Automatable

A task performed by Computer and Information Systems Managers

Assign and review the work of systems analysts, programmers, and other computer-related workers.

R&D OpportunityWorkers want it · AI can't yet

Not yet. Workers want this automated (3.5/5), but experts rate today's AI capability at only 2/5, the technology isn't there. It's an R&D Opportunity.

Do you want this task automated?

Worker desire to automate3.5/5

How much the people who do this task want AI to take it over (avg of 10 workers).

AI capability today2.0/5

How capable experts rate current AI at this task (avg of 2 experts).

How much human involvement should stay?

The Human Agency Scale (H1–H5) captures how much human direction workers think this task should keep.

H2AI needs minimal human input

Why workers want this automated

  • Frees up time for higher-value work50%
  • Helps handle larger scale40%
  • It's repetitive20%
  • It's stressful20%
  • It's difficult20%
  • Reduces human error10%

How to automate this

Workers want this gone, but today's tools only get part of the way. Automate the edges.

Judgment, review & checks

Automate the checks, keep the decision with a person.

  1. 1Write down the rules and checklists you follow to assign and review the work of systems analysts, programmers, and other computer-related workers, then encode them so routine cases are flagged automatically.
  2. 2Add validation rules to catch errors before they reach you.
  3. 3Let AI pre-screen and surface the exceptions, you decide the hard ones.

Tools that can help

Validation rulesChecklist / SOP appAI triage

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This is 1 of 9 tasks studied for Computer and Information Systems Managers, where workers want 89% of tasks automated.

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