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18 articles tagged Automation & AI.

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David Goncalves

What Is Workflow Automation?

Write the handoff: who has the item, who receives it, and what done means. The service page is the conversation after that.

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David Goncalves

What Is an AI-Powered Tool?

Use an AI-powered tool for drafting, sorting, or extraction, and keep a person on the check. The service page is the conversation after that.

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David Goncalves

What Is Business Automation?

Point at one repeated step, and name the person who still owns the outcome. The service page is the conversation after that.

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David Goncalves

What Is Business Process Automation?

Find the field someone types twice between steps the business already runs. The service page is the conversation after that.

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David Goncalves

What Is CRM Automation?

Limit CRM automation to assignment, follow-up tasks, and fields reps should not have to type. The service page is the conversation after that.

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David Goncalves

Should You Use CRM Automation or Manual Follow-Up?

Keep manual follow-up when the next step changes with the conversation, and automate when the next step is the same every time a record arrives. The service page is the conversation after that.

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David Goncalves

When Should You Hire Someone to Automate a Process?

Hire when the step and the accountable person are named, and the work left is making that step run without the retyping. The service page is the conversation after that.

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David Goncalves

When Should You Hire Someone to Build an AI Agent?

Hire when the task, the approved tools, and the stop rule are written, and a fixed automation cannot make the judgment. The service page is the conversation after that.

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David Goncalves

How Do You Choose the First Process to Automate?

Choose the first process by the retyping you can point at, not by the tool that is easiest to buy. The service page is the conversation after that.

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David Goncalves

Should You Use an AI Agent or a Simple Automation?

Use simple automation when the step is the same every time, and an agent when the step needs a draft or a sort that a person still checks. The service page is the conversation after that.

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David Goncalves

What Is an AI Agent?

Scope the agent to one task, the tools you approve, and a stop rule. The service page is the conversation after that.

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David Goncalves

Is It Business Process Automation or Workflow Automation?

Call it workflow automation when the subject is a handoff, and business process automation when the subject is retyping between steps you already run. The service page is the conversation after that.

A short note each month on software, automation, and online presence. No recycled posts, and no pitch dressed up as advice.

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