Automation is a key part of the digital transformation taking place across human resources (HR) departments everywhere. Understanding what automation is, how it looks in practice, and key terminology can help you advocate for solutions that can benefit not only HR teams, but the entire business.

Using leave management as an example, we’ll walk through administrative tasks that can be automated, how to turn a manual process into an automated workflow, and the resulting business impacts. We’ll also take a quick look at return on investment for automation, and how to calculate the benefits to your organization.