This is the first podcast which explores the life of an Intelligent Automation Product Owner. I work for a Fortune 50 company which used to be biggest company in the world a few years ago. This podcast represents my views only.
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In this episode I am sharing with you my work which is quite advanced and can amaze anyone with its width and broad spectrum
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How did I start being acceptable at developing intelligent automation?
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3:45In this podcast episode, I am exploring the beginning of my RPA journey
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How can you use you PC as a wealth and status machine: Data Based Fashion Reviews
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6:56In this episode I am exploring again how can you use intelligent automation to create value that will be transformed into wealth and status: creating the first world data based fashion review For the full blog post: https://fanaca.wordpress.com/2023/10/20/milan-fashion-week
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Automation transforms the personal computer from the entertainment media it is today to a wealth and status creation machine
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11:55In this episode after almost 2 years break, I explore the seriousness of intelligent automation which has the possibility of transforming the outcome of using a personal computer. From being mostly an entertainment machine, intelligent automation will without doubt transform it into a money and status creation machine…
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Regional trains (RPA) or high speed trains (API) ?
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9:42In this episode, I am analyzing some data on the use of TGVs versus regional trains in France as an analogy of why RPA cannot be overtaken by API anywhere soon in the digital transformation battles of the tools. Actually, the industry already knows that RPA includes API and other tools and is the real strategic choice, as I read what the industry s…
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In this episode, I am exploring different views on what will be the next step for RPA or intelligent automation, from various sources within business, IT, or the automation consultancy marketing materials.
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How to improve software robots production efficiency?
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6:55In this episode, I am exploring different views on how to improve the production of bots, both from IT and business side. Production of bots should ideally be done mostly in Agile team at the moment, as it is the standard of the IT operations, or in a close co-operation of IT and business
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Interview with UiPath MVP Chaitanya Kulkarni
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18:28In this episode, I am starting a series of interviews with people in this industry, especially around UiPath, but not limited to this vendor. Chaitanya is an UiPath MVP and currently a consultant for T-Systems in India. He started his careers as software developer in 2016 and is eager to share his knowledge to my questions.…
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Will intelligent automation result in improved customer service?
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7:08In this episode, I am exploring different arguments for why intelligent automation results in improved customer service together with some arguments on why RPA is not the only tool in the kit. In the end, I collect a couple of industry arguments on why and how intelligent automation leads to improved customer service…
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In this episode, I am telling three stories of how business people have sabotaged my team's efforts to help them be more productive with intelligent automation. As funny and self-sabotaging as this is, around half of business people are doing it on a daily basis
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Why intelligent automation governance is key
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13:11In this episode, I am exploring a key pillar of my recommendation framework, something I found key to a successful implementation of intelligent automation and a great success of its managing program later on.
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How will success be measured, and are there ways to mitigate investment risks?
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12:15In this episode, I am exploring different views on how to measure the success of intelligent automation or RPA implementation. From enabling reflection of the standardization of the process to trust, opinions vary a lot. In the end, I did a quick survey of what does the industry say about this aspect Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Adrian-Fanaca…
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Can robotic process automatic deliver a quick ROI?
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6:42In this episode, I am exploring different views on the returns intelligent automation can bring to yours business. I am then writing a couple of industry views on what are the size and challenges of getting a quick return on investment Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Adrian-Fanaca-104495404719783 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/adrian-fana…
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Does the bot replace a human, or assist a human?
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7:31In this episode, I am exploring some different views on the future automation of human white collar jobs, who are polarized between those who reject automation and therefore are more inclined to think that human is not replaceable, and those who embrace automation, usually the winners of this change, who think bot replace human 100% Facebook: https…
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In this episode, I am exploring some perspectives on how employees see the impact of automation. These perspectives are based on proprietary research and is unique and very valuable. Then, I explore the only study I have found on the Internet that touches the views of employees on automation Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Adrian-Fanaca-10449540…
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In this episode, I am exploring how DevOps makes intelligent automation the new revolution in business, art and life. I explore some of my personal projects with intelligent automation and how applying DevOps to intelligent automation makes me thrive Artistic expression built with intelligent automation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JDGI250dlso …
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In this episode I am exploring the double standards Wall Street banks like Bank of America, Barclays or JP Morgan are applying to different tech companies on the market, rewarding some more than others without apparent reason. The only reasonable explanation is nationalism Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Adrian-Fanaca-104495404719783 LinkedIn: h…
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In this episode, I am exploring some of the ideas on why intelligent automation has not gained track and why is it attacked so much by some scared people? Are we doing some witch hunting here with people who, like Galilei, tried to pursue the truth? Food for thought Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Adrian-Fanaca-104495404719783 LinkedIn: https://…
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In this episode, I am exploring the constant rejection that I faced as intelligent automation product owner from a lot of business people, and why I consider this an anarchy problem without any current manager being able to bring order to direct people to use automation instead of doing the process manually Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Adrian…
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What do you put more focus on today compared to before automation was used?
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3:12In this short episode, I am exploring what are the activities that business teams do more now, after automation is taking care of their repetitive tasks. Interesting answers from my interviews in my Fortune30, both business and IT, wait for you inside this short episode Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Adrian-Fanaca-104495404719783 LinkedIn: http…
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In this episode, I am discussing various aspects of my job as product owner, with I consider important tools in my day to day job YouTube video on my sobriety journey, which helped to become a successful PO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HZjlyKOPn7o Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Adrian-Fanaca-104495404719783 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.co…
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In this episode, I am exploring the tremendous growth of EY, arguably the best RPA consultancy out there, and the dream of a company without management levels, triggered by automating the vertical processes, not just the horizontal processes as of now Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Adrian-Fanaca-104495404719783 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.co…
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In this episode, I am exploring some reasons why RPA projects fail. These were collected in the interviews I have done for my forthcoming book on the challenges of intelligent automation. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Adrian-Fanaca-104495404719783 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/adrian-fanaca-ma-polsci-mba-ab44172b/ WordPress: Fanaca.wor…
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In this episode, I am touching on the politics of automation, on how API is not the future and how RPA will eventually prevail by assimilating API. IT is in a very risky position right now because it is captured by some traditional IT, which has never understood RPA and wants to kill it. But they won't success and the longer they refuse to get RPA …
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In this episode I am describing why I think Agile is great and how to measure improvement better in time by diving the capacity by the number of developers or even better, by the number of hours worked by the developers. In this way, you can compare yourself with your past self, because the traditional capacity does allow you to control for the num…
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Does a software robot really save time? What are the constraints?
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6:15In this episode, I am exploring two questions that I have asked 8 people, both in IT and business, and who have participated in RPA projects delivery before. The first question was if RPA really saves and time, the second what are the constraints of RPA. These 2 questions were part of the survey I did for my MBA thesis. The 10 questions together wi…
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The Most Important Feature of Intelligent Automation
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7:19In this episode, I am reflecting on the top 3 use cases on which you can use the most important feature of intelligent automation. From Facebook data to real estate prices in your town, this feature will prove to be the base of the new processes that are invented as we speak by new process visionaries. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Adrian-Fana…
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In this episode, I am arguing that a UiPath robot license has become recently a too high price to pay, when on the market there are several options to consider at similar capabilities for zero-licensing costs. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Adrian-Fanaca-104495404719783 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/adrian-fanaca-ma-polsci-mba-ab44172b/…
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Imagine What You Can Enable With Intelligent Automation
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7:04In this episode, I touch the negativity from technical leads towards intelligent automation or RPA, I touch why intelligent automation is the future and how a future process might look like. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Adrian-Fanaca-104495404719783 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/adrian-fanaca-ma-polsci-mba-ab44172b/ WordPress: Fanaca.…
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In this episode, I am exploring some of the possibilities to augment the current "well-behaved" bots with other technologies. For example, I believe data science has a lot of potential to be incorporated as soon as possible into RPA bots. Why? Because the skills are already here, and because data is the new oil. Augmenting humans with machine learn…
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Who Am I and Why Do I Want You To Buy My Book
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5:38In this episode I am explaining my background and my interests. Also, I am explaining why my book will be the best book on RPA on the market. Link for RPA jobs market data for the last 4 weeks: https://fanaca.wordpress.com/average-number-of-rpa-jobs-per-company/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Adrian-Fanaca-104495404719783 LinkedIn: https://www.…
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In this episode I explore two models in the literature on what conditions, factors, characteristics make the process of adopting inoovation or technology more successful. Blog: fanaca.wordpress.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/adrian-fanaca-ma-polsci-mba-ab44172b/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AdrianFanaca Support me on: Patreon: http…
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In this episode I explore if the benefits of the Intelligent Automation are real. I demonstrate that your net profits for year 1 of automation can be around half million dollars. Not bad, right? So why is this called a hype? Because there are lots of exxagerations about these numbers. However, the hype is real as RPA jobs market exploded. Facebook:…
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In this episode, I am sharing with you what kind of process I developed for myself as a citizen developer for my own benefit, and not my employer. I have created a bot that helps me to take the pulse of the RPA market weekly. This allowed me to understand the market developments better and to be informed and precise about the trend in the market Fa…
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You Are An Intelligent Automation Product Owner
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5:28In my first episode from my Intelligent Automation Product Owner podcast I explore some ideas on what makes you successful. I explain what makes it a social game, on why is it important to be relaxed in your job. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Adrian-Fanaca-104495404719783 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/adrian-fanaca-ma-polsci-mba-ab4417…
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