Robotic Process Automation Handbook - A Guide to Implementing RPA Systems

While Robotic Process Automation (RPA) has been around for about 20 years, it has hit an inflection point because of the convergence of cloud computing, big data and AI. This book shows you how to leverage RPA effectively in your company to automate repetitive and rules-based processes, such as sche...

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Main Author: Taulli, Tom
Format: eBook Book
Language:English
Published: Berkeley, CA Apress, an imprint of Springer Nature 2020
Apress
Apress L. P
Edition:1
Subjects:
Business > Data processing
Computer Communication Networks
Computer Hardware Engineering
Computer Science
Embedded Systems & Programming
General References
IT in Business
Machine Design
Machine Learning
Mechanics & Mechanical Engineering
Professional and Applied Computing
Robotics > Handbooks, manuals, etc
Software Engineering
ISBN:9781484257289, 1484257286, 9781484257296, 1484257294
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Table of Contents:
  • Title Page Introduction Table of Contents 1. RPA Foundations 2. RPA Skills 3. Process Methodologies 4. Planning 5. RPA Vendor Evaluation 6. Center of Excellence (CoE) 7. Bot Development 8. Deployment and Monitoring 9. Data Preparation 10. RPA Vendors 11. Open Source RPA 12. Process Mining 13. Future of RPA Appendices Index
  • Key Takeaways -- Chapter 7: Bot Development -- Preliminaries -- Installation of UiPath -- Getting Started -- Activities -- Flowcharts and Sequences -- Log Message -- Variables -- Loops and Conditionals -- For Each Loop -- Do While Loop and While Loop -- IF/THEN/ELSE Conditionals -- Switch -- Debug -- Common UiPath Functions -- The UiPath Orchestrator -- Best Practices for Bot Development -- Conclusion -- Key Takeaways -- Chapter 8: Deployment and Monitoring -- Testing -- Going into Production -- Monitoring -- Security -- Scaling -- Conclusion -- Key Takeaways -- Chapter 9: Data Preparation -- Types of Data -- Big Data -- The Issues with Big Data -- The Data Process -- Types of Algorithms -- The Perils of the Moonshot -- Bias -- Conclusion -- Key Takeaways -- Chapter 10: RPA Vendors -- UiPath -- Automation Anywhere -- IQ Bot -- Bot Store -- Automation Anywhere Mobile App -- Automation Anywhere University -- Validation of Automation Anywhere -- Blue Prism -- EdgeVerve -- PEGA -- Verint -- WorkFusion -- Nintex -- Kofax -- Softomotive -- AntWorks -- Intellibot -- SAP Contextor -- NICE -- Kryon Systems -- Servicetrace -- Conclusion -- Key Takeaways -- Chapter 11: Open Source RPA -- What Is Open Source Software? -- The Business Model of Open Source? -- The Pros and Cons of Open Source Software -- OpenRPA -- UI.Vision -- Robot Framework -- Robocorp -- Orchestra -- TagUI -- Conclusion -- Key Takeaways -- Chapter 12: Process Mining -- Old Way Vs. Process Mining -- Backgrounder on Process Mining -- How Process Mining Works -- Celonis -- ProM -- Signavio -- Fluxicon -- ABBYY -- The Future of Process Mining -- Conclusion -- Key Takeaways -- Chapter 13: Future of RPA -- Consolidation and IPOs -- Microsoft -- Attended Automation -- The RPA Career -- Scaling RPA -- Vertical-Specific Companies -- Hype Factor -- Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) and Open Source
  • Intro -- Table of Contents -- About the Author -- About the Technical Reviewer -- Foreword -- Introduction -- Chapter 1: RPA Foundations -- What Is RPA? -- Flavors of RPA -- History of RPA -- The Benefits of RPA -- The Downsides of RPA -- RPA Compared to BPO, BPM, and BPA -- Consumer Willingness for Automation -- The Workforce of the Future -- Conclusion -- Key Takeaways -- Chapter 2: RPA Skills -- On-Premise Vs. the Cloud -- Web Technology -- Programming Languages and Low Code -- OCR (Optical Character Recognition) -- Databases -- APIs (Application Programming Interfaces) -- AI (Artificial Intelligence) -- Cognitive Automation -- Agile, Scrum, Kanban, and Waterfall -- DevOps -- Flowcharts -- Conclusion -- Key Takeaways -- Chapter 3: Process Methodologies -- Lean -- Six Sigma -- How to Implement Six Sigma -- Six Sigma Roles and Levels -- Lean Six Sigma -- Finding the Right Balance -- Applying Lean and Six Sigma to RPA -- Conclusion -- Key Takeaways -- Chapter 4: Planning -- The Preliminaries -- Use a Consulting Firm? -- RPA Consulting: Some Case Studies -- What to Automate? -- ROI for RPA -- RPA Use Cases -- The Plan -- Conclusion -- Key Takeaways -- Chapter 5: RPA Vendor Evaluation -- Be Realistic -- Check Out Third Parties -- Minimum Capabilities -- Who Is the User? -- Funding -- Ecosystem -- Costs -- Training and Education -- Support -- Best-of-Breed vs. End-to-End -- Thought Leadership and Vision -- Industry Expertise -- Security, Monitoring, and Deployment -- What Type of RPA? -- The Design -- Next-Generation Technologies -- Conclusion -- Key Takeaways -- Chapter 6: Center of  Excellence (CoE) -- What Is the CoE? -- Why Have a CoE? -- Forming the Team -- Business Analyst -- Developer -- RPA Solution Architect -- RPA Supervisor -- What Should a CoE Do? -- Communication -- Change Management -- CoE Case Study: Intuit -- Conclusion
  • Chatbots -- Artificial Intelligence -- Privacy and Ethics -- Conclusion -- Key Takeaways -- Appendix A: RPA Consultants -- Appendix B: RPA Resources -- Appendix C: Glossary -- Index