Getting started with RPA can be achieved by following the approach below:
- Discovery
- What exists today?
- Where could benefits be achieved?
- Understand the possible?
- Describe the initial Scope for process
- Proof of Concept (POC) and Prototypes
- How a user works
- Happy Path activity with Green Lights
- Design
- Define limits
- Define error handling, logging, security
- Consider scale options
- Recovery and Re-run scenarios
- Define version control process
- Build
- Configuration driven
- Decision points
- Verify state
- Create execution functionality
- Construct infrastructure to operate within
- Documentation for implementation
- Test and train
- Valid and in-valid data testing
- Train user interaction
- Test and monitoring activities
- Production Deployment
- Live security
- Real applications
- Human users interacting
- Continuous automatic monitoring and reporting
Please contact us to arrange an initial discussion about getting started with RPA Robots in your business - 0845 643 4410.
Once an initial deployment is made, consideration needs to be given to on-going skills, standards and operational support. This can involve creating a "Center of Excellence", "Robot Knowledge Libraries", "Robot Champions", etc. It is during these activities the Software Robot aspects need to be fully embedded into existing processes such as:
- Change Control
- Business Continuity Planning
- IT Roadmap
- Quality Management