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    "title" : "Introducing the New Robotic Process Automation Community of Practice |Digital.gov",
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    {"kicker" : "New Community","title" :"Introducing the New Robotic Process Automation Community of Practice","deck" : "The new community will explore opportunities, share ideas, and collaborate on how RPA can be effectively implemented in federal agencies.","summary" : "The new community will explore opportunities, share ideas, and collaborate on how RPA can be effectively implemented in federal agencies.","date" : "2019-05-08T17:48:00-05:00","date_modified" : "2025-01-27T19:42:55-05:00","authors" : {"ed-burrows" : "Ed Burrows"},"topics" : {
        
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      "filepath" :"news/2019/05/2019-05-08-introducing-new-rpa-community-practice.md",
      "filepathURL" :"https://github.com/GSA/digitalgov.gov/blob/bc-archive-content-3/content/news/2019/05/2019-05-08-introducing-new-rpa-community-practice.md",
      "editpathURL" :"https://github.com/GSA/digitalgov.gov/edit/bc-archive-content-3/content/news/2019/05/2019-05-08-introducing-new-rpa-community-practice.md","slug" : "introducing-new-rpa-community-practice","url" : "/preview/gsa/digitalgov.gov/bc-archive-content-3/2019/05/08/introducing-new-rpa-community-practice/","content" :"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eOriginally published on the \u003ca href=\"https://www.gsa.gov/blog/2019/04/18/gsa-calls-on-federal-emerging-tech-leaders-to-form-rpa-community-of-practice\"\u003eGSA blog\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEmerging technologies are rapidly changing the way government and industry do business. In order to prepare for and fully leverage this technological revolution, GSA is forming a community of practice (CoP) for robotic process automation (RPA). The new RPA CoP will allow federal government leaders to explore opportunities, share ideas, and collaborate on how RPA can be effectively implemented in their respective agencies.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"/preview/gsa/digitalgov.gov/bc-archive-content-3/communities/rpa/\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJoin the community »\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Executive Sponsors of the RPA CoP are GSA Chief Financial Officer Gerard Badorrek and GSA Technology Transformation Services (TTS) Director Anil Cheriyan. The CoP will be chaired by Ed Burrows of the GSA Office of the Chief Financial Officer (CFO).\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith the advancements in emerging technology, it’s important for the federal government to capitalize on technological solutions in order to obtain the benefits of cost-effectively automating manual, repetitive, and rule-based operations. Many agencies are currently piloting RPA or already have bots in production, but so much more can be learned, accomplished, and shared  with the collective efforts of industry and government.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn addition, RPA will advance agency missions by helping shift the federal workforce from low-value to high-value work, which supports the President’s Management Agenda, Cross-Agency Priority Goal 6. Other benefits include:\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRe-engineering and improving processes as they are automated;\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIncreasing the efficiency of existing operations;\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCompleting more work with less resources (e.g., more frequent and timely processing, improved data quality through full reconciliation);\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReducing costs over time by creating capacity to maintain quality of service and absorb new work requirements without the need for additional hiring;\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReducing processing errors and labor costs related to rework, delays, and customer dissatisfaction; and,\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReducing process cycle times and thereby improving service to internal customers, agency partners, and U.S. citizens.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBy creating a RPA CoP, the federal government can reduce duplication and streamline efforts to implement RPA across government to help advance agency missions today, and into the future. The GSA Office of the CFO will leverage the existing TTS CoP management capabilities and expertise to lead the RPA CoP.  The CoP will mobilize federal RPA leaders to share information, define technical options, and outline best practices for implementation in order to accelerate operational achievements and the benefits of RPA.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGSA looks forward to helping agency partners take important next steps to successfully implement RPA programs and strategically position the federal workforce to engage in higher value work to deliver on their mission.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTo learn more about how to get involved with the RPA CoP please contact \u003ca href=\"mailto:rpa@gsa.gov\"\u003erpa@gsa.gov\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n"}
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