AI & data
How to Identify Automation Opportunities in Your Company
A two-week audit method for finding what to automate first: a task inventory, scoring on frequency, duration, error cost, data readiness and approvals, and a weighted matrix that produces a ranked list.
· 7 min read · Dawood Cheema
Key takeaways
- Automation projects fail at selection more often than at build; use a scored inventory, not the loudest complaint.
- Score every repetitive task on hours per month, error cost, data readiness, approval complexity and fit with tools you already own.
- Fix the data before automating: a form instead of email, a system instead of a spreadsheet.