Use case
Hours that exist only because the software does not
Administrative load is rarely budgeted as a cost. It shows up as headcount, overtime and the reason nobody has time for improvement work.
Outcomes
- Named tasks removed from named weeks
- Volume growth without extra admin hires
- Fewer errors from repeated handling
- Capacity returned to customer-facing work
Use case
Where it is used
Re-keying
The same data entered in more than one place.
Chasing
People following up because the system does not.
Assembling reports
Monthly spreadsheets rebuilt by hand.
What we deliver
- Time and cost baseline
- Process redesign
- Integration and automation
- Exception handling
- Post-implementation measurement
Problems this solves
Admin hours are invisible
We measure the current handling time per task before building, so the saving can be proven afterwards.
Effort spread across many small tasks
Ranking tasks by volume times handling time shows which three are worth automating and which are not.
Automation without exception handling
Every automated flow gets an exception queue with an owner, because the exceptions never disappear.
How delivery runs
- 01
Observe the current process
We watch the work as it is actually done, including the workarounds, before proposing anything.
- 02
Scope the first slice
One workflow, one team, one measurable target — chosen because it carries the most manual effort.
- 03
Build and pilot
Working software in a pilot group within weeks, running alongside the current process until the numbers agree.
- 04
Roll out and switch off
Migration, training and a dated switch-off of the old route, so two processes do not run forever.
Realistic timeline
Week 1
Task inventory and time measurement.
Weeks 2–6
Top-ranked tasks automated with exception handling.
Weeks 7–9
Measurement against baseline and the next batch.
What moves the price
Number of tasks in scope
Each task automated is effectively its own small project with its own rules.
System access
Tasks spanning systems without APIs are significantly more expensive to automate.
Approval requirements
Steps that need sign-off add workflow, notification and audit work.
Where projects go wrong
Automating the workaround
Rules are agreed with the people who handle today's exceptions, so we encode the correct process rather than the historic patch.
Adoption stalls
Rollout has named owners and measured usage per team; software nobody uses moves cost instead of removing it.
FAQ
Questions buyers ask
How do we know what to automate first?+
By measuring hours, not by intuition. The biggest measured task wins.
Will this cost jobs?+
In most of our projects the same people move to work that was previously neglected, because volume was growing anyway.
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