I am on the cusp of pursuing an RPA certification leaning towards Automation Anywhere product platform. I have no experience in RPA and hope to break into this area as a project manager.
Would this pathway be beneficial? I was once a developer and am not intimated to roll up my sleeves and learn scripting/coding again. Many of the top RPA software companies market there products as no code or low code. I think I'd actually prefer an RPA product that intergrates at some level to a coding language like TypeScript(Javascript) or Python. Build custom bots as opposed to configured bots but using baseline bots to build on top for me would be more rewarding and perhaps a little more exciting. I'd would enjoy the opportunity to be a Scrum Master on an RPA based development team.
Any insights in this arena is greatly appreciated.
RPA is very popular in many industries and having expertise with solutions like Blue Prism would be an asset, but if you are a PM now, you'd have to ask how much knowledge you would want to gain actually configuring/customizing RPA solutions vs. managing projects using those?
Unfortunately, experience trumps all else, so even with a certification, if you don't have "some" experience leading such projects, hiring managers or recruiters may be inclined to look at other PMs who do.
While it might not take a certification, understanding the normal delivery lifecycles for RPA implementations, the normal challenges experienced with those, and key prerequisites might be a better set of knowledge than the "gory details" of implementing one.
Hi Kiron,
I agree. As I don't have experience with RPA I was thinking the only way to mention the term on my resume is with a certification or try to convey in a resume. Also perhaps building some stuff with any free tools available and showcasing some stuff up on github.
I am also seeing articles expecting huge explosion of growth by 2025 in RPA which will help with prospects.
But again, your guidance is spot on. Saving Changes...
