# AI for Workflow Improvement and Business Process Automation (No-Code)

**Course FAST-08** · 15 hours · Instructor: Wadood Chaudhary · Presented by 7formations

## Session 1. See the process (3 hours)

- Process mapping basics
- Where time and errors hide
- When not to automate
- **Lab 1: Map and baseline a process.**

## Session 2. Redesign with AI and people (3 hours)

- Human-in-the-loop design
- AI steps: classify, extract, draft, summarize
- Data and permissions
- **Lab 2: Future-state map with checkpoints.**

## Session 3. Build (3 hours)

- Triggers, actions, connectors
- Guided build 1
- **Lab 3: Request routing flow.**

## Session 4. Build with AI and approvals (3 hours)

- AI extraction and drafting
- Approvals, logging, error handling
- Guided build 2
- **Lab 4: Invoice extraction with approval.**

## Session 5. Test and propose (3 hours)

- Break-it testing
- Measuring savings
- Proposal pitches
- **Lab 5: Test log and improvement proposal.**

## Worksheets and deliverables

- W1 Current-state process map
- W2 Baseline time study
- W3 Future-state map with controls
- W4 Build checklist
- W5 Break-it test log
- Final improvement proposal

## Attendance and completion

- Attendance is recorded at the start and end of every session (live virtual: platform attendance log plus an instructor roll call or poll; in-person: signed sheet).
- A trainee must attend 100% of instructional hours. A missed session may be made up by attending the same session in another scheduled cohort within 30 days; the make-up is logged the same way.
- A trainee must submit every required lab deliverable and score 'Meets' on the final applied task.
- Each completion record is tied to the trainee, the employer FEIN, and the course number, and is kept for the contract retention period.
- Incomplete trainees are not reported as completions and are not billed to anyone. FAST AI pays for completions only; employers and trainees are never charged.
- Optional asynchronous pre-work (under 10% of course time) is supplemental, is not counted as instructional hours, and never substitutes for a live session.

## Assessment rubric

Each criterion is scored Not yet / Meets / Strong. Completion requires Meets on every criterion for the final deliverable (resubmission allowed within the course window).

| Criterion | Meets standard |
| --- | --- |
| Process analysis | Map is complete and baseline measured |
| Control design | Human approval at every customer, money, or personal-data step |
| Working build | Flow runs end to end and handles one error |
| Proposal | Savings, risks, and approval path stated clearly |