Source
Each repeated figure has a defined source. We do not automate a number nobody can explain.
Automation
Data and automation
Pipelines and small automations that take repetitive reporting off the people who already know the numbers.
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Source
Where the number is born
Job
A run that can fail in public
Report
The meeting starts on the decision
A representative study of this kind of system. It describes the problem and the shape of a solution. It is not a published client result.
Who this is for. Teams who paste the same figures into a weekly report, and start the meeting by correcting the copy.
The challenge
The same figures are copied into a report every week. The copy step is where the number quietly changes, and the meeting starts with a correction.
The solution
We trace where the number is born, then move that path into a repeatable job. Automation is narrow on purpose: the steps that are stable, with a person still responsible for the judgment.
Job
The path becomes a scheduled job with a visible success or failure. A silent skip is treated as a defect.
Report
The report updates from the source. A person still owns the judgment. The paste step is gone.
What gets built
- A defined source for each figure the business repeats
- Scheduled jobs with a visible success or failure
- A report that updates from the source, not from a paste
- Alerts when a run needs a person, not a silent skip
What changes
The weekly report starts from the same source. People spend the meeting on the decision, not on the spreadsheet.