Over-automation
Automating tasks that should involve human judgment, leading to poor client experiences or operational mistakes. Example: automatically resolving all support tickets without human review fast, but wrong. Good automation knows what NOT to automate.
Expert insight
Automate the routine. Preserve human judgment for the consequential. The distinction matters.
How PURIST uses this
This concept is built into every automation we deploy.
When PURIST builds your automation, Over-automation is not an optional consideration it is part of the production standard. Our workflows are tested against edge cases, monitored 24/7, and built to handle what happens when things don't go as expected.
Every client workflow we deploy in the Operations category is designed with this principle in mind from day one not added as an afterthought.
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