Scott Francis

CEO at BP3 Global Inc
Has 10+ Years Of Experience

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Over 4 years ago

Replied to Scott Francis What is the difference between cognitive RPA and RPA?

@Evgeny Belenky, Marketing is "cognitive RPA is the next evolution of RPA!" .. a more practical and useful thing to say is "We can automatically process your invoices and push the data into your operational systems and processes." - okay, so you're solving an invoicing…

Over 4 years ago

Answered a question: What is the difference between cognitive RPA and RPA?

Marketing...! This is not to say that there isn't value in combining machine learning and RPA to enhance the values of the solutions you build - there is value there, and we're big proponents of building AI and ML into the solutions we deploy. But let's not confuse…

Over 4 years ago

Answered a question: What is the difference between Robotic Process Automation (RPA) and Intelligent Process Automation (IPA)?

I think the market largely has the wrong definition of IPA, but we can turn to HFS for a take on it: " "Intelligent Process Automation Definition: Intelligent Process Automation (IPA) is the use of technology to allow a business function or part of the operation of a process…

Over 5 years ago

Replied to AnimeshJain Which lesser known RPA vendor has the best chance at unseating today's market leaders?

Rony - I think the big RPA players are already moving that way (toward more end-to-end platforms). It's a long way to go, but they have significant customer adoption on their side. The big integrated players - IBM, Pega, SAP, etc. and smaller ones like Appian - have less…

Over 5 years ago

Answered a question: Looking for a BPMN tool that is easy to use and reasonably priced

I don't have a great ease-of-use comparison, but let me give you a few thoughts that are a bit easier to read than some of the below: 1. BPMN.io - simple open source package for modeling BPMN processes. Many BPMN modelers are based on the same interaction paradigm here, so…

Almost 6 years ago

Commented on Add option simplifies scale of production and all production processes

Nice review - I'll offer that if you're looking for easier-to-use UI for IBM BPM/Automation, you might want to check out Brazos UI from BP3.

Almost 6 years ago

Answered a question: What is BPMN and how is it used?

BPMN is a great standard for modeling and notating business processes. One of the key features that isn't often remarked upon is that, for the most part, it is easy to DRAW on a white board or by hand, not just easy to use the symbols in a drag-and-drop mode. I really feel…

Almost 6 years ago

Answered a question: What are the limitations of RPA?

All of the limitations of RPA are addressable in fairly straightforward ways if you're familiar with the other tools that are important for building Intelligent Automation solutions 1. If unstructured data is a concern, machine learning techniques in combination with…

Almost 6 years ago

Answered a question: What are the total costs involved for attended and unattended robots?

The basics are straightforward, but if you want to get the actual $$ amounts that's harder as it is a constantly evolving (and in general, commoditizing) space from a price perspective First, for unattended bots, traditionally vendors try to compare the bot to the price…

Almost 6 years ago

Answered a question: What is the difference between RPA and intelligent automation (IA)?

RPA is great at emulating what a person would do to read data, enter data, pass data along from one system to another, extract data, inspect data, re-organize that data in a rote way. However, all of these activities can be brittle without adding some intelligence around…

Almost 7 years ago

Answered a question: How should I calculate ROI for RPA? How should I measure RPA success?

I'd advise a different approach, outlined in this blog post: "How to turn ROI into ROMG with RPA" 1. Look for areas of friction in collecting, receiving, or recognizing revenue! 2. Look for areas where your clients experience friction working with you! 3. Combine RPA…

Almost 7 years ago

Contributed a review of Automation Anywhere: Use this solution to tackle things that matter to your business

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Almost 7 years ago

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Over 4 years ago

Robotic Process Automation (RPA)

What is the difference between cognitive RPA and RPA?

Over 4 years ago

Robotic Process Automation (RPA)

What is the difference between Robotic Process Automation (RPA) and Intelligent Process Automation (IPA)?

Over 5 years ago

Business Process Management (BPM)

Looking for a BPMN tool that is easy to use and reasonably priced

Almost 6 years ago

Business Process Management (BPM)

What is BPMN and how is it used?

Almost 6 years ago

Robotic Process Automation (RPA)

What are the limitations of RPA?

Almost 6 years ago

Robotic Process Automation (RPA)

What are the total costs involved for attended and unattended robots?

Almost 6 years ago

Robotic Process Automation (RPA)

What is the difference between RPA and intelligent automation (IA)?

Almost 7 years ago

Robotic Process Automation (RPA)

How should I calculate ROI for RPA? How should I measure RPA success?

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Almost 6 years ago

Business Process Management (BPM)

Add option simplifies scale of production and all production processes

About me

As co-founder and CEO of BP3, it's my job to help our clients find a faster way. Our clients want a specific business outcome, and they want it in the fastest way possible, and that's what BP3 is here to deliver. We deliver those outcomes because we bring a more focus, more foresight, and more followup approach to every single client engagement. We leverage our experience in Process, Design, Robotics (RPA), AI, Machine Learning, Decision Automation, and Software Engineering to deliver Intelligent Automation Solutions for our clients.

Prior to BP3, I was Chief Architect and Director of Technical Services and the Lombardi On Demand Assistance program at Lombardi Software, which was an early and innovative entrant in the Business Process Management (BPM) software space, later acquired by IBM in 2010, and becoming the cornerstone of IBM's offering in that space.

Prior to Lombardi, I started Westslope Software, LLC to manage my independent software consulting efforts.

Prior to Westslope Software, I worked 7 years with Trilogy in several different senior technical, management, and leadership roles - from Development to Consulting to Technical Sales.

Employers

BP3 Global, Inc.
Lombardi Software
Trilogy

Education

Computer Science at Stanford University