Imagine you are a cost consultant choosing between spending extended hours on manual reporting tasks or focusing on more strategic, value-adding work. It seems like a straightforward choice. Accurate reporting is essential to successful cost management, but it can be extremely time-consuming, especially on large-scale, high-profile projects.
When we secured the cost consultancy services for The Royal Atlantis Resort and The Royal Atlantis Residences, we quickly realized how much time was being spent on manual, repetitive cost reporting activities. That is why we deployed our own robotic solution to automate the process and unlock greater efficiency for this landmark luxury development.
The Royal Atlantis Resort and The Royal Atlantis Residences project spans 360,000 m², bringing together a wide range of supply chains and stakeholders. With extensive technical details required for accurate reporting, the scale of the development transformed routine reporting into a complex, time-heavy exercise. This complexity was further amplified by the need to integrate our reports with those of multiple stakeholders, including the client and the contractor.
By deploying our robot, we were able to automate and complete 80% of the manual reporting work within two hours. Without RPA, the same task could take a senior consultant up to seven working days. With the client’s agreement, the time saved has been redirected toward higher-value activities that directly support the success of The Royal Atlantis Resort and The Royal Atlantis Residences.
This digital advancement demonstrates how transformative RPA can be in improving cost reporting outcomes by removing repetitive manual tasks. And we are only at the beginning—as part of our digital transformation strategy, we are continuing to scale RPA’s capabilities to support more advanced analytics and processes, strengthening our position as a leader in cost management solutions.
The use of RPA on Atlantis not only highlighted the potential benefits on mega projects and the importance of consistency, it also showed the client that Arcadis is at the forefront of digital transformation, leading to further digital-related commissions to improve the efficiency of the project.
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