Practical automation guide

Business Automation Opportunity Audit

A step-by-step guide to finding and prioritizing the best automation opportunities across your company.

The objective of an automation audit is to identify work that creates measurable friction, not to automate every task. Use this guide with process owners and frontline staff.

Use this step-by-step framework

1

List recurring processes by department

Write the current reality in specific, observable terms.

2

Record volume, active time and waiting time

Use real process samples and operating data.

3

Mark duplicate entry and cross-system handoffs

Identify where information changes hands or systems.

4

Identify errors, delays and customer impact

Separate frequent exceptions from rare edge cases.

5

Score rule clarity and data availability

Define access, permission and data requirements.

6

Estimate value and implementation difficulty

Compare value, difficulty and operational risk.

7

Select one focused pilot with an accountable owner

Choose a pilot with clear ownership and measurement.

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