Post a monthly KPI snapshot to Slack (Zapier)

When the KPI row for the month is marked final, post a short summary written by AI.

ZapierReportingBeginnerHuman check: Low

Tools
Zapier: Google Sheets, Slack, ChatGPT (OpenAI)

Time saved
~1 hr/month (estimate)

Difficulty
Beginner

Steps

Trigger: Google Sheets 'New or Updated Spreadsheet Row' (watch a Final column).
Filter: Final = Yes.
ChatGPT (OpenAI) 'Conversation' (or the current text action): 'Write three neutral bullets. Use only these numbers.'
Slack 'Send Channel Message' to #leadership.

Keep a human check here: Low risk

Make sure the figures in the sheet come from closed books.

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