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AI necessitates business process re-engineering, not just optimization

Organizations must re-engineer their business processes with an AI-first mindset rather than simply optimizing existing workflows. A study by INSEAD and Harvard Business School found that companies restructuring operations around AI generated nearly twice as much revenue and required 40% less capital compared to those that merely layered AI onto existing processes. Camunda, a process orchestration software company, demonstrated this by re-engineering its own Quote-to-Cash process, reducing manual touchpoints and error rates significantly while saving thousands of person-hours annually. AI

IMPACT Companies must fundamentally rethink workflows to leverage AI's full potential, moving beyond simple task optimization.

RANK_REASON Opinion piece from a Forbes contributor discussing the strategic implications of AI on business processes.

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AI necessitates business process re-engineering, not just optimization

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  1. Forbes — Innovation TIER_1 English(EN) · Jakob Freund, Forbes Councils Member ·

    Every Business Process You Run Is Already Legacy

    Age and inefficiency alone do not make a process legacy. A process becomes legacy when its design assumptions no longer reflect what is possible.