Bots & People

Nico Bitzer & Oliver Nagel

As an automation enthusiast, you’re always on the lookout for interesting interviews about automation, digitization, technologies like iPaaS, RPA, Process Mining and Co. and the most exciting news on the automation market? Then the Bots and People Podcast is the channel for you! In our podcast you can expect what your automation heart desires in two different formats every week. Dive into the world of automation and let valuable expert knowledge hit you. #AutomationTalk: What mindset is a must for successful automation? How does good business process management work? What impact can RPA have and how do you successfully implement RPA? You can find the answers to these questions, among others, in our Automation Talks. Get exclusive insights by interesting personalities from different industries and companies into the automation initiatives of large companies. #AutomationInsider: The rumor mill is bubbling! In this format, automation experts Nico Bitzer, CEO of BOTS & PEOPLE, and Andreas Zehent, Senior Director Business Transformation at SAP, discuss the hottest news in process automation, digitization, and new work. Listen in and always be up to date! By the way: If you’ve picked up interesting rumors about the automation industry during your daily gossip with your neighbors, feel free to share them with us! Just send us an email at podcast@botsandpeople.com and we’ll chat about it in the next episodes. Did you know? Our Podcast has been around since Bots and People was founded in 2020. The Automation-Podcast was one of the first big projects that Bots and People’s CEO Nico and COO Oliver approached. Be our guest: If you are interested to be a part of our Podcast, feel free to get in touch with us! Just write a mail to podcast@botsandpeople.com – We are looking forward to your request. read less

#21 Automation Talk - Building a Well-Oiled Automation Machine: 87 LIVE Bots and Beyond! with Julia Heckenthaler
Jan 23 2023
#21 Automation Talk - Building a Well-Oiled Automation Machine: 87 LIVE Bots and Beyond! with Julia Heckenthaler
In today's episode, Louise is delighted to welcome her next guest, Julia Heckenthaler, a well-versed supply chain and RPA professional with a demonstrated history of working in the fast-moving consumer goods industry. In this episode, she recaps some milestones in her career in the US and Julia specifically shares her experience with building up a Center of Expertise as they called it, in the Supply Chain department. Julia looks back at how she got started, especially at how she managed to scale the team to a well-oiled machine with 87 live bots. Finally, Julia shares some words of wisdom on how to sustainably create a more efficient and compliant supply chain operation. Enjoy listening! Get in touch with us: Website: https://www.botsandpeople.com/?utmsource=podcast&utmmedium=automation-talk&utmcampaign=website-traffic&utmcontent=automation-talk Email: podcast@botsandpeople.com LinkedIn Bots & People: https://www.botsandpeople.com/?utmsource=podcast&utmmedium=automation-talk&utmcampaign=social-media-traffic&utmcontent=automation-talk Automation Mag(azine) https://www.linkedin.com/newsletters/automation-mag-6968565812517351424/?utmsource=podcaster&utmmedium=podcast&utmcampaign=social-media-traffic&utmcontent=automation-talk Automation Academy https://www.botsandpeople.com/learning?utmsource=podcaster&utmmedium=podcast&utmcampaign=website-traffic&utmcontent=automation-talk
#11 Automation Insider - Are SAP and Celonis selling old wine in new bottles?
Dec 5 2022
#11 Automation Insider - Are SAP and Celonis selling old wine in new bottles?
Today's episode of the Automation Insider is all about the latest announcements from Celonis and SAP. Nico and Andreas talk about the recent product announcements from Celonis and SAP: Celonis Process Sphere Celonis Business Minder SAP Build Together they discuss whether this is a revolution or just old wine and new bottles. As always, they conclude with their Learnings of the Week, which this time is about the similarities between management and the art of war. Enjoy listening! :) Do you have questions, topic suggestions or you heard some interesting rumors in the automation world? Get in touch with us: Website: https://www.botsandpeople.com/?utmsource=podcast&utmmedium=automation-talk&utmcampaign=website-traffic&utmcontent=automation-talk Email: podcast@botsandpeople.com LinkedIn Bots & People: https://www.botsandpeople.com/?utmsource=podcast&utmmedium=automation-talk&utmcampaign=social-media-traffic&utmcontent=automation-talk ____________________________________________________ Automation Mag(azine) https://www.linkedin.com/newsletters/automation-mag-6968565812517351424/?utmsource=podcaster&utmmedium=podcast&utmcampaign=social-media-traffic&utmcontent=automation-talk Automation Academy https://www.botsandpeople.com/learning?utmsource=podcaster&utmmedium=podcast&utmcampaign=website-traffic&utmcontent=automation-talk ____________________________________________________ Automation Community: https://discord.com/invite/9wMRxuzfnZ LinkedIn Andreas: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andreaszehent/ LinkedIn Nico: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicobitzer/
#10 Automation Insider - AI capabilities of UiPath and Celonis, Metaverse, Teslabot and more
Nov 7 2022
#10 Automation Insider - AI capabilities of UiPath and Celonis, Metaverse, Teslabot and more
Today's episode of Automation Insider is all about Artificial Intelligence and its implications and opportunities for us in the near as well as distant future. Nico and Andreas talk about the AI capabilities of UiPath and Celonis tools, the new version of Teslabot and the future of AI. They also take a detour in the Metaverse, talk about their Learnings of the Week and touch on other interesting topics that are moving the world right now. Enjoy listening! :) Do you have questions, topic suggestions or you heard some interesting rumors in the automation world? Get in touch with us: Website: https://www.botsandpeople.com/?utmsource=podcast&utmmedium=automation-talk&utmcampaign=website-traffic&utmcontent=automation-talk Email: podcast@botsandpeople.com LinkedIn Bots & People: https://www.botsandpeople.com/?utmsource=podcast&utmmedium=automation-talk&utmcampaign=social-media-traffic&utmcontent=automation-talk ____________________________________________________ Automation Mag(azine) https://www.linkedin.com/newsletters/automation-mag-6968565812517351424/?utmsource=podcaster&utmmedium=podcast&utmcampaign=social-media-traffic&utmcontent=automation-talk Automation Academy https://www.botsandpeople.com/learning?utmsource=podcaster&utmmedium=podcast&utmcampaign=website-traffic&utmcontent=automation-talk ____________________________________________________ Automation Community: https://discord.com/invite/9wMRxuzfnZ LinkedIn Andreas: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andreaszehent/ LinkedIn Nico: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicobitzer/
#9 Automation Insider - UiPath partners with Microsoft, learnings of the week and the Top 5 reasons why companies fail with citizen development
Oct 24 2022
#9 Automation Insider - UiPath partners with Microsoft, learnings of the week and the Top 5 reasons why companies fail with citizen development
In today's episode of the Automation Insider, Nico and Andreas talk about the new partnership UiPath and Microsoft announced and explain what this means for the future of both companies. Then they dive into the Top 5 reasons companies fail with their citizen development initiatives and how you can avoid them. Besides these topics, there are many more you can look forward to and the typical learning of the week! Enjoy listening! :) Do you have questions, topic suggestions or you heard some interesting rumors in the automation world? Get in touch with us: Website: https://www.botsandpeople.com/?utmsource=podcast&utmmedium=automation-talk&utmcampaign=website-traffic&utmcontent=automation-talk Email: podcast@botsandpeople.com LinkedIn Bots & People: https://www.botsandpeople.com/?utmsource=podcast&utmmedium=automation-talk&utmcampaign=social-media-traffic&utmcontent=automation-talk ____________________________________________________ Automation Mag(azine) https://www.linkedin.com/newsletters/automation-mag-6968565812517351424/?utmsource=podcaster&utmmedium=podcast&utmcampaign=social-media-traffic&utmcontent=automation-talk Automation Academy https://www.botsandpeople.com/learning?utmsource=podcaster&utmmedium=podcast&utmcampaign=website-traffic&utmcontent=automation-talk ____________________________________________________ Automation Community: https://discord.com/invite/9wMRxuzfnZ LinkedIn Andreas: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andreaszehent/ LinkedIn Nico: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicobitzer/
#14 Automation Talk - The Process Driven Approach and its Benefits for your Company with Volker Stiehl
Oct 17 2022
#14 Automation Talk - The Process Driven Approach and its Benefits for your Company with Volker Stiehl
In today's episode of the Automation Talk Louise talks to Volker Stiehl, Professor for business information technology and development of (process-driven) business applications, at the Univeryity of Ingolstadt. Volker shares his extensive experience from his many years working for large technology companies such as SAP or his many years researching business processes at the University of Ingolstadt. Together with Louise, he descends deep into the Process Driven Approach methodology he developed and how it can help solve the many challenges faced by companies and start ups. Enjoy listening! :) Do you have questions, topic suggestions or you heard some rumors? Get in touch with us: Website: https://www.botsandpeople.com/?utmsource=podcast&utmmedium=automation-talk&utmcampaign=website-traffic&utmcontent=automation-talk Email: podcast@botsandpeople.com LinkedIn Bots & People: https://www.botsandpeople.com/?utmsource=podcast&utmmedium=automation-talk&utmcampaign=social-media-traffic&utmcontent=automation-talk ____________________________________________________ Automation Mag(azine) https://www.linkedin.com/newsletters/automation-mag-6968565812517351424/?utmsource=podcaster&utmmedium=podcast&utmcampaign=social-media-traffic&utmcontent=automation-talk Automation Academy https://www.botsandpeople.com/learning?utmsource=podcaster&utmmedium=podcast&utmcampaign=website-traffic&utmcontent=automation-talk