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Getting Started: Your First Automation Audit
Lean Orchestration
January 2, 2026
1 min read
A practical checklist to find high-ROI automations in your operations without breaking production systems.
Getting Started: Your First Automation Audit
If your team is drowning in manual work, the fastest path to leverage is an automation audit.
What to capture
- Intake sources (email, forms, chat, CRM)
- Hand-offs (who touches what, when)
- Failure points (where things break under load)
A simple scoring model
Score each workflow by volume, time per task, and risk.
ROI ≈ (Volume × Minutes saved) − Risk cost
Next step
Pick one workflow and ship a small automation with logging + alerts.