7 Steps to Implementing Automation
The following seven steps will help ensure that your automation program yields the most benefit in the shortest timeframe:
1. Identify opportunities to automate. 2. Validate the opportunity. 3. Select a Design Model. 4. Develop the automation plan. 5. Deploy the pilot phase. 6. Roll out : Besides development of automation, a plan needs to be built for training and handling contingency depending on the criticality of the process. It is good to ensure that while people are trained on the revised process there is also documents on the process before automation to handle any contingency due to change in applications, systems. 7. Maintain your automation activity.