Process audit worksheet.

Sit next to the work. Fill this in before you build anything. One process. One hour. One number.

Back to the issue

Process

Company / team
Job observed
Person shadowed
Date / duration

Step log

Write every step in the order it actually happens. If nobody can say why a step exists, mark it as a suspected workaround.

#StepWho / what / systemFrequencyWhy this way?
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Triage

Filters in order: fixed rule → software. Messy judgment → AI. High cost of error or rare business call → human. Cost of error can override a capable model.

Three filters: software for fixed rules, AI for messy judgment, human when the cost of error is high.
StepSoftwareAIHumanWhy
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Trust checklist

  • Visible intermediate steps remain (the process still looks like the one people know).
  • Rollback path is named.
  • Pilot length is longer than the build (weeks of use, not a demo afternoon).
  • Unsure cases go to a person instead of a confident wrong answer.
  • Known-answer examples exist before anything touches live work.

Value

Pick one. Nothing else counts.

Revenue in
Cost out
Risk reduced
The number

Print this page and fill it by hand. If you cannot sit next to the work this week, theSafe Refund Agent exercise is a simulated desk for the same audit. Private preview.