Prepare for AI consulting
Measure work before AI: a practical baseline
Measure the current task before comparing it with an AI workflow. Use comparable enquiries and include reading, drafting, review and corrections. Faster first drafts do not save time if they merely transfer more work to the next staff member.
Understand the task
For small teams, simple logging can be more useful than a complicated dashboard. Define the unit first: one enquiry, draft or completed handover. Separate waiting from active effort and do not treat a few successful examples as representative of the whole task.
Prepare these inputs
- A bounded task type and a period of normal activity.
- The same fields for the manual process and trial.
- Definitions of errors and additional work.
A practical workflow
- Record eligible task volume, active effort and corrections in the current process.
- Run a bounded trial using the same definitions. Include tasks requiring handover.
- Compare total effort and quality. Describe differences in task mix rather than overstating certainty.
Worked example, not a customer case
An illustrative example
Illustrative calculation: a fictional task takes six minutes manually. An AI draft takes one minute, plus four minutes of reading and correction. The potential difference is one minute, not five. These figures explain the method and are not measured Procora savings.
Test failures and exceptions
| Test input | Expected outcome |
|---|---|
| Only the easiest tasks enter the trial. | Disclose the selection difference before drawing an overall conclusion. |
| Another employee performs downstream review. | Include that effort. |
Evaluate whether it helps
Report observation count, total effort, corrections and unresolved tasks. Value capacity with your own assumptions; released time is not automatically a cash wage saving or extra revenue.
Next step: Define units and logging fields before testing so both successful and failed outcomes count.
Sources and scope
Examples are editorial exercises using fictional information. They do not describe completed customer tests or activated integrations. The authority source below provides AI and data background rather than approval of the exercise.
Want to clarify your own workflow?
Bring one task and a non-sensitive example. Scope, price and timing are agreed individually before work. Reading a guide activates no customer messages or system actions.
Describe your task