{"id":8893,"date":"2022-01-17T15:54:11","date_gmt":"2022-01-17T14:54:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tacstone.nl\/help-our-software-robot-is-sick-why-rpa-management-is-so-important\/"},"modified":"2025-11-05T14:31:28","modified_gmt":"2025-11-05T13:31:28","slug":"help-our-software-robot-is-sick-why-rpa-management-is-so-important","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tacstone.nl\/en\/help-our-software-robot-is-sick-why-rpa-management-is-so-important\/","title":{"rendered":"Help, our software robot is sick! Why RPA management is so important."},"content":{"rendered":"[vc_row type=”in_container” full_screen_row_position=”middle” column_margin=”default” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”default” column_direction_phone=”default” scene_position=”center” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” row_border_radius=”none” row_border_radius_applies=”bg” overlay_strength=”0.3″ gradient_direction=”left_to_right” shape_divider_position=”bottom” bg_image_animation=”none”][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” column_element_spacing=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/1″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][vc_column_text]Software robots<\/a> are the ideal employees: they work fast and flawlessly, never get sick, don’t go on vacation and can work 24 hours a day, without a break. True, but even a software robot can fail. For example, if it uses a business application that has changed (unexpectedly). <\/p>\n

The application of RPA<\/a> often grows step-by-step in an organization. Gradually, software robots take over more and more tasks. It then becomes more important to be able to rely on the deployability and continuity of the robots. A reliable management function is absolutely essential here. Because even a robustly built software robot can fail and must then be patched up again as soon as possible. <\/p>\n

Practice shows that a mature RPA management function is certainly not a given. Many RPA developers especially enjoy developing new processes all the time, but have less time for (or feel like…) maintaining or repairing existing processes. Especially if such an existing process was developed by an external partner who has since left. Or by a former colleague who is no longer employed. And if it then also turns out that the documentation of the robot script is not in order or that the script was not built according to the agreed development standards, we thus have a challenge. How do we solve this? <\/p>\n

Challenges in managing RPA<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Managing RPA requires attention. This is often glossed over by implementation partners. As is the fact that developing robust, secure robotic scripts is also more complex than RPA software vendors would have you believe. Some of the reasons why managing RPA can be challenging: <\/p>\n