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What should my business automate with AI?

Answer 17 quick questions about where your team's time goes. You will get an AI Automation Opportunity Score, your top three automation opportunities with their likely complexity and impact, and a suggested next step.

It takes about three minutes. No email is required to see your results, and your answers stay in your browser unless you choose to send them to us.

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Find where AI and automation would help most

For each area, estimate how much time your team spends in a typical week. Rough answers are fine. You will see:

  • Your AI Automation Opportunity Score, from 0 to 100
  • Your top 3 automation opportunities
  • Estimated complexity and potential impact for each
  • A suggested next step
Methodology

How the AI Automation Opportunity Score works

The AI Automation Opportunity Score measures how much of your team's weekly time goes to work that automation handles well, adjusted for how hard each kind of work is to automate. A higher score means more time that could realistically be returned.

Each of the 14 work areas earns 0 to 3 points based on the weekly time you report: rarely or never is 0, under 2 hours is 1, 2 to 10 hours is 2, and more than 10 hours is 3. Points are weighted by complexity (full weight for low complexity, 85% for medium, 70% for high). The score is that weighted total as a share of the highest total possible for your answers' complexity levels, from 0 to 100.

Background

What makes a process worth automating with AI

Time spent is the starting point, not the whole answer. The processes that pay off best usually share these traits:

Work that is structured and rules-based usually needs plain workflow automation, not AI. AI earns its place when the input is messy, such as emails, documents, or free-text requests. For the full picture, see AI and automation consulting.

Coverage

The 14 work areas this assessment covers

Repetitive administrative workRoutine updates and emails triggered automatically from the systems where the work starts.
Data entrySystems connected so a record entered once flows everywhere it is needed.
Customer communicationsCommon questions answered and status updates sent automatically, with anything unusual routed to a person.
Employee onboardingOne approved hire triggers accounts, paperwork, and training, and the reverse on the last day.
ReportingNumbers pulled from source systems and assembled into the recurring report on a schedule.
Document reviewKey fields read from documents automatically, with exceptions flagged for review.
IT troubleshootingAlerts grouped and investigated automatically, with a likely cause and proposed fix for a person to approve.
Vendor managementRenewals, terms, and invoices tracked automatically, with alerts before deadlines.
Sales researchCompany and contact background gathered and summarized before each call.
Lead follow-upNew inquiries assigned, logged, and followed up automatically if nobody responds in time.
Knowledge retrievalAn assistant that answers from your own documents and procedures.
SchedulingBooking, reminders, and rescheduling handled automatically within rules you set.
Manual handoffs between systemsHandoffs triggered automatically when work reaches the next stage.
Recurring analysisExceptions and trends flagged automatically, with a draft summary for review.
FAQ

Frequently asked questions

What should a small business automate first?

Start with frequent, rules-based work that takes measurable time and has low complexity, such as data entry between systems, scheduling, recurring reports, or lead follow-up. These are usually faster to automate and easier to measure than judgment-heavy work.

Is the AI Automation Opportunity Score a savings estimate?

No. The score reflects the weekly time you reported in each area, weighted by how hard each kind of work typically is to automate. It does not estimate dollar savings, which depend on your actual processes.

Do I need to give my email to see results?

No. Your score, top three opportunities, and suggested next step appear as soon as you finish. Contact details are only needed if you want a written follow-up.

What happens if I request the detailed follow-up?

Telateral reviews your answers and replies within 2 business days with a written follow-up on your top opportunities and a recommended first step, plus an optional 30-minute call.

Are my answers stored?

Your answers stay in your browser and in the results link if you copy it. They are only sent to Telateral if you submit the follow-up form.

How accurate is a self-assessment?

It is a directional starting point. Teams often underestimate time spent on small, repeated tasks. An assessment that observes the work and measures a baseline gives a more reliable picture.

Prefer to talk it through?

Tell us which process eats the most time. We will tell you whether it is worth automating, and whether you need AI for it at all.

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