EMERSON MENACONSULTING

Prepare and review a first AI trial

Define a task, compare the work as a whole and keep the evidence before deciding.

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STEP 1 · DEFINE

The task and how to check it

Specific task you want to test

Current, authorised inputs: what they are, where they are and who confirms their validity

Output to be prepared

Person responsible for review and approval

Quality standard and evidence used to check it

Errors that prevent the output from being used

Alternative without AI: usual procedure, template, rule or formula

Initial practice and training · minutes, separate from evaluation

Training and setup: items, amounts, currency and dates, recorded separately

STEP 2 · RECORD

Comparable cases and the work as a whole

Use these records for evaluation after practice. Explain the differences and the order. Keep unsuccessful attempts too.

Enter minutes using a decimal point. Enter zero only when appropriate; an empty field means pending. The total includes only preparation, production, review and correction. Waiting and training are recorded separately. Results are displayed rounded to two decimal places.

STEP 3 · DECIDE

A decision with reasons and a review date

Decision by the person responsible

Evidence, reasons and limits of this decision

Person responsible for the decision and the next check

Agreed review date

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Quick guide and what the calculations mean

Define, record and decide

First define a task and how you will check its output. Consider a template, rule or formula without AI. Record practice, training and initial costs separately.

For evaluation, set aside cases of comparable difficulty and explain how they were selected, their order and their differences. Separate practice from evaluation. Alternating the order does not eliminate learning; where possible, assign comparable cases at random. Keep unsuccessful attempts and the work needed to finish them.

For each condition, record the minutes spent preparing, producing, reviewing and correcting. Record waiting separately. An empty field means the time has not been recorded; enter 0 only if you observed no work at that stage. Totals require all four fields to be valid and never include waiting or training.

The difference is AI-assisted work minus usual work. A negative value describes less work in that record; it does not establish causation, quality or cash savings. Review quality and failures before deciding.

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