Impact Cases

Company Category: Retail Chain

Problem:
A national retail chain struggled with inventory management, often facing stock shortages or overstocked items.

Solution:
By implementing Power BI, the company connected data from their POS systems, supply chain, and customer demand trends into real-time dashboards.

Results:

• Reduced stock shortages by 30%

• Increased sales due to better product availability

• Improved forecasting accuracy by 40%

Company Category: Mid-Sized Technology Firm

Problem:
HR was spending excessive time manually onboarding new employees—sending emails, collecting documents, and assigning training.

Solution:
Using Power Automate, the company created an automated onboarding workflow that:

• Sends welcome emails

• Assigns training modules in Microsoft Teams

• Notifies IT to create employee accounts

Results:

• Reduced onboarding time from 3 hours to 15 minutes per employee

• Increased HR efficiency, allowing focus on employee engagement

Company Category: B2B Manufacturing Firm

Problem:
Sales teams were manually entering client data into CRM systems, leading to delays and errors.

Solution:
A Power Automate workflow was implemented to:

• Auto-populate CRM records from email inquiries

• Generate sales reports in Power BI to identify top prospects

Results:

• 50% reduction in manual data entry

• Faster response times to potential clients

• Increased revenue by 15%

Company Category: Consulting Firm

Problem:
Consultants submitted expenses manually via Excel, leading to delays in reimbursements.

Solution:
A custom Power App was built, allowing employees to:

• Scan receipts using their phone

• Submit expenses directly to finance

• Automate approval workflows via Power Automate

Results:

• Expense processing time reduced from 2 weeks to 3 days

• Increased compliance with company policies

Company: Global Consulting Firm

Problem:
Consultants spent too much time creating workflows for project approvals and document management.

Solution:
By leveraging Copilot in Power Automate, the firm:

• Used AI-assisted suggestions to build workflows in minutes

• Automated document approvals, contract processing, and client onboarding

• Integrated Copilot with Microsoft Teams for instant workflow creation

Results:

• 40% faster workflow automation setup

• Reduced manual effort for consultants

• Increased operational efficiency