pentagon_base_self_sufficiency.scope = every major U.S. military base
pentagon_base_self_sufficiency.duration = 90 days
- portable_nuclear_reactors
I noted the underlying security context: “it was bound to happen with everything going on with weak cybersecurity”.
- large_scale_battery_storage
- microgrids capable of full civilian grid disconnection
I am delivering a first‑principles teardown of our ugliest recurring workflow, captured in a spreadsheet that records trigger, owner, tools, and required output.
- Trigger: “Every Monday at 08:00 UTC the data refresh job runs.”
I do not want to hear your AI idea.
The report rebuilt manually every Monday.
- Owner(s): Data Engineer → Business Analyst → Finance Manager.
- Tools: SQL Server → Excel (pivot tables) → PowerPoint (slide deck).
- Output: 12‑slide KPI deck sent to the executive mailing list.
- Deletion candidates: 2 manual copy‑paste steps.
- Standardisation candidates: 3 data‑format conversions.
- AI‑handleable steps: 4 rule‑based aggregations (≈30 min saved/week).
- Human‑control points: 1 exception review (outlier detection).