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Question 1: RepeatabilityHow repeatable is the task?

The same trigger, steps, and output repeat each time.The pattern repeats, but the wording or input changes.The goal repeats, but a person must read context and choose the next step.The task changes often or the finished result is still unclear.

Question 2: JudgmentHow much judgment does good work need?

Clear rules cover almost every case.A draft can follow examples, but a person must check it.A trained person can decide within written limits.The decision depends on owner knowledge, policy, or strategy.

Question 3: Data sensitivityWhat access does the task need?

Only narrow, structured data with a tested connection.Approved data can be used, with a person checking what enters and leaves the tool.A person needs limited accounts or records with named permissions.It needs broad admin access, protected data, or shared credentials without clear limits.

Question 4: ExceptionsWhat happens when the normal steps do not fit?

Exceptions are rare and the system can stop safely.A person can review uncertain output before anything happens.Exceptions are common, but examples and stop rules cover them.Exceptions are hard to spot or nobody has written the approval rule.

Question 5: Customer promisesCan the task change a customer promise?

No. It only moves data or sends a fixed notice.It can draft a reply, but a person approves it before sending.A person can reply from approved rules and send unusual cases to a manager.It can set price, issue refunds, give advice, or make a promise without approval.

Question 6: Error costWhat could a mistake cause?

The output is easy to test, reverse, or fix before it matters.A reviewer can catch the mistake before the output is used.A trained reviewer can sample the work and correct normal errors.A mistake could move money, expose data, create legal risk, or affect safety.

Question 7: Review needsWho will check the work?

A named owner will watch failures, tests, and alerts.A person will review every output until the task proves safe.A manager can train the person and review early samples.Nobody has review time or clear checks yet.

Question 8: System actionWhat can the task change in a live system?

One narrow action with logs, limits, and a manual fallback.It prepares an action, but a person must approve it.A person can make routine changes inside limited permissions.It can delete records, approve money, change security, or publish without review.

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Four honest paths

A good answer can still be a mix.

Most tasks do not need one big switch. Use a small tool for a stable step, a person for context, and the owner for decisions that carry real risk.

Task path

Automate one small step

The task has stable rules, clean inputs, and mistakes that can be caught or reversed. Test one trigger and one output before automating the whole process.

Before you start: Add tests, failure alerts, a named owner, and a manual fallback.

Check the task rules

Task path

Use AI with human review

A tool may help draft, sort, summarize, or flag the work, but a person still needs to check context and approve the result.

Before you start: Limit the data, review every output at first, and keep final decisions with a person.

Write the review steps

Task path

Hand off a narrow task

The work repeats, but a person must read context, handle normal exceptions, or work inside clear approval limits.

Before you start: Start with a checklist, good examples, limited access, and review of early work.

Check the role risk

Task path

Keep it with the owner for now

The task is unclear, exposed, or tied to decisions that should not move yet. Reduce the scope and write the risky rules before trying again.

Before you start: Define the finished result, approval limits, access, and review owner first.

Document the task

Use the result

Test the smallest useful version.

A narrow test makes mistakes easier to see and limits the access or cleanup needed if the first path is wrong.

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Answer all eight questions based on how the task works today.
Read the suggested path and the safety note behind it.
Test a narrow version, then run the checker again before adding scope or access.

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Compare software, offshore support, and a reviewed mix by task rules, exceptions, access, setup work, review load, and failure cost.

Task rules are weak

Check the result, inputs, examples, access, review owner, and stop rules before a person or tool touches the work.

Offshore support may fit

Check customer contact, regulated work, review load, access, scope, and cost before you turn the task into a role.

Access is the blocker

Write account ownership, permissions, approval limits, MFA, review dates, and offboarding rules before sharing access.

The task needs technical help

Plan support for QA, documentation, maintenance, data cleanup, or narrow build tasks while a technical owner keeps architecture and release control.

Mixed or exposed task?

Bring the task, risky decisions, and current access into one review.

A second look can help split the task into a safe tool step, a clear handoff, and owner-only decisions before you spend money or share access.

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Should you outsource this task or automate it?

Pick the answer closest to today.

A good answer can still be a mix.

Automate one small step

Use AI with human review

Hand off a narrow task

Keep it with the owner for now

Test the smallest useful version.

Bring the task, risky decisions, and current access into one review.

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