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Describe the current process
Choose one process, such as quote follow-up or email triage. Record volumes, active handling time and exceptions over an agreed period. Separate waiting from actual work. Estimates can support an initial conversation, but must remain labelled as estimates.
Check existing software first
See whether rules, templates or a supported integration solve the problem already. A clear agreement on who follows up a request may be enough. Add a workflow only when it contributes something useful.
Keep control of quote follow-up
An illustrative flow captures a request, flags missing information, assigns an owner and prepares a draft for approval before sending. Price, scope and binding commitments remain with an authorised employee. Reminders stop when status changes or a customer objects.
Organise email without blind trust
Known senders or clear subjects may suit ordinary rules. An AI step can help with less structured text. Uncertain classifications, complaints and sensitive messages go to a person. Test cases where an urgent message is incorrectly classified as low priority.
Compare the same activities
After launch, measure the same tasks and comparable volumes. Include review, rework and changed practices. Freed hours are capacity, not automatically lower salary costs. Record the period and label the result as measured, estimated or qualitative.
Arrange recovery and ownership
Give the workflow an owner, a failure alert and a manual fallback. Test outages and duplicate input before relying on automation. The n8n reference describes one technical option for failure handling; the appropriate setup depends on the systems.