Robotic Process Automation - RPA Fundamentals and Build a Robot

1. Welcome to the course

In this lecture, we will understand why we should learn robotics and also cover the course learning objective.

1. RPA - What it is and How it Works

In this lecture, you will learn what RPA is and how it works. The lesson also includes a demo.

2. RPA - Capabilities

In this lecture, you will learn what capabilities RPA has and what systems, applications, and platforms it can interact with. The lesson also includes a demo.

3. RPA - Why Now?

In this lecture, you will learn why learning about software robots will position you better for the future of work, what challenges today's organizations face, how "digital employees" will assist organizations of the future, and why RPA is so relevant.

4. RPA - Pros (Benefits)

In this lecture, you will learn the pros of RPA technology. The lecture also includes an example to see the benefits of applying RPA to a simple - but relevant - process.

5. RPA - Cons (Disadvantages)

In this lecture, you will learn the cons of RPA technology.

6. RPA - Vendors

In this lecture, we will have a look at the most significant RPA providers and how they compared in a study that evaluated different criteria, stretching from robot functionality to the RPA vendor's market strategy.

7. RPA - Case Study

In this lecture, we will see a real-world example of how RPA has been piloted in a Norwegian real estate company.

1. Section introduction

In this lecture, we will understand the section learning objective.

2. The UiPath Platform

In this lecture, you will learn the different components of the UiPath RPA Platform - Studio, Orchestrator and Robot.

3. Install UiPath Studio (Developer software)

In this lecture, we will download the UiPath Studio community edition.

4. Get to Know UiPath Studio - Part 1 (First Look)

In this lecture, we will see a walkthrough of the UiPath Studio user interface (part 1/2).

5. Get to Know UiPath Studio - Part 2 (First Project)

In this lecture, we will see a walkthrough of the UiPath Studio user interface (part 2/2). We will also create a simple project in UiPath to get ready for the real challenge in lectures 14 and 15.

6. Build a Robot - Part 1 (The Case)

In this lecture, we will have a look at the process we will automate using RPA. We will have a look at the different process steps, do them manually and look at how to automate them using a robot.

7. Build a Robot - Part 2 (The Challenge)

In this lecture, we will build our robot together in UiPath Studio.

1. Section introduction

In this lecture, we will understand the section learning objective.

2. A Basic Plan for Piloting and Implementing RPA

In this lecture, we will cover the five basic steps in an RPA implementation project, which are identify, evaluate, and prioritize processes; describe processes; design, develop, and test processes; implement processes; and monitor and continuously improve processes.

3. Step 1 - Identify, Evaluate, and Prioritize Processes

In this lecture, you will learn how to identify processes that have an automation potential, how to evaluate those processes in more detail (applicability + business potential in terms of expected return on investment - ROI) and how to prioritize processes.

4. Step 2 - Describe Process(es)

In this lecture, you will learn how to document automation candidates in a Process Definition Document (PDD). The document contains the high-level flow of the manual process, and it is usually used as a platform from which the automated solution is designed.

5. Step 3 - Design, Develop and Test

In this lecture, you will learn important aspects of designing, developing, and testing (Unit testing, functional testing, and acceptance testing) the process(es).

6. Step 4 - Implement Process(es)

In this lecture, you will learn the implementation step from a high-level perspective.

7. Step 5 - Monitoring and Continuous Improvement

In this lecture, you will learn different activities for monitoring the automated process in the period directly after implementing the process (The "hypercare" period) as well as the importance of having focus on ongoing improvements of the automated process(es).

8. Create an RPA Center of Excellence (CoE) - Part 1 (Roles and Responsibilities)

In this lecture, you will learn how to build an RPA Center of Excellence - That is: how to build an internal, self-sustaining, and scalable RPA expertise to run and maintain robots in your organization. Lecture focus: Roles and responsibilities.

9. Create an RPA Center of Excellence (CoE) - Part 2 (Governance Model)

In this lecture, you will learn how to build an RPA Center of Excellence - That is: how to build an internal, self-sustaining, and scalable RPA expertise to run and maintain robots in your organization. Lecture focus: Governance model.

10. Critical Success Factors

In this lecture, you will learn critical success factors when starting out with an RPA initiative to ensure that your implementation will be successful.

11. More Real-World Applications of RPA

In this lecture, you will learn three more examples of how RPA has been implemented in the real-world, as well as sharing an informative blogpost with you containing 60+ RPA use cases and applications.

1. Further Learning

In this lecture, we will explore some further learning options that will help you to improve more.

2. Course Summary

In this lecture, we will summarize our learning from the course.