ASSISTANT QUALITY EVALUATION · Workflow idea

Check that an assistant takes the step a task actually requires.

Run approved test scenarios through an assistant, record which actions it reports taking, and compare those actions with the expected result for each scenario. Use the metric to spot reliability gaps and improve the workflow before people depend on it in a live customer or business process.

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Starts with
A quality test is ready to run
Produces
A per-case pass or miss indicator and an aggregate view of how often the expected action occurred.
Category
Reviews & approvals

01 / The starting point

A clear request.
A useful direction.

An approved set of test cases with expected actions and evaluation criteria

“Compare observed assistant actions with expected actions and report a clear, repeatable evaluation result.”
An example request · Make it specific to your team.

02 / The work

5 tasks.
One useful outcome.

Shows how to evaluate whether an assistant follows the expected action path for each test scenario.

  1. Choose an approved evaluation dataset

    Use synthetic scenarios or data that your organization is authorized to process, with sensitive details removed where possible.

  2. Define the expected action for each case

    Describe which action should occur and when it is appropriate, including cases where the assistant should not act.

  3. Run the assistant against each scenario

    Keep each input associated with its expected outcome and capture the actions reported during the test.

  4. Compare observed and expected actions

    Mark whether the required action occurred and distinguish a missed action from an inappropriate extra action.

  5. Review failures before making changes

    Inspect representative cases, identify likely causes, and have a responsible person approve updates before live use.

03 / The result

Something useful.
Something to build on.

A per-case pass or miss indicator and an aggregate view of how often the expected action occurred.

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Check whether an assistant took the expected action

Reviews & approvals · Example outcome

The handoff

A per-case pass or miss indicator and an aggregate view of how often the expected action occurred.

Keep in mind

Test conversations can contain customer or employee information. Use synthetic or properly authorized, minimized data, obtain consent where required, restrict access to results, and review failures with a person before changing or releasing a customer-facing process.

04 / Make it yours

Set the brief.
Set the standard.

A few choices shape the work around your team.

Create a representative, authorized test set

Include expected behaviors, edge cases, and cases where the correct choice is to ask a person or take no action.

Set privacy and consent safeguards

Avoid unnecessary personal data, document permission for any real conversation used, and limit access to the evaluation set.

Define success and failure criteria

Specify how to score required actions, inappropriate actions, missing results, and uncertainty.

Assign evaluation reviewers

Name who interprets results, checks failure examples, and approves changes before a customer-facing release.

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