A business case captures the reasoning for automating a particular business process or process group with RPA. A business case for Python RPA must be brief but persuasive and armed with data.

Main purpose of RPA is labor saving. So first you should multiply average hourly expenses (hourly rate + all taxes + additional charges) and work time saved by implementation of a robot (in hours per month).

Secondly, you must forecast the costs involved in development and maintenance of your RPA solution. They consist of developers’ demand, RPA-licenses and infrastructure costs. Since one RPA-platform can carry several solutions, expenses might be allocated according to the execution time.

Other metrics such as an error rate and time of operation might be also topics for consideration in a business-case.

This data helps you to consider and present your RPA-project as an investment with clear benefits and a transparent ROI (return of investment).

Using MS Excel or Google Sheets enables prioritization of process automation projects for economic reasons.