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Track 4 — Build & monetise 构建与变现 · M17 · 25 min · Live today

The OPC time-and-money map

Which tasks a one-person company or small business should delegate first, how many hours each returns per month, and the payback maths — including the tasks you should not delegate yet.

After this module you can…

  • Rank your own tasks by hours saved versus governance risk.
  • Compute a payback for one twin in your own numbers.

Key points

  • Best first candidates are recurring, low-risk, evidence-producing: briefings, reporting, triage drafts.
  • Payback = (hours saved × your hourly rate) − (run cost + build time amortised).
  • Money-moving tasks pay back the most but must stay behind a Decision Card.
  • Do not delegate anything you cannot verify afterwards.

Hands-on exercise: Build your own map

  1. List your five most repetitive weekly tasks.
  2. Mark each Live / Sandbox / Planned using the capability matrix.
  3. Estimate hours per month and pick the single highest Live one.

Evidence of success: A one-page ranked list with an hours estimate.

Knowledge check

Getting it wrong is fine — the explanation tells you why.

1. Which task should an OPC automate first?

2. A twin saves 8 h/month at $40/h and costs $30/month to run. Payback on 6 h of build time?

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