Identify Bottlenecks Before Automating Business DecisionsIdentify Bottlenecks Before Automating Business Decisions
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Picture a quote request that sits for 4 days because one person has to check three spreadsheets before replying.
The customer is waiting, and a competitor replies in an afternoon.
We've shipped 100+ systems at Kinetik, and the first question we ask before talking about AI is where decisions are getting stuck.
Many businesses start from the other end: where can we add AI?
That question produces a list of features. The stuck-decision question produces a list of costs.
A stuck decision has a recognizable shape. Someone is waiting, someone else is gathering information, and the answer is usually a quick judgment call once everything is in one place.
Five questions to find yours:
Who is waiting on an answer right now?
What decision do they need to make?
What information does someone gather before they can decide?
How many hours or days does the wait take, and what does it cost?
Once the information is assembled, could a person decide in minutes?
Where the last answer is yes, AI or even a simple rule can do the gathering while your people keep the decision.
Which decision in your business waits the longest?
If you're mapping this for your own team and want a second pair of eyes, we're happy to talk it through.
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