EDP employees become autonomous using Bizagi to deploy new processes twice as fast
Leading energy provider can now set up its own workflow automation processes in-house, saving significant time and money and significantly increasing the efficiency of decision-making processes.
About EDP
EDP (Energias de Portugal) is a global energy company, leader in the utilities sector in Portugal and one of the largest renewable energy production companies in the world, present in 14 countries across 4 continents.
“I would recommend Bizagi because it is an easy-to-use, agile transformation tool. The low-code platform focuses on process modelling and business requirements, rather than in technical design.”
Paula Grilo, Project Manager, EDP
Best practice:
Select the tool that meets your needs
Define a clear governance and operation model for automation projects
Make a proof of concept to validate the selected tool and the defined model
Select the processes to automate with focus on filling gaps rather than replacing systems
Use agile implementation methodology, instead of traditional implementation methods
Involve external business process expert help in the process automation
Synopsis
When it came to digital process automation, autonomy was what EDP most desired. In just 8 months, the electrical utilities leader set up an autonomous workflow automation process across the business to help with decision making and business approvals.
Now, over 1,000 employees are using Bizagi for business approvals across all levels of the organization, with new processes deployed in half the time using Bizagi. Saving significant time and money, the approvals process is used in a variety of decision-making scenarios, including in Human Resources for onboarding and in Purchasing approvals.
Objectives:
Achieve business autonomy in business process management
Reduce time spent building processes
Automate approvals process for efficiency
Leave audit trail for sign offs for compliance
Reduce cost by minimizing teams working on process projects
Achievements:
Employee autonomy thanks to easily configurable processes, not relying on third parties
Processes implemented twice as fast - designed and deployed in under 3 months
Automated and documented approval process across all levels of organization
Reduced cost of implementation as no need for additional workforce
Integrated Bizagi with EDP email and authentication systems
Over 1,000 users across 12 of EDP’s companies with plans to expand
