FICTIONAL PRACTICE PACK: Analyze a CSV work queue
Version: 2026-10-02
Guide: https://www.cihanuygur.com/blog/ai-agents-work-queue/

This is an original practice exercise, not model output, a customer case or a measured result. No AI runs on this website. Use an approved tool and fictional data first.

INPUT
ticket,team,status,estimated_hours
T101,Support,open,2
T102,Support,blocked,3
T103,Sales,open,1.5
T104,Sales,done,2
T105,Operations,open,4
T106,Operations,blocked,1
T107,Support,done,1
T108,Operations,open,2.5

PROMPT (replace its input placeholder with the fictional input above, or attach the CSV)
Prepare a weekly workload brief using only the attached work-queue.csv
(or the CSV pasted below).

First inspect the input. Report its column names, row count, duplicate
IDs, missing estimates, and unexpected statuses. Do not silently repair,
deduplicate, or fill missing values.

Definition: remaining work means status=open or status=blocked.
Exclude status=done from remaining-work totals. Count blocked tasks
separately, but include their estimated hours in remaining hours.

Return:
1. A table by team: remaining task count, remaining estimated hours,
   and blocked task count.
2. A reconciliation showing input rows, included rows, excluded rows,
   and the total remaining estimated hours.
3. An internal update of no more than 80 words.

Use Python for calculations if data analysis is available, and show
or explain the calculation code. Treat hours as estimates. Do not
infer deadlines, overload, employee performance, or business urgency.
If a required value is missing, report the gap instead of inventing it.

EXPECTED SHAPE
A team table of remaining tasks, estimated hours and blocked tasks; row reconciliation and short update.

REVIEW CHECKLIST (illustrative acceptance checks, not a generated answer)
[ ] Eight source rows; six remaining tasks; two done tasks excluded.
[ ] Operations: 3 tasks, 7.5 estimated hours, 1 blocked.
[ ] Support: 2 tasks, 5 estimated hours, 1 blocked. Sales: 1 task, 1.5 hours, 0 blocked.
[ ] Total: 14 remaining estimated hours and 2 blocked tasks; no capacity or deadline claim.

STOP
Stop on duplicate IDs, missing estimates or incorrect totals. Do not fill gaps with zero.

MY FIRST WORKFLOW — fill privately, do not return to the website
Task/output: ____________________
Permitted inputs/tool: ____________________
Reviewer: ____________________
Source references: ____________________
Unresolved items: ____________________
Normal total task time: ____________________
Trial preparation/draft/review/correction time: ____________________
Next action: ____________________
Verdict (TRY / SKIP / USE) and reason: ____________________

A completed checklist is a record of checks, not assurance of correctness. Human approval remains required before real-world use.