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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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Approx. 5 hours to complete

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Subtitles: Arabic, French, Portuguese (European), Italian, Vietnamese, German, Russian, English, Spanish

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

Flexible deadlines

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Shareable Certificate

Earn a Certificate upon completion

100% online

Start instantly and learn at your own schedule.

Course 1 of 4 in the

Implementing RPA with Cognitive Automation and Analytics Specialization

Beginner Level

Approx. 5 hours to complete

English

Subtitles: Arabic, French, Portuguese (European), Italian, Vietnamese, German, Russian, English, Spanish

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Automation Anywhere, Inc.

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Automation Anywhere empowers people whose ideas, thought and focus make the companies they work for great. We deliver the world’s most sophisticated Digital Workforce Platform making work more human by automating business processes and liberating people. For additional information, visit https://automationanywhere.com.

Syllabus - What you will learn from this course

Week

Week 1

1 hour to complete

Understanding Robotic Process Automation

In this module, you will recall the basics of automation, distinguish RPA from traditional automation, discover the Digital Workforce platform and understand Automation Anywhere's RPA architecture and lifecycle.

1 hour to complete

7 videos (Total 33 min)

Week

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?3m

Identifying RPA candidates2m

Performing top-level benefit analysis4m

Prioritizing RPA Candidates4m

Filling the Process Assessment Template2m

Gathering Resources and Examining Processes2m

Checking for Elements that Prevent Automation2m

Using Feasibility Matrix – Demo3m

Defining input and output metrics9m

Using the Complexity Calculator - Demo2m

1 practice exercise

Automation Pipeline, Feasibility Analysis and Complexity Assessment30m

Week

Week 3

2 hours to complete

Determining and Designing Automation Process

In this module, you will determine the savings and cost of the automation opportunity using the ROI Calculator and then design the automation process using the Process Design Template and other documents.

2 hours to complete

11 videos (Total 37 min)

11 videos

What's in it for You?5m

Determining Savings and Cost4m

Using the ROI Calculator1m

Performing Process Steps4m

Filling the Process Design Template2m

Utilizing the Requirement Gathering Template3m

Utilizing the Bot Handover Document3m

Utilizing the Solution Design Template3m

Utilizing the Test Case Template1m

Utilizing Checklist Documents5m

What 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

by SVJun 19, 2020

overall i enjoyed this course and each and every concept is delivered clearly, thanks to Automation Anywhere and Coursera for giving me this opportunity to learn on your platform.

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by SKMar 19, 2020

Good course on RPA and BPA related emerging trends in automation.

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by TNAug 1, 2020

I like this course because here I know what is RPA and how it works in organization thanks Coursera and Automation anywhere

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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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