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RPA Solution Architect's Handbook

By : Sachin Sahgal
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RPA Solution Architect's Handbook

By: Sachin Sahgal

Overview of this book

RPA solution architects play an important role in the automation journey and initiatives within the organization. However, the implementation process is quite complex and daunting at times. RPA Solution Architect’s Handbook is a playbook for solution architects looking to build well-designed and scalable RPA solutions. You’ll begin by understanding the different roles, responsibilities, and interactions between cross-functional teams. Then, you’ll learn about the pillars of a good design: stability, maintainability, scalability, and resilience, helping you develop a process design document, solution design document, SIT/UAT scripts, and wireframes. You’ll also learn how to design reusable components for faster, cheaper, and better RPA implementation, and design and develop best practices for module decoupling, handling garbage collection, and exception handling. At the end of the book, you’ll explore the concepts of privacy, security, reporting automated processes, analytics, and taking preventive action to keep the bots healthy. By the end of this book, you’ll be well equipped to undertake a complete RPA process from design to implementation efficiently.
Table of Contents (25 chapters)
1
Part 1:Role of a Solution Architect
5
Part 2:Being Techno/Functional
11
Part 3: Tool Agnostic Approach
17
Part 4:Best Practices
22
Epilogue

Reporting, Analytics, Efficiency, and Efficacy

RPA has gained significant attention in recent years as a tool to automate routine and repetitive tasks across various industries. RPA technology is designed to mimic human actions and can perform a wide range of activities, including data entry, report generation, and rule-based decision-making. However, like any other technology, implementing RPA projects requires a significant investment, and organizations need to consider the cost-benefit analysis (CBA) and return on investment (ROI) before embarking on such initiatives.

CBA is a process used to evaluate the costs and benefits of a particular project or investment. This analysis helps organizations determine whether an investment in RPA technology will generate sufficient benefits to justify the cost. The CBA involves identifying all the costs and benefits associated with an RPA project and comparing them to determine whether the project is financially viable. Costs can include...