Maybe it is not precisely automation and more macro-esk, but if a user can do something else while an RPA program runs I’m good calling automation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
By\u00a0Mike Fitzmaurice\u00a0<\/a> – Robotic Process Automation<\/strong> (RPA<\/strong>) has had a lot of deserved success in businesses seeking to carry out basic, repetitive tasks ordinarily handled manually; think about filling out forms, extracting\u00a0data<\/a>\u00a0from web pages, and so on. For these specific kinds of activities, RPA <\/strong>works great \u2013 it accelerates throughput, minimizes errors, and lowers some kinds of costs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n That said, when organizations try to use RPA<\/strong> to automate business processes, they start to run into trouble. There \u2013 I said it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Contrary to its name, RPA<\/strong> is not actually designed for \u201cprocess\u201d automation at all. The key is the term robotic, as RPA is designed for highly-repetitive manual activities. These micro-workflows are designed to simulate human operations at a computer screen; they\u2019re task-focused far more than they are process-focused. They definitely eliminate manual activity, but their ability to automate anything other than basic decision-making is out of scope.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Contrary to its name, RPA <\/strong>is not actually designed for \u201cprocess\u201d automation at all. The key is the term robotic, as RPA<\/strong> is designed for highly-repetitive manual activities. These micro-workflows are designed to simulate human operations at a computer screen; they\u2019re task-focused far more than they are process-focused. They definitely eliminate manual activity, but their ability to automate anything other than basic decision-making is out of scope. Read On: <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"