Implementation guide
Choose an AI workflow by the decision it supports, not the novelty of the tool.
A good automation candidate has repeated demand, identifiable inputs, an accountable owner, and a clear next step. That makes the pilot easier to test and less likely to expand beyond its intended role.
Guide in brief
- Observe the current workflow before redesigning it.
- Choose one audience, one request type, and one handoff.
- Measure quality and exceptions alongside time or volume changes.
Use-case selection
Start where the work is repeated and observable
A repeated task is easier to baseline than an occasional strategic decision. Teams can review how requests arrive, where people search for information, what gets re-entered, and why work is escalated.
The best candidate is not necessarily the task with the highest volume. It is the task whose sources, boundaries, and acceptable result can be explained clearly enough to test.
Pilot design
Keep the first workflow deliberately small
One audience
Choose the employees, visitors, or operators who will use the first version.
One content boundary
Define the documents, pages, fields, or conversation context the workflow may use.
One handoff
Decide when the workflow completes, asks for review, or transfers to a person.
Evaluation
Measure more than throughput
- Review whether the output uses the intended source and preserves important context.
- Track unanswered, low-confidence, or escalated requests.
- Check whether users follow the intended workflow or work around it.
- Compare corrections and exceptions with the old process.
- Expand only after the first boundary remains understandable and maintainable.
Frequently asked questions
Which business process should be automated first?
Choose a repeated, lower-risk process with known inputs, a clear owner, and a result the team can review against a baseline.
How large should an AI pilot be?
Small enough that the team can inspect source use, errors, handoffs, and maintenance without depending on a broad rollout.
What should an AI automation pilot measure?
Measure output quality, corrections, unanswered requests, escalations, adoption, and workflow impact. Time or volume alone can hide new review work.
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