Enterprise Power Automate Consulting by Microsoft Experts
EPC Group helps organizations eliminate manual processes, reduce errors, and accelerate operations with Microsoft Power Automate. From cloud-based workflow automation and desktop RPA to AI-powered document processing and intelligent approval chains, we design automation architectures that handle millions of flow runs per month with enterprise-grade reliability.
With 28+ years of Microsoft ecosystem expertise and 1,200+ automations deployed, our team has saved organizations over 2 million manual labor hours. We specialize in regulated industries where automation must meet strict compliance requirements including HIPAA, SOC 2, FedRAMP, and FINRA.
Whether you are automating a single approval workflow or transforming your entire organization with enterprise RPA, EPC Group delivers production-ready Power Automate solutions with governance, monitoring, and measurable ROI. Our founder, Errin O'Connor, is a bestselling Microsoft Press author trusted by Fortune 500 companies for complex Microsoft implementations.
Comprehensive Power Automate Services
From process discovery and cloud flow development to enterprise RPA and AI-powered automation, we cover every aspect of the Power Automate platform.
Process Assessment & Discovery
Before building a single flow, we conduct a thorough process assessment to identify the highest-impact automation opportunities across your organization. Our consultants use process mining, stakeholder interviews, and workflow mapping to build a prioritized automation roadmap ranked by ROI, complexity, and business value.
- Process mining & task analysis
- Automation opportunity scoring
- ROI & payback calculations
- Stakeholder workflow interviews
- Current-state process documentation
- Prioritized automation roadmap
Cloud Flows
Event-driven cloud flows that connect your business applications, automate approvals, sync data between systems, and orchestrate complex multi-step business processes. We design flows with enterprise-grade error handling, retry logic, parallel branching, and monitoring to ensure reliability at scale.
- Automated triggers (event-driven)
- Instant flows (button/manual)
- Scheduled flows (time-based)
- Approval workflows with escalation
- Data sync between 1,000+ connectors
- Error handling & retry patterns
Desktop Flows & RPA
Robotic Process Automation (RPA) using Power Automate Desktop to automate legacy applications, SAP transactions, mainframe interactions, and any Windows or web-based application that lacks an API. Our desktop flows run attended or unattended, with centralized orchestration and monitoring through the Power Automate portal.
- Attended desktop automation
- Unattended RPA bots
- Legacy application automation
- SAP & mainframe integration
- Web scraping & data extraction
- Machine group orchestration
AI Builder Integration
Embed AI capabilities directly into your automation workflows using Microsoft AI Builder. We integrate document processing (invoice extraction, receipt scanning), sentiment analysis, object detection, text classification, and custom AI models into Power Automate flows to create intelligent automation that handles unstructured data.
- Document processing (invoices, receipts)
- Form processing & OCR
- Sentiment analysis
- Text classification & extraction
- Object detection in images
- Custom AI model training
Copilot Integration
Leverage Microsoft Copilot within Power Automate to describe workflows in natural language and generate flows automatically. We help organizations implement Copilot-assisted automation development, enabling citizen developers to build sophisticated flows using plain English descriptions while maintaining governance and compliance standards.
- Natural language flow creation
- Copilot-assisted troubleshooting
- AI-powered flow optimization
- Expression & formula assistance
- Connector recommendation engine
- Citizen developer enablement
Governance & DLP
Enterprise governance frameworks that control which connectors can be used, how data flows between systems, and who can create and share automation. We implement Data Loss Prevention (DLP) policies, environment strategies, flow ownership management, and compliance monitoring to prevent data leaks while enabling productive automation.
- DLP policy architecture
- Connector classification & blocking
- Environment segmentation strategy
- Flow ownership & lifecycle management
- Compliance monitoring & alerting
- Audit trail & logging configuration
Migrate from Legacy Automation Tools
Consolidate your automation stack on Microsoft Power Automate. Reduce licensing costs, simplify governance, and leverage native Microsoft 365 integration.
Migrate UiPath RPA workflows to Power Automate Desktop with native Microsoft 365 integration, eliminating per-bot licensing costs and consolidating your automation stack.
Convert Automation Anywhere bots to Power Automate Desktop flows with enhanced security through Azure AD and centralized governance via the Power Platform admin center.
Migrate deprecated SharePoint 2010/2013 Designer workflows to Power Automate cloud flows before Microsoft end-of-life deadlines. Preserve business logic while gaining modern features.
Replace Nintex Workflow Cloud or K2 with Power Automate for approvals, document generation, and business process automation with native Microsoft 365 integration.
Replace fragile PowerShell scripts, VBA macros, batch files, and Windows Task Scheduler jobs with managed, monitored, and version-controlled Power Automate flows.
Compliance-First Automation Solutions
Industry-specific Power Automate implementations with built-in regulatory compliance, audit trails, and data governance.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
HIPAA-compliant automation for patient referral routing, lab result notifications, prior authorization workflows, clinical trial data collection, and compliance reporting. All flows run within your Microsoft 365 HIPAA tenant with BAA coverage.
Financial Services
SOC 2-compliant automation for loan origination workflows, KYC/AML document processing, trade settlement notifications, regulatory reporting, and client onboarding with AI Builder document extraction.
Government & Public Sector
FedRAMP-authorized automation for FOIA request processing, grants management workflows, inter-agency data exchange, citizen service notifications, and procurement approval chains with full audit trails.
Manufacturing & Energy
Automation for purchase order processing, quality control inspection routing, safety incident escalation, equipment maintenance scheduling, and supply chain notification workflows with IoT trigger integration.
Your Power Automate Partner for Enterprise Automation
EPC Group combines deep Microsoft expertise with real-world automation experience across regulated industries. We don't just build flows -- we architect automation ecosystems that scale, comply, and deliver measurable business outcomes.
Production Power Automate flows running across Fortune 500 and mid-market organizations.
Cumulative labor hours eliminated through intelligent workflow automation.
Enterprise-grade error handling, retry logic, and monitoring ensure near-perfect uptime.
Deep Microsoft ecosystem expertise across the full Power Platform, Azure, and M365 stack.
Bestselling Author Expertise
EPC Group's founder Errin O'Connor authored 4 bestselling Microsoft Press books. This deep platform knowledge ensures your automation architecture is built on proven best practices, not trial and error.
Process-First Methodology
We don't automate broken processes. Our 5-phase methodology starts with process mining and optimization before building flows, ensuring you automate the right things the right way for maximum ROI.
Full Microsoft Stack Integration
Power Automate is strongest when integrated with the full Microsoft ecosystem. We connect your flows with SharePoint, Power BI, Azure, and Teams.
Power Automate Engagement Models
Fixed-price engagements with clear deliverables. Every engagement includes governance setup, error handling, monitoring, and post-launch support.
Quick-Start
Rapid automation of 1-3 high-impact workflows with process assessment, flow development, testing, and deployment in 2-4 weeks.
- 1-3 cloud or desktop flows
- Process assessment workshop
- Flow design & development
- Error handling & retry logic
- User acceptance testing
- Admin & user documentation
- 30-day post-launch support
Standard
Comprehensive automation program with 5-10 flows, governance framework, DLP policies, and monitoring dashboards.
- 5-10 cloud & desktop flows
- Full process mining assessment
- Governance framework setup
- DLP policy configuration
- AI Builder integration
- Flow monitoring dashboard
- User training program
- Approval workflow design
- 90-day post-launch support
Enterprise
Enterprise-wide automation transformation with RPA, AI Builder, legacy migration, managed services, and CoE enablement.
- Unlimited flow scoping
- Desktop flow RPA deployment
- Legacy tool migration (UiPath, Nintex)
- AI Builder document processing
- Machine group orchestration
- Custom connector development
- Compliance audit preparation
- Executive ROI dashboards
- 12-month managed services
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about our Microsoft Power Automate consulting services
What is Microsoft Power Automate and how can it help my organization?
Microsoft Power Automate is an enterprise workflow automation platform that enables organizations to automate repetitive tasks, connect business applications, and implement robotic process automation (RPA). It includes cloud flows (event-driven automation across 1,000+ connectors), desktop flows (RPA for legacy applications), AI Builder (intelligent document processing), and process mining (discover automation opportunities). EPC Group has deployed 1,200+ Power Automate solutions, saving organizations over 2 million manual labor hours.
What is the difference between cloud flows and desktop flows in Power Automate?
Cloud flows run in the Microsoft cloud and automate tasks between cloud-based services (SharePoint, Teams, Outlook, Salesforce, SAP, etc.) using API-based connectors. They are ideal for approvals, data sync, notifications, and business process orchestration. Desktop flows run on Windows machines using Power Automate Desktop and automate legacy applications, SAP GUI, mainframes, and any application that lacks an API by simulating mouse clicks and keyboard input. EPC Group designs hybrid architectures that combine both for end-to-end automation.
Can Power Automate replace our existing RPA tool like UiPath or Automation Anywhere?
In many cases, yes. Power Automate Desktop provides enterprise-grade RPA capabilities including attended and unattended automation, machine groups for orchestration, AI Builder for intelligent document processing, and native integration with the Microsoft 365 ecosystem. Organizations typically achieve 50-60% licensing cost reduction by consolidating to Power Automate. EPC Group conducts migration assessments to identify which UiPath or Automation Anywhere bots can be migrated and provides a phased migration plan with parallel running.
How do you handle Power Automate governance and prevent data leaks?
EPC Group implements a comprehensive governance framework including: DLP (Data Loss Prevention) policies that classify connectors into business, non-business, and blocked categories at the tenant and environment level; environment segmentation with separate dev/test/prod environments; flow ownership policies that prevent orphaned automations; monitoring dashboards that track flow runs, failures, and connector usage; and compliance audit trails that log every action. This enables productive automation while maintaining IT control.
How long does a Power Automate implementation take?
Timelines depend on scope: automating 1-3 workflows takes 2-4 weeks, a comprehensive automation program with 5-10 flows and governance takes 6-10 weeks, and an enterprise-wide transformation with RPA, AI Builder, and legacy migration takes 3-6 months. EPC Group completes projects 40% faster than industry average using proven flow templates, reusable components, and our 5-phase methodology (Assess, Design, Build, Deploy, Optimize).
What is AI Builder and how does it integrate with Power Automate?
AI Builder is Microsoft built-in AI capability within Power Platform that adds intelligence to automated workflows. It includes pre-built models for invoice processing, receipt scanning, business card reading, sentiment analysis, and text classification, plus the ability to train custom models. In Power Automate, AI Builder actions process unstructured data (PDFs, images, emails) within flows, enabling intelligent document processing pipelines. EPC Group has implemented AI Builder solutions for accounts payable automation, contract extraction, and customer feedback analysis.
Is Power Automate secure enough for regulated industries?
Yes. Power Automate runs on Microsoft Azure and inherits enterprise-grade security certifications including SOC 1/2/3, HIPAA BAA, FedRAMP High, PCI DSS, ISO 27001, and GDPR compliance. EPC Group implements additional governance layers including DLP policies, connector restrictions, environment segmentation, encrypted connections, and audit logging. We have 100% compliance audit success rate across healthcare (HIPAA), financial services (SOC 2/FINRA), and government (FedRAMP) deployments.
What is the cost of Power Automate consulting services?
Power Automate consulting costs vary by scope: Quick-Start projects (1-3 flows) start at $15,000, Standard automation programs (5-10 flows with governance) range from $45,000 to $70,000, and Enterprise transformations (RPA, AI Builder, legacy migration, managed services) start at $85,000. EPC Group provides transparent fixed-price quotes after process assessment. We also offer monthly managed services starting at $5,000/month for ongoing monitoring, optimization, and new flow development.
How do I migrate from SharePoint Designer workflows to Power Automate?
SharePoint 2010 and 2013 Designer workflows are deprecated and approaching end-of-life. EPC Group follows a proven migration methodology: inventory all existing workflows with the SharePoint Migration Assessment Tool; classify workflows by complexity (simple approval, multi-stage, custom code); redesign workflows as Power Automate cloud flows with modern features (parallel approvals, adaptive cards, Teams integration); test with parallel running; and decommission legacy workflows. We have migrated thousands of SharePoint Designer workflows with zero business disruption.
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