Why Automation Projects Fail: Start Small to Win Big
Conscious_Belt_8444 · reddit · 2026-08-27
The author argues that most business automation projects fail because they start with huge visions and budgets, leading to delays and quiet death. Successful projects start with automating a single hated task (like the Friday report) to prove value and build trust. The advice is to trade a giant irreversible bet for a hundred small reversible ones, rather than a top-down "automate everything" rollout.
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