Show the work.
Run a representative case. Inspect inputs, outputs and the evidence behind any important decision.
FROM THE OPERATING PRACTICE
Make the weekly review useful.
Inspect working software against the actual workflow, then decide what happens next.
100x editorial · Reviewed September 17, 2026
How do we decide whether the work is ready for the next step?
Illustrative: an extraction works on ordinary files but fails on a scanned statement. Inspect that failure, assign the recovery path and decide whether to revise the scope. A successful screen recording alone is not acceptance.
Review exceptions.
Identify what failed, what needed manual work and what cannot yet be automated safely.
Make a decision.
Accept the work, request a specific revision or change the priority. Give the next action an owner.
Keep the backlog honest.
Separate current commitments from new requests. Agree the next month’s priorities rather than silently expanding scope.
Copy this review checklist
- Run an ordinary case and an exception
- Compare the agreed baseline
- Inspect source evidence and permissions
- Record accept, revise or stop
- Name the next owner and due date
Common mistake
Replacing a working demonstration with a slide deck or quietly absorbing new scope.
Map the first workflow →YOUR NEXT MONTH COULD LOOK DIFFERENT
Bring the work
you wish was done.
We’ll work out what to automate, what to keep human,
and where to start.