Write down at least five manual, tedious, or repetitive tasks, for which automation would be a good choice. Here's a list of the tasks:
Updating the inventory
Payment processing
Tax inclusion
Recovery of items
Bill generation
Analyze if automation is feasible for the tasks you noted. Ask the questions you saw in the Going the Automation Way section.
How many resources and how much time are required to build the automation solution? Possible answer: 3-5 systems and a server. 1 month will be required to build the automation system.
How many resources and how much time are required to maintain the automation solution? Possible answer: The same amount of systems will be required to maintain the automation system. Maintenance needs to be done once per week.
How likely is it that the solution will be used in the medium to long-term? Possible answer: The system will be used for a long time unless the process changes.
What is the risk exposure level if the system isn't automated?
The processing of user requests will be slow. This could frustrate the users. We could lose customers.
In groups, compare your lists and discuss similarities and differences.
