- Before we get started, let's check out
how to navigate this course.
As mentioned in the first lesson,
if you're kicking off an RPA initiative,
this course is meant to be the starting place
for you and your organization.
As a result, it's designed to speak
to a wide variety of people
who might be involved in an RPA program.
One way to observe the content is
to watch the entire course from beginning to end.
But knowing that you may be coming to the course
with various levels of knowledge about the topic,
we've designed this course to be modular.
So if you'd like, you can skip around and watch
what you feel is most relevant to you.
You can also share or assign modules
that might be most relevant to those on your team.
For example, if you're interested in a basic definition
of RPA, how RPA fits within a broader automation spectrum,
and what benefits can be gained from RPA,
you'll wanna check out chapter three.
We then focus on how to ensure you're success
by highlighting best practices,
first at a process level,
for instance, in chapter four,
we cover how to select the right processes to automate.
Then we address best practices at an enterprise level,
touching on broader frameworks I've seen ensure success
across an organization.
Ultimately, I invite you to take a close look
at the course curriculum
and consider which lessons are vital
to developing the awareness
and buy-in of the key stakeholders necessary
for such a project.
Who are the key stakeholders, you say?
We cover that, as well.
I'd also like to highlight one last point.
This is not a technical training course
on how to configure in a specific RPA tool.
As we'll cover later in the course,
there are many leading RPA software tools.
Several factors will need to be considered
when selecting the one that's right for your program
and your organization.
And I often counsel teams that, over time,
they'll most likely need to adapt a hybrid toolkit
consisting of several RPA tools.
Also, several of the leading tools
have truly stellar academies
and training resources available.
So rest assured, there are plenty of resources out there
to train members of your team
in the detailed technical skills.
But mark my word, the most important thing you can do
before embarking on your tool training,
is to prepare your team and your organization
for the journey ahead.
I've seen too many companies race ahead
before carefully planning
and I've been called in to help countless organizations
that wish they'd taken this course
before they had gotten started.
So please take advantage
of the course material that follows,
share this course broadly across your organization,
and strap in.
This ride is an exciting one
and the outcomes can be truly extraordinary
if executed successfully.