Workplace AI Enablement PlaybookDecompose

Task Decomposition Worksheet

Break each prioritized workflow into tasks, decisions, handoffs, human interactions, and oversight responsibilities — with the workflow owner and one frontline participant in the room.

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Use whenDecomposing the top two or three workflows from the inventory — time-box it: one workflow per 90-minute session.
OutputA completed task decomposition worksheet per priority workflow, every item tagged by type.
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Session context

Workflow
Owner
Session date
Time-boxOne workflow per 90-minute session.
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Decompose the workflow

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Task or item
Type
Owner
Frequency
Time
Judgment required
Error L·M·H
Pain points
E
Draft narrative sections from program data + prior reports.
T
3 authors (program directors)
Quarterly
8 days
High — which outcomes to feature per funder
M
Inconsistent quality across authors; most calendar delay
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
Type: T = task · D = decision · H = handoff · HI = human interaction · O = oversight responsibility  |  Consequence of error: L = low · M = medium · H = high
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Workflow profile

Purpose
Inputs & outputs
Systems & data
Variability & exceptions
Baseline performance From the inventory entry.
You should now have