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Define: "Hyperautomation" in Business
Fiscal Threat Level
HIGH
Multi-headcount capital waste
CWO Pro-Tip
"Never automate a process you don't fully understand how to do manually. The script will just fail faster."
What HR thinks it means:
The disciplined approach of rapidly identifying and automating as many business and IT processes as possible.
What does "Hyperautomation" actually mean?
"Automating a fundamentally broken process so efficiently that it takes down the entire enterprise network in milliseconds instead of hours."
How HR uses it:
"Hyperautomation is a key pillar of our digital transformation strategy this year."
How you actually use it:
"Thanks to hyperautomation, the script correctly identified a single dropped packet and immediately shut down 400 virtual machines in response."
By The Chief Waste Officer
18 years in the corporate trenches quantifying waste so you don't have to.
Published: 2026-05-01