This depends on how you start and structure your journey. The points below are to be considered for the process.
Define your vision for automation and secure sponsorship to realize your vision (refer to our Robotic Operating Model) Responsibilities for the Head of Intelligent Automation Identify opportunities to realize the vision Prioritize the opportunities Consider capabilities of the team and how best to utilize these to realize the vision Center of Excellence (CoE) to use the BP University and gain certification Qualify the opportunity when building the pipeline – refer to your business case and vision Identify resources with relevant skills in your organization – see role profiles Centers of excellence in intelligent automation are generally successful when building the capability from within the organization – they know the business, methodologies and processes – this way you only have to train the intelligent automation element Segregation of duties within the team – start small, think big: the opportunities will drive the capability. Keep your CoE focused on automation delivery – use IT/IS/data governance/risk/application owners as an extension to your team. They are the resident experts in your organization, having them on the journey speeds up the progress – engage early and educate on intelligent automation. Building your Pipeline: resource planning and change management Engaging a Blue Prism Certified Partner Partners can be used to build the capability, giving you the chance to identify the resource internally or externally Partners come with a breadth of experience and can hit the ground running from day one Our partner services and pre-sales teams can help with this, from identifying automation opportunities right through to delivery and building your ROM and resource capabilities