We are using Orchestrator and Studio and we are using both attended and unattended robots.
We use this solution in the compliance space to manage risk.
We do not run our automations in a virtual environment.
With our first process going into production just last week, we are just new to RPA. The RPA involvement across our organization is very small given our stage of development, with less than ten people. These are both developers and business users.
With respect to how easy it is to automate our company's processes, on a scale of one to five, I would say that it's about a three. The software itself is relatively straightforward and easy to use. However, the task of automating processes can be challenging. Each company is going to be different than others. My experience tells me that process automation perhaps is not as straightforward as businesses may think it is.
On a scale of one to five, judging how beneficial it is, I would rate the training a five. I found the training at the UiPath Academy really good and easy to understand. We were able to download trial versions of the software and apply our training to the trial versions. It is very straightforward and easy for .NET developers to actually use the tools. They felt comfortable, and there was nothing new, just a different way of doing what they do.
My company is probably not a good example of judging how long it takes to build your first robot. We implemented the system and did the process at the same time. So, combined, it took several months. Going forward, because we're no longer putting a system into place, I expect that timeframe to shrink significantly.
Given that the processes were just implemented at the end of last week and the beginning of this week, we have not yet seen the benefits in terms of cost-saving, time-saving, or a reduction in human error.
Enhanced capability in the document management space would be a huge benefit to our organization. As part of our business process, we receive a high volume of returned documents. Managing that high volume, in the millions, can be a challenge. If we had inherent, out of the box tools to drive document manage principles, that would be advantageous for our business.
We put our first process into production last week.
With respect to the stability, on a scale of one to five I would rate this solution a five. We have not incurred any stability challenges as of yet.
We did not use another RPA solution prior to this one.
I think that the industry as a whole is going in this direction. Knowing the industry as well as we do, we thought it product to get involved with RPA.
The initial setup of this solution was straightforward. The underpinning technology is familiar to us.
We performed the implementation ourselves.
I was not involved at this stage, so I am unsure whether other solutions were evaluated.
My advice to other companies who are looking into UiPath is to document how you do what you do. Document your processes first.
I would rate this solution an eight out of ten.