Determining the Best Processes for RPA
Wondering how to get started with robotic process automation (RPA)? It’s important to determine which processes to automate, which to skip, and how to get the most out of your RPA strategy. The best processes for RPA are simple projects that will have a big impact on your organization. Look for high-volume, repetitive processes that take up time you could be spending on more value-adding activities. Think about processes like report generation and distribution, employee onboarding, or claims processing.
Take a look at these resources on how to get started with RPA:
- Getting Started with RPA [On-Demand Webinar]
- 6 Simple Ways to Get Moving with RPA [Guide]
- How to Make Sense of Front-End and Back-End Automation [Blog]
RPA Self-Assessment
To get going on your RPA journey, we’ve created a handy tool to help assess your current processes and determine the best way RPA can benefit your organization.
RPA Use Cases
Sometimes just seeing how others are leveraging automation can help jumpstart your own journey. RPA excels at automating the most boring (yet essential) processes in your organization. These 50 examples of automation just scratch the surface but give a great idea of how to start realizing value from your RPA tool immediately.
Desktop automation projects can get your organization started with small-scale RPA for a single user. Or if you’ve got more company-wide RPA processes, getting started with automating business processes might be the right move.
If your organization utilizes IBM i, there are lots of ways to deploy RPA on IBM i. As with other platforms, there are enormous benefits to bringing RPA to IBM i.
Looking for more ways to deploy RPA? Check out these additional use cases:
Processes to Automate
A series of short videos demonstrating popular use cases
RPA Success Stories
A series of short videos on how various organizations use RPA
Begin Your RPA Journey
A series of videos to help you start your RPA journey
The Robotic Process Automation Toolkit
Equip yourself with the proper tools to keep your automation journey moving in the right direction—including our easy-to-use ROI calculator and guidance on best practices for effective workflows.
Real-World Examples of RPA Implementation
See how real organizations like yours are putting RPA to work—and seeing big results. Check out these customer success stories:
RPA in Banking
RPA helps banks, credit unions, and other financial institutions meet the demands of modern business while ensuring accuracy and maintaining regulatory compliance. Use RPA for everything from transaction processing services to application integration for key systems like Jack Henry, Encompass, and more.
And banks can also apply RPA to streamline other areas like onboarding, payroll, and data validation like Carter Bank & Trust who achieved 3,800% ROI with RPA.
RPA in Healthcare
With critical medical data there’s no room for human error or operational delays when moving files, connecting applications, and syncing patient records. To stay compliant, healthcare facilities require reliable transmission of sensitive data through networks of other departments and partners—like labs, pharmacies, and more. By centralizing key data, RPA in the healthcare industry can improve the efficiency, accuracy, and security of your processes.
RPA in Business
No matter what your business does—from publishing to food and beverage—RPA transforms your critical processes to help your company save time, money, and grow. Employing RPA can help fill the gaps and make everything from call centers to manufacturing optimize resources and run more efficiently.
RPA in Education
RPA bots help your educational institution by handling administrative tasks that take up valuable time and resources so your students can remain the top priority. Educational organizations can put RPA for everything from maintaining records to keeping IT processes running, and more. RPA can even enable new ways of learning and help support interactive educational opportunities.
RPA in Infrastructure
RPA software takes the pressure off your team so they can focus on providing the critical infrastructure—from energy to telecommunications—that your customers need. From preventing data loss to supporting overall operations, RPA helps your infrastructure company keep services running and your customers satisfied.
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