There are no hard and fast rules, but the following are some desirable attributes that your identified process should possess :
* High transaction volumes
* Manual data entry and/or extraction
* Rule-based
* Multiple handling of the same data
* Disparate systems (especially legacy ones)
* Stable processes
Regarding the Full-Time Equivalent (FTE) savings, the concept is rather simple. You need to determine how long it takes for an employee to complete the transaction currently, and estimate the time it will take a bot to complete the same transaction. The time savings per transaction completed multiplied by the number of transactions will give you the figure you need.
Note the above is meant to be a quick back-of-the-envelope calculation of the FTE savings. Also, the challenge when calculating the FTE savings (prior to implementing RPA) lies in justifying and validating the assumptions you have made.
