Solutions

Automation

Automation isn't a few scripts or a tool rollout.

IKC designs automation around real processes and real data, so your teams can run it confidently today and as you scale.

Standardise repeatable work into end-to-end workflows
Reduce re-entry, errors, and delays with connected systems and data
Build automation that lasts with governance, monitoring, and exception handling

If any of this sounds familiar,
start with automation

The same requests come in every day/week, and people manually triage and execute them

Approvals and handoffs slow everything down

Data is spread across systems, causing duplicate entry and errors

Outcomes depend on who's on shift rather than a consistent process

Automation was attempted before, but it stalled due to exceptions and operational overhead

We automate workflows
not just tasks

Request-to-Fulfillment Automation

From intake → validation → approval → execution → completion updates

Approval & Compliance Automation

Policy-driven approvals, audit trails, and evidence capture

Provisioning / De-provisioning

Accounts, access, licences, and asset handover & recovery flows

Data Sync & Data Quality Automation

System-to-system synchronisation, validation rules, exception queues

Alert-to-Action (Operational Automation)

Create tickets, route work, and trigger guided actions from events/alerts

Common Use Cases

01

New Joiner Onboarding Automation

Accounts, access, tools

02

Offboarding Automation

Access removal, licence recovery, asset return

03

Ticket Triage and Routing Automation

Automatic classification and assignment to improve resolution speed

04

Event/Alert-Driven Incident Creation

Automated incident creation and guided response steps

01

Purchase Request Workflow

Purchase request → approval → order → reconciliation workflows

02

Contract/Document Approvals

With visibility and auditability

03

Recurring Reporting Workflows

Collect → validate → publish

01

Customer Intake Automation

Customer intake → internal handoff → status updates automation

02

CRM, Email, and Collaboration Consistency

Keeping CRM, email, and collaboration tools consistent and up to date

How IKC Works

Fast to deliver. Built to operate.

01

Discover

  • Map current processes, bottlenecks, exceptions, and ownership (RACI)
  • Prioritise an automation backlog by impact vs. complexity
02

Design

  • Define workflow rules, approvals, exception handling, and audit needs
  • Align data definitions, integrations, and operating model
03

Build & Test

  • Implement workflows, integrations, notifications, and role-based access
  • Test normal + exception scenarios, including rollback considerations
04

Operate & Adopt

  • Monitoring, error handling, reprocessing, and release/change practices
  • Enablement for admins and process owners
05

Optimise

  • Improve continuously based on cycle time, error rates, backlog, and adoption signals

Typical Deliverables

Automation backlog and prioritisation

To-Be process design

(rules, approvals, exceptions, roles)

Integration and data flow design

Implemented workflows and runbooks

(monitoring, error handling, changes)

Enablement materials and roadmap

For iterative expansion

Platforms

Solutions define outcomes. Platforms enable execution.
Automation can be implemented using the platform(s) that best fit your environment:

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

A. This is a very common situation. Connecting systems through integration helps data move, but it does not automatically create a reliable end-to-end process. Automation needs to orchestrate the workflow: who approves, where work routes next, how exceptions are handled, and what "done" means. The gap usually appears in daily operations when one edge case breaks the flow and teams revert to manual workarounds. That is why we treat integration as the foundation and design automation as an operational workflow, not just a technical build.

A. Automation can look great in a demo, but real operations include exceptions like missing data, unexpected approvals, upstream changes, and human interruptions. Many initiatives struggle when exceptions are not designed for and when there is no operating model to keep things healthy. You need monitoring to detect issues, clear ownership to respond, safe reprocessing methods to recover, and change control to prevent breakage. We design these day-two realities from the beginning so automation holds up under normal business conditions.

A. If ownership is unclear, automation becomes everyone's problem and no one's responsibility until it breaks. We align the operating model early and make it explicit: whether it sits with IT, process owners, or a CoE. Then we design governance, monitoring, and runbooks so the responsible team can operate confidently, resolve issues consistently, and improve safely over time.

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