Practical projects for business professionals. Each one includes what you need and a starting prompt.
You need: A meeting transcript or notes (text file)
Starting prompt:
Read this transcript and create a summary with action items, decisions made, and key discussion points.
You need: A description of the situation
Starting prompt:
Create a professional email template for following up with clients who haven't responded in a week.
You need: A messy document (Word, PDF text, or raw text)
Starting prompt:
Reformat this document with proper headings, bullet points, and professional formatting.
You need: Expense data exported to CSV
Starting prompt:
Analyze these expenses. Flag anything unusual—duplicates, amounts outside normal ranges, or missing information.
You need: Policy documents in a folder
Starting prompt:
Based on the documents in this folder, what's the procedure for requesting time off?
You need: A text file with your weekly notes
Starting prompt:
Turn these notes into a professional weekly status report with accomplishments, challenges, and next week's priorities.
You need: Invoice data exported from your accounting system (CSV)
Starting prompt:
Create a tracking report showing invoices by age (current, 30/60/90+ days), total outstanding by customer, and draft reminder emails for overdue accounts.
You need: Competitor websites and any public info you have
Starting prompt:
Create a competitive analysis comparing pricing, features, positioning, and strengths/weaknesses for these competitors.
You need: A job description
Starting prompt:
Generate 15 interview questions for this role—5 behavioral, 5 technical/role-specific, and 5 cultural fit questions.
You need: A contract (text version)
Starting prompt:
Summarize this contract highlighting key dates, obligations, payment terms, termination clauses, and any unusual provisions.
Note: This is for quick understanding, not legal advice.
You need: A description of a process or skill
Starting prompt:
Create a training guide for new employees on [topic] with step-by-step instructions, common mistakes to avoid, and a quiz at the end.
You need: Customer feedback from surveys, emails, or reviews
Starting prompt:
Analyze this customer feedback. Categorize by theme, identify the top 5 issues, and suggest improvements.
Heads up: Some advanced projects may need API keys to connect to external services. Read API Keys & Environment Variables first if you haven't already.
You need: Data exports (CSV) from your various systems You may also need: An API key if pulling data from external services
Starting prompt:
Build a script that reads these data files, aggregates the information, and generates a formatted monthly report as a PDF.
You need: Spreadsheets or exports with your key metrics You may also need: An API key if pulling live data from external services
Starting prompt:
Build a simple HTML dashboard that displays these metrics: [list your 5-7 key metrics]. Make it easy to update by reading from these data files.
You need: A list of your vendors with contact info, contracts, and spending data You may also need: An API key if integrating with accounting or procurement services
Starting prompt:
Build a vendor tracking system that stores vendor info, flags upcoming contract renewals, and generates spending reports.
You need: Your current onboarding checklist and document templates
Starting prompt:
Build an onboarding workflow that generates a customized checklist, welcome email, and document package from basic input (name, role, start date).
You need: Your current budget structure (spreadsheet)
Starting prompt:
Build a budget planning tool with adjustable assumptions that can model conservative, expected, and optimistic scenarios side by side.
You need: Existing documentation scattered across folders
Starting prompt:
Help me organize these documents into a structured knowledge base with consistent formatting and build a simple search tool to find information across all of them.
| Your situation | Start here |
|---|---|
| Never used Claude Code | #1 Meeting Notes Processor |
| Want a quick win | #2 Email Templates |
| Need better visibility | #7 Invoice Tracker |
| Managing a team | #6 Weekly Status Reports |
| Want high impact | #13 Automated Report Generator |