Automation Fundamentals
Build a solid foundation in business process automation. Learn the principles, tools, and techniques that every Automateur needs to know. This course is included with the Full AI Automateur Membership.
Course Overview
A comprehensive self-paced online course covering everything you need to start automating your business processes
Process Analysis
Learn how to identify, document, and analyze business processes for automation opportunities.
Tool Selection
Master the most popular automation tools including Zapier, Make, n8n, and custom solutions.
Error Handling
Build robust automations with proper error handling, monitoring, and recovery mechanisms.
Testing & Validation
Learn systematic testing approaches to ensure your automations work reliably in production.
Performance Optimization
Optimize your automations for speed, reliability, and cost-effectiveness.
Scaling Strategies
Learn how to scale your automations from simple workflows to enterprise-level solutions.
Course Modules
Self-paced online modules with interactive content and real-world applications
Module 1: Process Discovery & Analysis
Learn to identify automation opportunities and document processes effectively.
- Process mapping techniques
- Bottleneck identification
- ROI calculation basics
- Map your current workflows
- Identify 3 automation opportunities
- Calculate potential time savings
- Process mapping templates
- ROI calculator spreadsheet
- Case study examples
Module 2: Automation Tools & Platforms
Master the most popular automation tools and learn when to use each one.
- Zapier fundamentals
- Make (Integromat) basics
- n8n introduction
- Custom scripting options
- Build your first Zapier automation
- Create a Make scenario
- Set up a basic n8n workflow
- Tool comparison guide
- Getting started tutorials
- Best practices documentation
Module 3: Building Robust Automations
Learn to build reliable automations with proper error handling and monitoring.
- Error handling strategies
- Data validation techniques
- Monitoring and logging
- Retry mechanisms
- Add error handling to existing automations
- Build a robust data processing workflow
- Implement monitoring dashboards
- Error handling templates
- Monitoring tool guides
- Best practices checklist
Module 4: Testing & Optimization
Master testing methodologies and learn to optimize automations for performance.
- Testing methodologies
- Performance optimization
- Cost optimization
- A/B testing for automations
- Create comprehensive test suites
- Optimize a slow automation
- Conduct performance benchmarking
- Testing checklists
- Performance monitoring tools
- Optimization frameworks
Module 5: Integration & APIs
Learn to integrate different systems and work with APIs for advanced automation.
- API fundamentals
- Webhook integration
- Data transformation
- Authentication methods
- Build API-powered automations
- Create webhook handlers
- Integrate 3+ different services
- API documentation guides
- Integration templates
- Authentication best practices
Module 6: Scaling & Maintenance
Learn to scale automations across teams and maintain them long-term.
- Team collaboration
- Documentation practices
- Version control for automations
- Maintenance strategies
- Document a complex automation
- Set up team workflows
- Create a maintenance schedule
- Documentation templates
- Team collaboration guides
- Maintenance checklists
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