Glossary
Automation
A deterministic step that runs without a person once conditions are met.
Definition
A rule-based action — moving a record, sending a notification, generating a document from a template. Automation is predictable and testable; it is not the same as intelligence, which produces judgement-bearing output.
Related terms
- Workflow
A defined sequence of steps that carries work from trigger to outcome.
- Governed execution
Work that runs automatically inside explicit rules, permissions and approvals.
See it in practice
An anonymised deployment across a multi-entity operating group, with the phase-by-phase implementation timeline and a representative cost breakdown.
Put the vocabulary to work
An Architecture Assessment documents how these concepts apply to your systems, data and decision rights, and produces a blueprint, roadmap and quote.