A task performed by Producers and Directors
Write and submit proposals to bid on contracts for projects.
Probably not worth it. Both worker desire (2.33/5) and AI capability (2.33/5) are on the low side. It sits in the Low Priority zone.
How much the people who do this task want AI to take it over (avg of 6 workers).
How capable experts rate current AI at this task (avg of 3 experts).
How much human involvement should stay?
The Human Agency Scale (H1–H5) captures how much human direction workers think this task should keep.
Why workers feel the way they do
- Frees up time for higher-value work33%
- Helps handle larger scale33%
- It's repetitive17%
- It's stressful17%
- Reduces human error17%
- It's difficult17%
How to automate this
Low priority to automate, but here is the gist if you want to try.
Data entry & documentation
Capture it once, then let software reuse and fill the rest.
- 1Replace re-typing with templates and autofill (document templates, saved replies, form defaults).
- 2Collect input through a form so it arrives already structured, with no transcription.
- 3Use a no-code automation to copy data between your tools (Zapier, Make, Power Automate).
Tools that can help
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This is 1 of 11 tasks studied for Producers and Directors, where workers want 36% of tasks automated.
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