Commercial Operations Copilot Guardrails

## When NOT to Use Copilot for Commercial & Operations Roles

**PROCUREMENT - NEVER use Copilot for:**
- Vendor selection decisions
- Price approval
- Contract award
- PO generation
- Supplier qualification
- Commercial negotiations
- Claim decisions
- Commitments to vendors

**DOCUMENT CONTROL - NEVER use Copilot for:**
- Document registration/numbering
- Version control
- Transmittal generation
- Approval workflows
- Archive classification
- Distribution control
- Audit evidence
- Compliance certification

**PLANNING & SCHEDULING - NEVER use Copilot for:**
- Schedule creation (use P6/MSP)
- Critical path analysis
- Resource leveling
- Float calculations
- Earned value metrics
- Schedule risk analysis
- Baseline approval
- Schedule certification

**Golden Rules:**
- Procurement: "Copilot researches - procurement decides"
- Document Control: "Copilot finds context - DC maintains the record"
- Planning: "Copilot narrates - planners calculate"

**What Copilot IS good for:**
- Searching correspondence
- Preparing for meetings
- Drafting narratives (not numbers)
- Finding historical context
- Tracking informal discussions

**System Integration Note:**
Copilot does NOT integrate with:
- SAP/Oracle ERP
- EDMS systems (Aconex, Procore, etc.)
- Primavera P6 / MS Project
- Contract management systems

Always use official systems for formal records.