How should I scope a pilot for this workflow?
Explains how to scope a pilot from the process you want handled, covering domain, cause mix, policy shape, form, format and use, and stating that generated output has limits.
Scoping starts with the process you want your agent to handle, not with a data volume. Name the two systems that disagree, the roles involved, the actions the agent may take, and the outcomes you consider correct, including escalation.
From that, a pilot can fix a small set of decisions: - **Domain and record types**: for example supplier invoices against receipts, or claim payments against reserves. - **Cause mix**: which root causes to cover, and how many overlap. - **Policy shape**: tolerances, approval roles and correction methods to include. - **Form**: dataset, task pack, simulated environment, or a combination. - **Format**: JSONL, Parquet, or tool definitions for your framework. - **Use**: training, evaluation, or both, since that affects how labels are held out.
Limits apply. The output is generated, so it will not reproduce your internal systems, and it should not be treated as a source of real business records. Scope, delivery terms and licence terms are agreed with MirrorFirm for each engagement; this page does not set them.
A sensible first step is a small sample covering a few causes, reviewed against your own judgement of what a realistic case looks like. Use what you learn to tighten the scope before committing to anything larger.
Start from the process and its correct outcomes rather than data volume, then settle the decisions that shape the first sample.
- Audience:
- Agent developers
- Content type:
- Explanation
- Buyer question:
- Scope and getting started
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