Measure workflow improvement honestly
Measure the whole workflow rather than only faster drafting.
Reviewed: 2026-10-03
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Narration: Microsoft Mark · locally synthesized

00:00:00.000 — What you will learn

Measure the whole workflow rather than only faster drafting.

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Measure the whole workflow rather than only faster drafting.

00:00:06.292 — The idea

Include preparation, review and correction in both comparisons. Check quality separately. A single constructed case does not establish a general productivity gain.

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Include preparation, review and correction in both comparisons. Check quality separately. A single constructed case does not establish a general productivity gain.

00:00:20.583 — One useful term

Total task time. Time spent preparing, drafting, checking and repairing the work.

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Time spent preparing, drafting, checking and repairing the work.

00:00:29.667 — A worked example

Manual drafting and review take fifteen minutes. AI drafting, preparation, review and correction take fourteen. Drafting dropped by ten minutes, but the full-task difference is only one.

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Manual drafting and review take fifteen minutes. AI drafting, preparation, review and correction take fourteen. Drafting dropped by ten minutes, but the full-task difference is only one.

00:00:45.625 — Your turn to think

Should the result claim ten minutes saved overall? Pause and decide before continuing.

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Should the result claim ten minutes saved overall?
Pause the video if you need more time.

00:01:02.125 — Why this answer works

No. Report the full-task difference and the constructed test conditions. Keep initial quality failures visible.

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No. Report the full-task difference and the constructed test conditions. Keep initial quality failures visible.

00:01:12.792 — Check 1

Include overhead and rework.

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Include overhead and rework.

00:01:17.708 — Check 2

Use comparable tasks.

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Use comparable tasks.

00:01:22.458 — Check 3

Do not generalize small fictional measurements.

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Do not generalize small fictional measurements.

00:01:28.375 — Now try a different case

Open the lesson and try its different practice case. Use every check in the full task. Watching alone does not mark the lesson complete.

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Open the lesson
Try the new case
Check and revise
The full task and its requirements are in the linked lesson.