Workflow design
Seven business processes worth automating
A practical shortlist of the repetitive work that often sits between your systems.
1. Enquiry preparation
Extract the customer, requirement and deadline into a draft record. Flag missing details rather than guessing. Let staff check the summary before it becomes the basis for a quote or commitment.
2. CRM housekeeping
Pass approved information between forms and your CRM. Use a stable record identifier, check for duplicates and decide which system owns each field. Automating a conflicting set of records only spreads the confusion faster.
3. Follow-up reminders
Create reminders when a quote reaches a defined stage. Stop the sequence when the customer replies or the deal closes. A review queue can be a better first step than automatically sending messages.
4. Document intake
Read approved document types into a structured draft and send uncertain values for checking. Keep the original beside the extracted information so a reviewer can quickly compare them.
5. Quote preparation
Use explicit pricing rules for calculations, and AI only where interpretation is useful. Display assumptions, version the rules and keep an approval before a price is sent to a customer.
6. Recurring reporting
Collect the same agreed metrics from the same sources. Show when the data was last updated and surface missing connections. A polished chart should never disguise an incomplete dataset.
7. Internal handovers
Notify the right person when work is ready, with the context they need. Avoid creating another noisy channel. Agree ownership and an escalation route when a task is not acknowledged.
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