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SIMA360™

Structured AI Maturity Accelerator

Process Automation

AI systems handling predefined, rule-based tasks and structured workflows.

Rule-based logic with deterministic outcomes. The workflow runs itself, but only within boundaries someone else defined.

Purpose

Free resources, gain efficiency

Characteristics

Rule-based logic, deterministic outcomes

Examples

Task Automator

Performs a single, predefined, rules-based task with minimal variation, such as an RPA script, scheduling bot, or data entry tool.

Process Automator

Automates a multi-step workflow that includes some logic-based branching, such as HR onboarding or procurement approval.

Workflow orchestrators

Coordinate automation across systems and handoffs, not just a single task.

Important Note

The purpose of each tool category is not to encourage the use of all tools, but to provide groupings that can be safely applied with reduced risk based on your AI Maturity Level. Using complex tools at low maturity levels is ill-advised.

Relationship to AI Maturity Levels

Initial
Avoid
Automating a workflow locks in assumptions before anyone has coordinated what those assumptions should be.
Exploring
Risky
Efforts are still disconnected, so automated rules risk encoding one team's undocumented logic as the standard.
Applying
Safe
Individual workflows now work reliably enough on their own terms to automate safely.
Formalizing
Safe
Rule-based logic holds up well even where structure elsewhere hasn't yet been pressure-tested.
Optimizing
Safe
Continuous testing catches drift in automated rules before it compounds.
Leading
Safe
Automation keeps pace as improvement becomes part of daily operation rather than a periodic fix.
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