# Insights

Source: https://sparemindai.com.au/blog

Insights

# Plain-English notes on putting AI to work.

What works, what doesn't, and how to tell the difference, from a chartered engineer.

- ![Line drawing of a clipboard with a lined log sheet, a stopwatch and a pencil](https://sparemindai.com.au/assets/images/blog/blog-measure-before-we-build.webp)

## Why we measure before we build

[](https://sparemindai.com.au/blog/why-we-measure-before-we-build)

27 October 2026

Before we build anything, your team logs how long the everyday jobs really take for a week. Here's why that week of measuring matters more than the AI.