{"id":2012,"date":"2019-10-16T03:53:00","date_gmt":"2019-10-16T03:53:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kusuaks7\/?p=1617"},"modified":"2024-03-12T11:13:40","modified_gmt":"2024-03-12T11:13:40","slug":"small-scale-automation-in-the-age-of-ai-what-to-do-if-you-are-not-a-fan-of-the-robot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.experfy.com\/blog\/ai-ml\/small-scale-automation-in-the-age-of-ai-what-to-do-if-you-are-not-a-fan-of-the-robot\/","title":{"rendered":"Small Scale Automation in the Age of AI: What to Do If You Are Not a Fan of the Robot"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"2012\" class=\"elementor elementor-2012\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4b5de185 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4b5de185\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7c8b8f16\" data-id=\"7c8b8f16\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3cf8a94a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3cf8a94a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAutomation has slowly started to take over our lives \u2013 and not just our work lives at that.\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b9d92e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3b9d92e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAt the office, there are more and more tools that can help speed things up, streamlining operations and making them more scalable. As a result, we\u2019re left with more time for creative work and a chance to cut out all the boring, repetitive tasks.\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cb04d6f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cb04d6f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tHowever \u2013 an increasing number of these tools <a href=\"https:\/\/towardsdatascience.com\/artificial-intelligence-and-robotic-process-automation-284daecf3e55\" class=\"broken_link\" rel=\"noopener\">rely on artificial intelligence to a certain degree<\/a>.\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3aa89f9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3aa89f9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\nAnd if you are not a huge fan of the robot, and, like Arthur Weasley, <em>would<\/em> <em>not trust something if you don\u2019t see where it keeps its brain<\/em>, you can still embrace automation in the \u201cold-fashioned way\u201d.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b6e5db elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2b6e5db\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tHere\u2019s how.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e0e3c9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5e0e3c9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><h2><a><\/a><strong>What should I automate?<\/strong><\/h2><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e76c652 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e76c652\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThis is the first question you will need to answer, as you wouldn\u2019t want to invest a lot of time into automating something that should actually be done manually.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-67bc4db elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"67bc4db\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAsk yourself this:\n<ul>\n \t<li>Does the process have a lot of steps?<\/li>\n \t<li>Are there several people involved in the task?<\/li>\n \t<li>Is there a timeframe attached to it?<\/li>\n \t<li>Does it also impact other tasks and processes?<\/li>\n \t<li>Is it automatable: does it involve creative work, or are the steps analytical in nature and can adhere to a set of rules?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\nIf the process you are trying to automate fits the above criteria, you can move on to automation.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3362ed6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3362ed6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><h2><a><\/a><strong>Executing automation<\/strong><\/h2><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-767e744 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"767e744\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tHere are just a couple of ideas you can implement:\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5ce2223 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5ce2223\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><h3><a><\/a><strong>Meeting, call, and callback scheduling<\/strong><\/h3><\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d5c46bf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d5c46bf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tInstead of writing yourself and other reminders about the people aspect of the job, invest in a tool that will send the reminders out for you. Even something as basic as Google Calendar can do it, but there are plenty of <a href=\"https:\/\/zapier.com\/blog\/best-meeting-scheduler-apps\/\" rel=\"noopener\">other tools on the market<\/a> you can try out.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d8eeb8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4d8eeb8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIn any case, what you\u2019re looking for is an app that will allow you to set up a meeting, notify all attendees, and send out reminders prior to the event. The same goes for calling someone back \u2013 various office apps enable you to add a note for later, and never have to think about forgetting it again. You can rest easy and keep these types of tasks out of mind until the reminder goes off.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-25124f7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"25124f7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><h3><a><\/a><strong>Data entry<\/strong><\/h3><\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b45ed1b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b45ed1b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMost of us need to enter the same piece of data into several different places \u2013 anything from contacts to scheduled time off.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bccc5c5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bccc5c5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tYou can automate this by, for example, syncing your Google Drive data so that when you enter something into a master sheet, it will automatically get distributed everywhere else it needs to be.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1e03a82 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1e03a82\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tYou can also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.softwareadvice.com\/data-entry\/\" class=\"broken_link\" rel=\"noopener\">invest in a tool<\/a> that will read information from different sources, and enter it into the appropriate categories.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b84ffe3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b84ffe3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><h3><a><\/a><strong>Team management<\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9a518f5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9a518f5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWhen working with a team, it\u2019s paramount that every member is on the same page, without confusion as to who\u2019s doing what, when, and where. And while there are a bunch of project management tools you can use, there is also a very simple way to do it without a piece of software.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-54131a8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"54131a8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThis marvelous solution is called a Gantt chart, and it will help you track processes over a period of time. A quick examination of the chart will help you clarify each project\u2019s progress and see where operations overlap.\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-57565f3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"57565f3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tYou can find <a href=\"https:\/\/exceltemplate.net\/gantt-chart\/\" rel=\"noopener\">several good templates<\/a> online to get you started and customize from there.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-65b938c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"65b938c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><h3><a><\/a><strong>Payroll<\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5de66cd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5de66cd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tEnsuring that everyone gets paid on time is probably one of the most important things to automate \u2013 especially if you are sending out different payments on different dates.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c57221f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c57221f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThere are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nav.com\/blog\/6-tools-to-help-automate-payroll-31556\/\" class=\"broken_link\" rel=\"noopener\">dozens of accounting tools<\/a> you can use for payroll automation, even if you are not sure what amounts you will need to pay out every month. As long as you add all the right people to the list, you will be reminded that money needs to be sent out. It\u2019s a simple and safe way to ensure that you will not miss a date again.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e8479ae elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e8479ae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><h3><a><\/a><strong>Email and other messages<\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a97b7f7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a97b7f7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFinally, email automation is probably the first thing that comes to mind, and it\u2019s incredibly simple. With a couple of add-ons or plugins, you can add all the filters and canned responses you need.\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b50223 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5b50223\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSet up filters that will send certain messages to certain folders, so you always know what\u2019s going on with each project, and set up automated responses to certain types of emails (which come from a specific address, or contain a certain string of words).\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7fa7820 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7fa7820\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a name=\"_GoBack\"><\/a><span style=\"color: #000000;\">It will take some time to figure out how best to organize this process, as no two inboxes are the same, but once you get your automation down, you will be spending much less time on email every day.<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Automation has slowly started to take over our lives \u2013 and not just our work lives at that. 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