Most automation builders think audits require documents, diagrams, and weeks of analysis.They don’t.
What they actually lack is a mental audit framework they can run live in a call.
Here’s how a 30-minute AI Audit really works:
Minute 0–10: Surface vs. Root
- Let the client explain what they want.
- Then ask only one follow-up:“What breaks if this stays manual for the next 6 months?”This separates symptoms from real constraints.
Minute 10–20: Decision Extraction
- Ask: “Where does a human decide today?”
- For each decision:“What information do they use?”“What happens if they decide wrong?”If you can’t extract decisions, automation will stay shallow.
Minute 20–30: Risk & Boundary Setting
- Identify 1 decision AI should assist, not own.
- Identify 1 decision AI must never touch.
- Define one measurable outcome the client actually cares about.
That’s it.
No slides.No overengineering.Just structured thinking. If you can’t run this conversation,you’re not doing AI consulting —you’re taking feature requests.