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Wrapping up and next steps

Whew! What a ride. You managed to climb over the wall-of-text. Congratulations! Let us rewind a bit and think about the things we learned along the way.

Software robot delivery process

  • The initial idea of automating something 💡
  • Evaluating whether the automation is technically feasible 🤔
  • Calculating the return on investment (cost vs. benefits) 💰
  • Documenting the process ✏️
  • Implementing & testing the robot ⌨️
  • Launching the robot to production 🚀
  • Maintaining the robot ⚙️

Depending on the size of your automation effort, your project could have all the mentioned steps or just a few of them. It is not about following a strict set of rules: the steps are here to provide some food for thought when you are preparing to embark on your automation journey.

There are plenty of things to consider, but you can safely ignore those that are not relevant to you! Keep it practical. Small steps. Iterate. Remember to have fun. You will be just fine!

Wrapping up Maria's project

Some time has passed, and Maria's project at RobotSpareBin Industries Inc. is now complete:

  • One of the least favorite parts of her job is now automated and more likely to be error-free.
  • The PDD accurately described the process, and she signed it off happily.
  • The project considered the technical and business aspects to conclude that Maria's was a good process to automate.
  • The development went smoothly.
  • Requirements were clearly stated in the PDD, and there were no big surprises during development, so the budget was not exceeded.
  • Maria helped with testing, checking everything worked as it should.
  • The process is now running in production, and there is a plan in place to monitor it and maintain it if changes happen.

So Maria is quite happy and already looking for the next process to automate!

Next steps for you

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