Baseline
Description of the approach, not a quality ranking — e.g., "Manual today", "Assisted reusable workflow".
Boundary Explorer · Tool
Should I workflow this?
Compare an existing way of doing a recurring job with one or more proposed ways, under your stated numbers and useful lifetime. See the cost figures, the boundary where the preferred option changes, and an honest sensitivity reading.
All default numbers below are illustrative. Replace any field with your estimate; the comparison re-runs immediately.
Your numbers
runs / month
months
The five workflow labels (ad-hoc, standardize, assisted, automated, agentic) are possible descriptions of approaches, not a quality ranking.
Alternative
Description of the approach, not a quality ranking — e.g., "Manual today", "Assisted reusable workflow".
Comparison result
Comparison made
Per-option cost figures
| Option | Total minutes over horizon | Per-period minutes | Future setup | Origin | Eligibility |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| manual(baseline) | 3600 | — | sunk | illustrative | — |
| assistedAssisted reusable workflow | 1632 | — | — | illustrative | eligible |
Boundary
Variable: frequency_per_month (runs/month)
Searched range: 0.1 – 500 runs/month
Current value: 15 runs/month
Flip at: 2.9411764705882355 runs/month
Immediately below this transition
With frequency_per_month immediately below 2.941 runs/month, manual has the lowest modeled cost.
Immediately above this transition
With frequency_per_month immediately above 2.941 runs/month, assisted has the lowest modeled cost.
Measurement hint
What to record: Record or estimate the recurring job frequency in runs per month.
What would change the comparison: Moving from the current interval to just below 2.941 runs/month would change the current preferred option (assisted) to manual.
What would remain unresolved: Remaining in the current interval would not change the modeled winner; crossing another listed boundary may change it. Quality and eligibility assumptions remain unresolved.
This break-even crossing does not establish that the target value is uncertain or worth measuring.
Assumptions held fixed
- frequency_per_month=15
- useful_lifetime_months=8
- baseline future_setup sunk (= 0)
Optional scenario
Add one named scenario with provenance and an optional frequency override. The engine re-runs the comparison under that scenario and reports whether it changes the preferred option. Use it to check how the verdict moves if your estimate is off in a particular way.
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