Process Automation and Software Development

Automation Software Development Process

On the other hand, we have a robust development process that works perfectly for building automation solutions. Therefore, our teams go through 5 distinct phases that are crucial for the development of these technologies.

Requirements Gathering and Planning

We meet with you to know your needs and requirements. We can only automate a workflow that we understand, which is why this first step is so important – it lets us know the problems you're facing and the goals you're setting for your automation solutions.

Project

Once we agree on a plan, our design team, software architects, and developers take your requirements and turn them into a blueprint for the automation solution. So, we work on a basic version of your product so you can get a first taste of the finished solution.

Development

When this basic version meets your expectations, we will start working on the full solution through an agile approach. In other words, our engineering team works in multiple iterations, building increments and adjusting based on your feedback.

Quality control and testing

Depending on your project, we may have a separate stage for testing your product, or we may incorporate our testing throughout development. Regardless of which path we take, the goal is the same: ensure the automation solution works flawlessly, has as few errors as possible, and is of the highest quality.

Production and maintenance

Once we are sure your product is ready, we deploy it to production and allow you to use it in your daily operations. But our work is not finished yet. We monitor the deployment and collect feedback from your team to ensure the solution works as expected and make adjustments where necessary.

Automate repetitive tasks

One of the best things about automation solutions is that you can make the most of them no matter what industry you operate in. This is because these tools can easily take care of mundane, repetitive tasks, from data collection and email marketing to manufacturing and generating insightful reports.

Automated Testing

Proof that automation can work for practically any company is the way it serves us during development. In fact, we will use automation solutions to develop your own automation solution. One of the best ways to use it is automated testing, which allows us to automatically test your solution for bugs and vulnerabilities. By using it, we can reduce the time to market of your solution and increase its overall quality.

Automated constructions

Attention to the details

One of the keys to an efficient automation solution is understanding how you perform the tasks you want to automate. That's why we place special emphasis on the Requirements Gathering and Planning stage, where we meet with you to understand your business, your objectives, your general strategy and your needs.

We are very thorough in this initial stage and pay close attention to every detail of the tasks to be automated. So we take a deep look at the software you use, the methodologies you implement, and your overall flow to create a solution that best meets your goals.

What can be automated

Automation solutions are wonderful because they are highly adaptable and powerful. In other words, many of your tasks and processes can be automated to some extent. There is, however, a limit to this. There are many tasks that require creativity, strategy or originality, something that only a human being can accomplish. But automation can be of great help in the rest (especially if they are simple or repetitive tasks).

Some of the tasks you can automate in your workflow include:

• Email marketing campaigns
• Data scraping and benchmarking
• Website monitoring
• Data input
• Invoicing
• Supply chain management
• HR Integration
• Regulatory compliance

What should be automated

Just because you can automate a task doesn't mean you actually need to. Why? Because there are times when manually performing a task that can be automated is the best way to go. Certain processes may require a human eye to obtain better results or may benefit from human control. In fact, what you should automate mainly depends on your workflow, your business strategy, your current skills, and your resources.

For example, you could automate HR onboarding, but you might want a more human touch to that welcome. Or you want to perform manual benchmarking efforts because you prefer quality over quantity. This means that there is no recipe that tells you what you should automate – it all depends on your context. This doesn't mean you shouldn't automate anything. There is always something you can automate to elevate your business – you just need to figure out what those tasks are.

Our portfolio of Methodologies for Process Automation

RAD (rapid application development)

Rapid Application Development (RAD) is a great alternative to process automation as it focuses on early integration, adaptability and compartmentalization. This means it relies primarily on user feedback and testing findings to shape the product's design and functions. In other words, work on process automation as your engineering team discovers automation opportunities while collaborating with you.

Code generation

Today, there are many tools (CASE applications, frameworks, and IDEs) that can automatically generate code. This can help our engineering teams quickly create new automation cases. But doing so means taking a new approach to creating that automation, which means understanding which code generation tools can help us (and where they can do it). If done well, code generation can bring benefits to productivity, simplification, portability and consistency. Overall, this helps reduce the time it takes our team to work on your solutions.

MDA/MDD (Model Driven Architecture/Development)

Model-Driven Architecture (MDA) is an approach that helps teams design systems through platform-independent models. In other words, it specifies the operations of systems without tying them to a particular platform. Model-driven development (MDD), on the other hand, uses graphical models and pre-built components to create complex applications. Using both approaches, our engineering teams can create new automation cases that fit virtually any project (thanks to the platform-independent nature of MDA).

common questions

What is automatic process i action software?

Process automation software is an application that helps streamline any business process with ease, accuracy, and flexibility. The goal of these tools is to take normal manual processes and automate them through different approaches (such as rules-based behaviors or AI adoption). These tools have vast potential and can be used in virtually any industry, but they are common in areas such as software engineering, where opportunities for automation are most evident.

What are examples of business automation?

Business process automation is increasing rapidly, which is why there are so many examples around us. Among them, one of the most established is data collection and cleaning. Through intelligent automation algorithms, companies collect information about their operations, their competitors and their customers to gain insights about them. But before doing the analysis, these algorithms also “clean” the data (that is, remove outliers and duplicates and impute values) to prepare it for processing. It would take a long time for a human team to do this, but the automation solution can do it quickly and efficiently.

Another example comes from the insurance sector. As claims processes tend to be time-consuming and complex, insurers use automation solutions to handle the workload more productively. Through these solutions, insurers can reduce the time it takes to process and adjudicate claims, while also having the ability to detect fraud early (especially when the automation solution is combined with AI).

What are the pros and cons of automation?

As with any technology, automation solutions have advantages and disadvantages that you need to consider before implementing them in your organization. Some of the most important advantages include:

• Cost efficiency. Automation streamlines workflows and makes processes less tedious and more efficient. Ultimately, this affects the way you work, increasing your productivity and increasing your effectiveness.
• Increased job satisfaction. Repetitive tasks can be highly frustrating for your team. By automating them, you allow your employees to focus on more relevant tasks that make them feel more valuable.
• Driven collaboration. Freeing your workforce from routine tasks will allow everyone to focus on more important tasks, which will lead to more meaningful contributions to your goals. This, in turn, will translate into more collaboration as your entire team will be better aligned on value-generating tasks.

On the other hand, some of the cons include:

• Steep initial investment. Developing an automated solution can be an expensive endeavor. This means you need to save a part of your budget for this. Of course, the ROI of automation is high, so you'll get that money back quickly, but it's important to know that the initial investment can be a hindrance.
• Continuous training. Automating your workflow can free up your employees for low-level tasks, which means you need to prepare them for high-level tasks. This involves a training effort to reskill and reskill your workforce, something that can take a long time (especially as it needs to be an ongoing process to produce the best results)

Which companies use automation?

Given that automation is such a hot trend right now, you won't be surprised to learn that many companies across all industries and verticals use automation solutions to some level. Big companies like Amazon, Adidas, Wal-Mart, Nestlé, Ford, Zara, Tesla and even Best Buy are all using automation in some way, from robotics to office automation.

• Cost efficiency. Automation streamlines workflows and makes processes less tedious and more efficient. Ultimately, this affects the way you work, increasing your productivity and increasing your effectiveness.
• Increased job satisfaction. Repetitive tasks can be highly frustrating for your team. By automating them, you allow your employees to focus on more relevant tasks that make them feel more valuable.
• Driven collaboration. Freeing your workforce from routine tasks will allow everyone to focus on more important tasks, which will lead to more meaningful contributions to your goals. This, in turn, will translate into more collaboration as your entire team will be better aligned on value-generating tasks.

On the other hand, some of the cons include:

• Steep initial investment. Developing an automated solution can be an expensive endeavor. This means you need to save a part of your budget for this. Of course, the ROI of automation is high, so you'll get that money back quickly, but it's important to know that the initial investment can be a hindrance.
• Continuous training. Automating your workflow can free up your employees for low-level tasks, which means you need to prepare them for high-level tasks. This involves a training effort to reskill and reskill your workforce, something that can take a long time (especially as it needs to be an ongoing process to produce the best results)