The Automation Opportunity Matrix
Not every process is worth automating. Score your processes across six dimensions to see where they fall on the matrix — and identify where automation delivers real value.
Two Axes. Four Quadrants. One Decision.
Total Effort Eliminated
Volume multiplied by time per occurrence. A process running 10,000 times at 10 minutes each eliminates far more effort than 10,000 runs at 10 seconds.
Implementation Difficulty
A composite of process stability, environmental control, and data predictability. How hard is it to build and maintain?
Automation Opportunity Matrix
Score your processes across six dimensions to see where they fall on the matrix. Identify strong candidates, strategic investments, and processes best left manual.
The Matrix
Your Processes
How Scores Work
Effort Eliminated = average of Volume + Time per Occurrence. Higher means more value from automation.
Ease of Implementation = average of Process Stability + Environmental Control + Data Predictability. Higher means easier to build and maintain.
Error Cost acts as a multiplier — high error cost can justify automation even when volume is low.
Found a Strong Candidate?
The matrix tells you what to automate. MinuteView Automations tells you how. See how no-code workflows turn strong candidates into running automations.