It's important to systemize (get it working manually) before automating. Premature automation can create more complexity in the process as edge cases are usual

It's important to systemize (get it working manually) before automating. Premature automation can create more complexity in the process as edge cases are usually added in, or needing routing. If you're building process management and automation from scratch as a way to learn, it's also a red flag of technical debt waiting.