In a world where automation software solutions are increasing in number faster than Tribbles, it’s getting harder to understand which ones can truly bring value and streamline your work. With promises to reduce your workload, free up time, and save money, it’s easy to get sucked into the hype. But automation isn’t always the right answer, when you automate the wrong tasks, it can end up costing more time and resources than it saves.

Knowing when to automate is key. To help you, we have provided the following framework we use at adexe to help guide that decision. It takes you through the questions and considerations you should take into account before you start automating any process.