What is Robotic Process Automation?
Robotic process automation (RPA), also known as software robotics, uses intelligent automation technologies to perform repetitive and mundane administrative office tasks.
What is RPA & Software Robotics
RPA is dependent first and foremost on management’s digital transformation posture
Robotic process automation (RPA), also known as software robotics, uses automation technologies to perform back-office tasks normally performed by human workers, such as moving files, filling in forms, extracting data, etc. RPA combines Application Programming Interface (API) and user interface (UI) interactions to perform repetitive tasks that need to occur between enterprise and productivity applications. Applying scripts emulating human processes, RPA tools perform and complete required business process activities and transactions across unrelated software systems.
RPA applies rule-based software code to business process activities at scale, freeing up human resources for more innovative and complex tasks. RPA’s digital workforce empowers companies to accelerate their digital transformation initiatives and capture a higher return on investment (ROI) quickly.
Before adopting RPA technologies, organizations need to evaluate readiness to adopt by examining not only their data management processes and architecture but, also their management’s digital transformation posture. RPA is dependent first and foremost on management’s digital transformation posture and second on high-quality data and strong data governance to be successful, and if the right guardrails (e.g. center of excellence, governance boards, documented guidelines) are not in place, it will not be able to meet the expectations of the business.