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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

Introducing the scenario

You are a seasoned RPA SA and have been working in this role for a multinational IT company for several years. Your recent project has almost ended, and you are invited to join a quick internal call. You join the call, and the facilitator tells everyone on the call that your company has won a multi-year contract with its existing client, Bank of Plutus. This call is to talk about engagement, logistics, and strategies. You know that you have been called to this meeting to listen to the vision and goals that the bank's management has discussed and shared with the account team and ask questions—if any.

You have always dreamed of working for a large bank, and you are thrilled to know that your dream is manifesting. With all that enthusiasm and zeal, your mind is swamped with a bunch of questions, such as the following:

  • What stage are the clients currently at?
  • Have they already started their journey, and do they want help to take it forward...