Started by: BusinessOwner_Sarah | Jan 2025
Running a manufacturing company with about 200 employees. Keep hearing about "hyperautomation" but not sure if its for companies our size or just for big enterprises.
Our IT guy says we should invest in it but its expensive. The hyperautomation market is supposedly worth almost $13 billion now and growing fast. Should we jump on this train or wait?

Reply by: ManufacturingPro
We implemented hyperautomation last year (similar size company, 180 employees). ROI was about 8 months. Not gonna lie, first 3 months were rough - lots of bugs, training issues, employees resisting change.
But now? We've automated like 30% of our operations and reduced costs significantly. Organizations can lower operational costs by 30% by combining hyperautomation technologies with redesigned operational processes.
Worth it IF you redesign your processes. Don't just automate bad processes - that makes things worse.

Reply by: SkepticalSam
Idk man, seems like alot of buzzwords to me. "Hyperautomation" sounds like someone in marketing made it up to sell more software licenses.
What's wrong with regular automation? Why do we need HYPER automation? Next they'll invent ultra-mega-automation lol.

Reply by: TechConsultant_Raj
@SkepticalSam - i get the skepticism but hyperautomation is real thing. Its basically combining multiple automation technologies (RPA, AI, ML, orchestration) into single platform instead of having them separate.
Think of it like this - regular automation handles one task at a time. Hyperautomation coordinates multiple tools working together across your whole business. Makes sense for medium to large companies with complex workflows.
The hyperautomation market is estimated at $12.95 billion as of 2024 and expected to reach $31.95 billion by 2029, so its definitely growing fast.

Reply by: BusinessOwner_Sarah
Thanks for input everyone. @ManufacturingPro - can you share which platform you used? DM me if you prefer.
Also did you hire external consultants or do it in-house? We have small IT team (just 4 people) and worried they'll be overwhelmed.

Reply by: ManufacturingPro
DMed you. But general advice - start with pilot project, dont try to automate everything at once. We made that mistake initially. Pick one department, get it working, then expand.
And yes, we used consultant for initial 6 months. Worth the money to avoid costly mistakes.