{"id":31903,"date":"2019-09-26T04:19:00","date_gmt":"2019-09-26T08:19:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.cybercon1.com\/?p=31903"},"modified":"2019-09-26T04:19:00","modified_gmt":"2019-09-26T08:19:00","slug":"the-barriers-to-robotic-process-automation-part-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.cyberconservices.com\/index.php\/2019\/09\/26\/the-barriers-to-robotic-process-automation-part-2\/","title":{"rendered":"The Barriers to Robotic Process Automation, Part 2"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"> BY\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/devops.com\/author\/george-hulme\/\">GEORGE V. HULME<\/a> &#8211; Enterprises are rushing to embrace robotic process automation (<strong>RPA<\/strong>) but, as we covered in\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/devops.com\/the-barriers-to-robotic-process-automation-part-1\/\">The Barriers to Robotic Process Automation, Part 1<\/a>, they\u2019re also hitting considerable challenges along the way. While we cited prominent barriers to the effective implementation of <strong>RPA<\/strong> in part one, here, we will provide practical ways organizations can overcome these barriers. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft size-large is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cyberconservices.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/devops-3148393__340.png?resize=287%2C165\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-31904\" width=\"287\" height=\"165\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One of the biggest causes of <strong>RPA<\/strong> failure is the lack of executive-level sponsorship for such initiatives. When it comes to<strong> RPA<\/strong> success, getting management\u2019s attention\u2013and keeping it\u2013is essential. One way to do this is to focus on <strong>RPA<\/strong> quick wins and efforts that have a measurable return on investment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Next, IT leaders need to understand how significant digital transformation is to AI technology.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAn efficient digital transformation strategy will eliminate internal IT silos through integration and automation, leading to opportunities for AI projects,\u201d said Marcel Shaw, AI expert and Federal Systems engineer at Ivanti. Shaw pointed to how organizations that interface with customers will see opportunities for chatbots that leverage natural language processing technology, thereby reducing demand on operators while enhancing the user experience.  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?rct=j&amp;sa=t&amp;url=https:\/\/devops.com\/the-barriers-to-robotic-process-automation-part-2\/&amp;ct=ga&amp;cd=CAEYACoSNDcyODE2MDQ2NzA2ODA0ODIzMho4NzkxMDBmYmJjNzFiMDY0OmNvbTplbjpVUw&amp;usg=AFQjCNGAbxEmaYwMKaaF8ACdOQ44tizVjA\">Read On:<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BY\u00a0GEORGE V. HULME &#8211; Enterprises are rushing to embrace robotic process automation (RPA) but, as we covered in\u00a0The Barriers to Robotic Process Automation, Part 1, they\u2019re also hitting considerable challenges along the way. While we cited prominent barriers to the <span class=\"excerpt-dots\">&hellip;<\/span> <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.cyberconservices.com\/index.php\/2019\/09\/26\/the-barriers-to-robotic-process-automation-part-2\/\"><span class=\"more-msg\">Continue reading &rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_seo_schema_type":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[628],"tags":[629],"class_list":["post-31903","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-rpa","tag-rpa"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":44389,"url":"https:\/\/blog.cyberconservices.com\/index.php\/2020\/11\/11\/how-rpa-and-digital-process-automation-can-be-used-to-improve-customer-experience\/","url_meta":{"origin":31903,"position":0},"title":"How RPA and digital process automation can be used to improve customer experience","author":"Rick Backus","date":"November 11, 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"RPA (robotic process automation) and digital process automation is often called upon by CTOs as the remedy to legacy systems which largely still use repetitive tasks for many of their business processes. 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