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LinkedIn Pulse · Sep 2026 · QE Transformation

The Automation Percentage Is the Most Dishonest Number in Software

Certain numbers acquire authority far beyond what they actually deserve. Put a percentage on a dashboard, add a green arrow beside it, compare it with last quarter, and suddenly something that would otherwise require a proper explanation becomes a management fact. Nobody needs to say much more because the number looks precise, and precision has always had an unfortunate habit of being mistaken for truth. Automation percentage is one of the clearest examples of that habit.

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