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After 25+ Years in IT Delivery: Why I Chose to Consult

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Nagarajan MaheswaranFollow

Senior Project & Programme Manager | PMP | PSM I | CSPO

🚀 What if your AI could actually do the work for you?

Not just suggest ideas… not just answer questions…

But pick up a task, execute it, and deliver results—just like a teammate.

That’s what Claude Cowork is starting to unlock with Anthropic’s Claude.

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đź’ˇ Why this feels different

Most of us are used to AI as a helper.

This feels more like a junior team member you can delegate to.

You give it a folder + a task…

…and it comes back with actual outputs—Excel files, presentations, structured data.

No back-and-forth prompts. No micromanaging.

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⚙️ Getting started is surprisingly simple

  • •Download Claude Desktop
  • •Switch to Cowork mode
  • •Give access to a folder
  • •Describe what you need

That’s it. It gets to work.

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🔍 Where this really helps (real-life scenarios)

  • 👉Finance teams

Got a bunch of receipts? Drop them in a folder.

It builds a clean Excel with totals, categories—even flags issues.

  • 👉Sales teams

Have rough notes before a client meeting?

It turns them into a structured, polished presentation.

  • 👉Marketing teams

Too many PDFs and research docs?

It reads, summarizes, and drafts content you can actually use.

  • 👉Project teams

Messy shared folders?

It organizes everything and gives you a proper inventory.

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🤝 What I like most

It reduces the “busy work” that eats up time.

Less:

❌ Copy-paste

❌ Formatting

❌ Manual consolidation

More:

  • âś…Thinking
  • âś…Decision-making
  • âś…Real value work
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đź§  My honest take

We’re slowly moving from:

  • 👉“How do I use AI?”

to

  • 👉“What can I stop doing because AI can handle it?”

And that shift is powerful—especially for delivery leaders, ops teams, and anyone juggling multiple priorities.

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đź’¬ Curious to hear your thoughts

  • •Would you trust an AI to handle end-to-end tasks?
  • •Which use case would you try first?
  • •Where do you see risks?

Drop a comment 👇

Or let’s connect and exchange ideas on how AI is reshaping the way we work.

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