Research into automation of deployment on BIG IP F5

At my work, I have been given the responsibility of researching feasibility (timing) with regards to automating deployments of BIG IP F5 VE/vCMPS. I'm a newbie to F5, but am familiar with the concepts of load balancing. How long does it take to set up automation of deployments on F5 ? What is entailed ? We will be utilizing iWorkflow. Any info would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!