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Regardless of the industry, business process automation is here to stay. Business processes are increasingly being automated through software automation. But how is software automation simplified and made accessible? The answer is Robotic Process Automation or RPA.
RPA lifecycle: Intrdocution, Discovery and Design is the first course of the Specialization on Implementing RPA with Cognitive Solutions and Analytics.

In this course, you will be introduced to RPA and see how it is combined with cognitive solutions and analytics to enable organizations to adopt the model of a “Digital Workforce” and help them transform the nature of their work.
You will also learn about the first two phases of the RPA implementation lifecycle: Discovery and Design. In the Discovery phase, you take a set of business processes and identify those that are suitable and beneficial for automation.  In the Design phase, you create a plan for your RPA project. The learning will be reinforced through concept description and guided practice.

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What you will learn

Discuss the basics of RPA
Understand Automation Anywhere's RPA architecture
Use the Process Assessment Template to build an automation pipeline of business processes that need to be automated
Understand and perform feasibility and complexity analysis on the identified RPA candidates

Skills you will gain

Designing automation blueprint
Analyzing technical and financial possibilities
Problem Solving
Effort estimation of process automation
Identifying business processes for automation

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Implementing RPA with Cognitive Automation and Analytics Specialization

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English

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Syllabus - What you will learn from this course

Week1

Week 1

1 hour to complete

Understanding Robotic Process Automation

1 hour to complete

7 videos (Total 33 min)

Week2

Week 2

2 hours to complete

Identifying Automation Processes

In this module, you will Identify, sort, and brainstorm on eligible RPA candidates by analyzing business priorities. You will then, determine automation feasibility by examining the eligible processes and their logic and identifying roadblocks - using the Feasibility Matrix. Further, you will perform complexity assessment on the feasible processes using the Complexity Calculator to define input and output metrics.

2 hours to complete

10 videos (Total 37 min)

10 videos

What's in it for You?3mIdentifying RPA candidates2mPerforming top-level benefit analysis4mPrioritizing RPA Candidates4mFilling the Process Assessment Template2mGathering Resources and Examining Processes2mChecking for Elements that Prevent Automation2mUsing Feasibility Matrix – Demo3mDefining input and output metrics9mUsing the Complexity Calculator - Demo2m

1 practice exercise

Automation Pipeline, Feasibility Analysis and Complexity Assessment30m

Week3

Week 3

2 hours to complete

Determining and Designing Automation Process

2 hours to complete

11 videos (Total 37 min)

11 videos

What's in it for You?5mDetermining Savings and Cost4mUsing the ROI Calculator1mPerforming Process Steps4mFilling the Process Design Template2mUtilizing the Requirement Gathering Template3mUtilizing the Bot Handover Document3mUtilizing the Solution Design Template3mUtilizing the Test Case Template1mUtilizing Checklist Documents5mWhat You Have Learned so Far1m

1 practice exercise

ROI Calculator and Automation Design30m

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TOP REVIEWS FROM RPA LIFECYCLE: INTRODUCTION, DISCOVERY AND DESIGN

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Great Course, Detailing & Activities are engaging and made learning easy

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If you wanted to start your RPA journey, this course should be a prerequisite

by CAJul 23, 2020

Excellent course for understanding how bots can help overcoming the current industry challenges.

by EGOct 21, 2020

Lots of great information and examples. Very detailed framework for implementing RPA.

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About the Implementing RPA with Cognitive Automation and Analytics Specialization

The explosive growth of Robotic Process Automation (RPA) in the past few years has created a tremendous demand to learn and become skilled in this exciting technology. This four course Specialization is designed to introduce RPA, provide a foundation of the RPA lifecycle--from design to bot deployment--and implement RPA with cognitive automation and analytics. Experienced and novice users and developers of RPA will all benefit from completing this Specialization. If you are interested in starting a career in automation or boosting your profile in it, now’s the time and here’s the place!

With RPA, companies can deploy software robots to automate repetitive tasks, improving business processes and outcomes. When used in combination with cognitive automation and automation analytics, RPA can help transform the nature of work, adopting the model of a Digital Workforce for organizations. This allows human employees to focus on more value-added work, improve efficiency, streamline processes, and improve key performance indicators.

Implementing RPA with Cognitive Automation and Analytics

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