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Should you automate this?

Ten questions about one process you are thinking of automating. You get an honest answer — including no, which is the right answer more often than anyone selling AI will tell you.

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01How often does this happen?

02How many items go through it each time?

Hundreds or moreDozensA handfulOne at a time

03Across everyone involved, how much time does it eat per week?

More than a dayHalf a day to a dayA couple of hoursUnder an hour

04Is anyone actually complaining about it?

It is a running complaintIt comes up sometimesPeople have accepted itNobody has mentioned it

05Could you write the rules down for someone new?

If a new starter could follow a checklist, it is automation. If they need to learn what "looks right", it is AI.

Yes — a clear checklistMostly, with some exceptionsHalf rules, half judgementIt is mostly judgement

06Do the inputs arrive in the same shape each time?

Always — same formatUsuallyIt varies a lotFree text, email, PDFs, whatever

07Where does the information live?

Systems with an APISpreadsheets and shared filesPDFs, scans and emailLargely in people’s heads

08How often do the rules change?

Almost neverA few times a yearMonthlyConstantly

09If it gets one wrong, what happens?

Nobody noticesSomeone fixes it laterA customer noticesMoney or compliance is involved

10Has anything been tried before?

No, this would be the first attemptWe bought a tool and stopped using itAn AI pilot that never shippedSomeone built something that broke

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