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30-day automation pilot checklist

Every item from the pilot guide as a tick box, plus a grid for the daily count. Print it and put it on the wall.

Pilot: ____________________ Start date: __________ Day 30: __________

Owner (2 h/week, slot: __________): __________ Champion: __________

Week 1 — Define and baseline

  • Process written on one page (SOP template)
  • The one metric named: ____________________
  • How it will be counted, and by whom: ____________________
  • Baseline counted for 5 working days (grid below)
  • Exceptions listed (at least 3)
  • ROI calculator run with real hours; target improvement: ______

Week 2 — Build the simplest version

  • Free features first (WhatsApp Business app, spreadsheet, calendar, templates)
  • Subscription only if a free tier does not exist; noted here: ____________________
  • Works when the internet is off? (what happens: ______________)
  • Works when the champion is away? (who covers: ______________)
  • Tested end to end once with a real (small) case
  • Staff told what changes on Monday, in one message

Weeks 3–4 — Run and count

  • Metric counted daily (grid below)
  • Owner reviewed the count in the weekly slot (W3 · W4)
  • Breakages logged: what broke, smallest fix, date
  • No new features added during the run

Day 30 — Decide

  • Two-week average vs baseline: ______ vs ______
  • Survived an outage / absence? yes / no
  • Decision: Go · Adjust · Stop
  • One paragraph written: what we learned and the next process
  • If Go: annual billing switched on; next opportunity chosen from the finder

Daily count

DayMonTueWedThuFriSatAvg
Baseline (W1)
W3
W4

Breakage log

DateWhat brokeSmallest fixMinutes lost
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## Pilot: ____________________ Start date: __________ Day 30: __________

**Owner (2 h/week, slot: __________):** __________ **Champion:** __________

### Week 1 — Define and baseline

- [ ] Process written on one page (SOP template)
- [ ] The one metric named: ____________________
- [ ] How it will be counted, and by whom: ____________________
- [ ] Baseline counted for 5 working days (grid below)
- [ ] Exceptions listed (at least 3)
- [ ] ROI calculator run with real hours; target improvement: ______

### Week 2 — Build the simplest version

- [ ] Free features first (WhatsApp Business app, spreadsheet, calendar, templates)
- [ ] Subscription only if a free tier does not exist; noted here: ____________________
- [ ] Works when the internet is off? (what happens: ______________)
- [ ] Works when the champion is away? (who covers: ______________)
- [ ] Tested end to end once with a real (small) case
- [ ] Staff told what changes on Monday, in one message

### Weeks 3–4 — Run and count

- [ ] Metric counted daily (grid below)
- [ ] Owner reviewed the count in the weekly slot (W3 · W4)
- [ ] Breakages logged: what broke, smallest fix, date
- [ ] No new features added during the run

### Day 30 — Decide

- [ ] Two-week average vs baseline: ______ vs ______
- [ ] Survived an outage / absence? yes / no
- [ ] Decision: **Go** · **Adjust** · **Stop**
- [ ] One paragraph written: what we learned and the next process
- [ ] If Go: annual billing switched on; next opportunity chosen from the finder

### Daily count

| Day | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baseline (W1) | | | | | | | |
| W3 | | | | | | | |
| W4 | | | | | | | |

### Breakage log

| Date | What broke | Smallest fix | Minutes lost |
|---|---|---|---|
| | | | |
| | | | |
| | | | |

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