Is Agile or Hybrid execution model a best fit approach for Robotic Process Automation Projects?
Gaurav DhooperAssistant Vice President| GenpactNoida, U.P., India
Based on the tenets of Agile, do RPA projects prove to be good candidates for Agile project execution? I would like to seek valuable inputs from the audience. Saving Changes...
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Vivek BhatiaPrincipal| The Bhatia GroupOakland, Ca, United States
In my experience, pure Agile is best for items with a low cost of deployment. Software is easy to deploy. Well, far easier than hardware. One of the core tenets of Agile is working on items that can quickly and easily be put into production. Can't do that with hardware.
Not sure if "robotic process automation" has a hardware component or just software, though.
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May 07, 2019 9:05 AM
Gaurav Dhooper
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Thanks Vivek. Here, we are talking about software component of RPA only.
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Sergio Luis ConteHelping to create solutions for everyone| Worldwide based OrganizationsBuenos Aires, Argentina
I have used Agile approach and some times Agile based methods (DSDM) on those type of porojects, where robotics and AI were combined, from 1998 up to date.
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May 07, 2019 5:54 AM
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Thanks Sergio. This is great input and thanks for sharing it.
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Gaurav DhooperAssistant Vice President| GenpactNoida, U.P., India
May 07, 2019 5:10 AM
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I have used Agile approach and some times Agile based methods (DSDM) on those type of porojects, where robotics and AI were combined, from 1998 up to date.
Thanks Sergio. This is great input and thanks for sharing it.
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May 07, 2019 6:07 AM
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You are welcome.
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Sergio Luis ConteHelping to create solutions for everyone| Worldwide based OrganizationsBuenos Aires, Argentina
May 07, 2019 5:54 AM
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Thanks Sergio. This is great input and thanks for sharing it.
As usual, it depends on the scope of the project and the stakeholder willingness to try an adaptive approach.
With my current client who has a large RPA program (leveraging Blue Prism), they get the process definition finalized upfront prior to commencing design & development activities so they are following more of a Water-Scrum-Fall approach.
Kiron
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May 07, 2019 9:14 AM
Gaurav Dhooper
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This is really great input for me. Thanks Kiron for sharing it. So, it is more of a hybrid approach adopting best practices of waterfall and agile especially scrum. Please correct me if my understanding is not correct.
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Gaurav DhooperAssistant Vice President| GenpactNoida, U.P., India
May 07, 2019 12:27 AM
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In my experience, pure Agile is best for items with a low cost of deployment. Software is easy to deploy. Well, far easier than hardware. One of the core tenets of Agile is working on items that can quickly and easily be put into production. Can't do that with hardware.
Not sure if "robotic process automation" has a hardware component or just software, though.
Thanks Vivek. Here, we are talking about software component of RPA only. Saving Changes...
Gaurav DhooperAssistant Vice President| GenpactNoida, U.P., India
May 07, 2019 8:06 AM
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Gaurav -
As usual, it depends on the scope of the project and the stakeholder willingness to try an adaptive approach.
With my current client who has a large RPA program (leveraging Blue Prism), they get the process definition finalized upfront prior to commencing design & development activities so they are following more of a Water-Scrum-Fall approach.
Kiron
This is really great input for me. Thanks Kiron for sharing it. So, it is more of a hybrid approach adopting best practices of waterfall and agile especially scrum. Please correct me if my understanding is not correct. Saving Changes...
Robotics is well suited to hybrid approaches. Agile fits well where both complexity and frequency of change is high. As Vivek points out, where hardware is involved that can be difficult due to cost and flow time to build and test equipment. In some cases, change may be cost prohibitive.
Other aspects of a project, like 3D kinematics simulations and controls software can be better suited to an agile approach. An overall schedule is still required to know when those developmental phases must occur in order to support the phases where the cost of change dramatically increases.
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May 07, 2019 9:31 AM
Gaurav Dhooper
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Great feedback Keith. I agree with you on the point of complexity and frequency of change.
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Gaurav DhooperAssistant Vice President| GenpactNoida, U.P., India
May 07, 2019 9:25 AM
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Robotics is well suited to hybrid approaches. Agile fits well where both complexity and frequency of change is high. As Vivek points out, where hardware is involved that can be difficult due to cost and flow time to build and test equipment. In some cases, change may be cost prohibitive.
Other aspects of a project, like 3D kinematics simulations and controls software can be better suited to an agile approach. An overall schedule is still required to know when those developmental phases must occur in order to support the phases where the cost of change dramatically increases.
Great feedback Keith. I agree with you on the point of complexity and frequency of change. Saving Changes...
