United KingdomFood and restaurants2025 – ongoingpladis
Steal Back 10 Hours Copilot program
At pladis, 48 Copilot training completers reported saving 580 hours a month
Problem
Employees spent time drafting content and summarizing documents. pladis wanted to measure whether AI could reduce this routine workload.
Approach
The company introduced Microsoft 365 Copilot in familiar office applications through its Steal Back 10 Hours program. Partner Mindworks provided training and masterclasses. Of 70 trained colleagues, 48 completed all masterclasses and the productivity tracker.
Results
Takeaway
The reported savings applied to the employees who completed both training and tracking. They were self-reported and did not represent a measurement across the whole workforce.
Categories
- Size
- Large enterprise
- Industry
- Food and restaurants
- Business function
- Internal work and knowledge management
- Innovation type
- Process innovationOrganization and work practices
- AI technology
- Generative AI
- Adoption
- Off-the-shelf tool or platform
- Evidence
- Vendor case study
Sources
Source summaries
Microsoft described pladis's Copilot training program with Mindworks. It reported 580 hours saved monthly by 48 completers from a trained group of 70, averaging just over 12 hours each.
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