Define your use cases – not too little and not too much
Many businesses struggle to identify the use cases where a bot can replace a human interaction. This is usually a result of the relatively poor experiences that today's bots provide.
Poor automated experience is a consequence of either:
- The "too little" scenario, where a bot offers very little and therefore has no value for the end user
- The "too much" scenario, where a bot sets high hopes for what it can do, but then fails to meet those expectations
In both cases, the bot is unsuccessful in fulfilling its purpose. Due to technology limitations, or bad design, it has failed to offer a fast and scalable service to the customer and failed to reduce the business' costs. Finding the minimum viable product (MVP) is crucial for the success of any chat/voice application, but be aware of "burning" users by offering a limited product that does not provide value. You can start with simpler types...