01 What happened

Microsoft Indonesia employees are adopting AI to simplify daily tasks such as compiling weekly forecasts and preparing for executive meetings, thanks to Microsoft 365 Copilot and AI agents, significantly reducing the time investment required for these processes.

02 Key details

  • Microsoft Indonesia is employing Microsoft 365 Copilot and AI agents to redesign standard workflows, particularly those demanding substantial time investment, such as creating weekly forecasts and preparing for executive meetings.
  • Edu Saputra, CFO of Microsoft Indonesia, has reduced weekly pipeline update preparation time from six hours to one hour using Copilot Cowork, allowing him to focus on data analysis and strategic decision-making.
  • Sigit Wahyudiono, Senior Account Executive, has decreased the time spent preparing for executive meetings from approximately half a day to one hour, affording him more time for customer analysis and relationship building.
  • Adelia Chindranata, Solution Engineer, has reduced the time required to create tailored training materials and use cases for AI from several days to a few hours, enabling her to support more diverse audiences and users.

03 Why it matters

This demonstrates AI’s efficacy in boosting productivity and freeing employees’ time for more important tasks such as analysis and decision-making.

04 Who it matters to

Business leaders, AI developers, business process automation managers, data engineers and IT architects.

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