enhancing efficiency and productivity. This not only streamlines routine tasks within core business processes but also enables companies to scale growth efficiently by integrating a broad range of digital tools such as robotic process automation, APIs, and software robots.

Exploring 4 Impactful Examples of Using AI in Finance

For the banking and financial services industry, artificial intelligence (AI) isn't just a new tech trend. It's a powerful tool that will have a wide range of impacts, from risk management to operational efficiency and customer experience. According to Deloitte, the world’s top 14 investment banks could potentially boost their front-office productivity by 27% to 35% by leveraging generative AI.