Automation Implementation Methodology Deep Dive for Business Analysts

About the course  

This is a deep dive course built around a real business scenario. It consists of six engaging modules that develop your skillset and set you up for success as an Automation Business Analyst. Each module will take you through one or several stages of an automation implementation and tackle in-depth, in a practical manner, the tasks that need to be carried out. 

The six modules are: 

• The first module of the course is Use case overview: vendor onboarding process automation implementation. In this module, you will be introduced to ACME Systems Inc., their needs, and how you'll help them as a Business Analyst in the automation implementation. 
• The second module is Kickoff: initiate the automation implementation and you will get to learn about the activities and roles necessary for the successful initiation of an automation project.  
• The third module is called Business Case and Technical Validation: validate estimations and assess automation opportunities and it covers key elements of this stage, including pre-analysis and opportunity assessment. 
• The fourth module is Process Analysis: analyze and document the process states and it focuses on how to capture the current state of the process in detail, optimize it to the desired future state, and create the Process Definition Document (PDD). 
• The fifth module is Solution Design, Automation Development, and Testing: contributing to SDD and automation development, where the responsibilities of an Automation Business Analyst in these stages are explained.  
• The sixth and last module is UAT, Deployment, Hypercare, and Project Closure: support the COE, where you'll learn how to handle new or exception test cases that may arise in UAT and a checklist for all of the project's documentation that you can customize. 

This course includes hands-on exercises, a detailed examination of templates used by the Automation Business Analysts, and how to populate them and it takes 7 hours and 35 mins to complete. At the end, you will receive a diploma of completion.

Course prerequisites  

To start with this course, you should be familiar with: 

• The UiPath Automation Implementation Methodology stages from the Automation Implementation Methodology Fundamentals course.  
• The responsibilities, skills, and activities the Business Analyst performs during the various stages of the automation implementation from the Automation Business Analysis Fundamentals course.

Course audience  

This course is for Business Analysts, Business Managers, and Process Managers who want to learn about the automation journey and how the Automation Business Analyst role can support various stages of the automation implementation.

Course agenda 

• Use case overview: vendor onboarding process automation implementation  
• Kickoff: initiate the automation implementation   
• Business Case and Technical Validation: validate estimations and assess automation opportunities  
• Process Analysis: analyze and document the process states  
• Solution Design, Automation Development, and Testing: contributing to SDD and automation development 
• UAT, Deployment, Hypercare, and Project Closure: support the COE

Learning Objectives  

At the end of this course, you should be able to: 

• Describe the steps necessary to kickstart any automation project with a solid background and the right approach. 
• Identify the activities, roles, elements, and vision statement for an automation initiative during the Kickoff stage for the project to be successful. 
• Develop a business case document that highlights the benefits of automation by performing an opportunity assessment of the process. 
• Capture the current state of the process in detail, optimize it to the desired future state, and create the Process Definition Document (PDD). 
• Draft the high-level User Acceptance Testing (UAT) plan by gathering requirements, understanding the business processes, and translating them into testing scenarios and cases. 
• Analyze the elements of the Solution Design Document and ensure that they are aligned with the Process Definition Document. 
• Manage new or exception scenarios that may arise during the UAT stage. 
• Define how an Automation Business Analyst is involved in the Deployment, Hypercare, and Project Closure stages.