LESSON 11 OF 12 / ABOUT 5 MINUTES
Measure whether it actually helps
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What you will learn
Compare time and quality without inventing a savings claim.
The idea
Record how long the normal task takes, then include drafting, corrections and review when testing AI. Use several comparable examples, not the best result alone. Note errors and rework as well as time. A faster draft is not a win if someone spends longer fixing it. Treat early results as a small pilot, not a guarantee for every task or team.
A workplace example
THE SITUATION
A manual draft takes 15 minutes. The assisted draft takes 4 minutes plus 8 minutes of checking and corrections.
A USEFUL APPROACH
Total assisted time is 12 minutes: 3 minutes less for this example, with quality still needing comparison.
WHAT TO CHECK
Did you include review time? Were the examples similar? Was the final work good enough?
Try it
Create a simple pilot log with task, manual time, assisted time, review time and corrections.
Use fictional details. Keep your notes with you; this preview does not collect them.
Remember this
Measure the whole task, including the human work.