Automation Audit
Most automation projects fail before a line of code is written, because nobody established what was actually worth automating. An audit is the cheapest way to find that out. We walk your workflows with the people who run them, identify the tasks that are repetitive and expensive enough to be worth an agent, and put a number on what each one costs you today.
What’s included
- A workflow mapevery step of the processes you nominate, written down — including the ones that only exist in somebody’s head.
- A ranked automation listeach candidate task scored on volume, time cost, error rate and how cleanly an agent can take it over.
- A cost baselinewhat the current process costs in hours per month, so the saving after deployment is measured rather than asserted.
- A build recommendationwhat to automate first, what to leave alone, and what would need a process change before an agent could help.
How it runs
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We sit with the people doing the work
Not with a process document. The document describes the process as designed; the person describes it as it actually runs, including the workarounds.
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We measure before we estimate
Volume, handling time and rework rate for each candidate task. An automation business case built on guesses is a business case that gets disputed later.
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We tell you what not to automate
Some tasks are too varied, too low-volume, or need a judgement call an agent should not be making. Saying so is part of the deliverable.
What you get out of it
- A clear, ordered answer to "what should we automate first?"
- A cost baseline you can measure the result against later
- A scope and quote for the build, with no obligation to proceed
- An honest account of which tasks are not worth automating yet
Questions about automation audit
How long does an automation audit take?
It depends on how many processes you want covered, but most audits run over a small number of sessions with the teams who own the work, followed by the written findings. You get the workflow map, the ranked list and the cost baseline as deliverables regardless of whether you go on to build anything.
Do we have to build with you afterwards?
No. The audit stands on its own — the workflow map and the cost baseline are yours, and they are useful to any team that automates the work, including your own. We would rather scope honestly and be chosen than tie the findings to a commitment.
What if the audit finds nothing worth automating?
Then we say so. That is a real outcome and a cheap one to reach: it costs an audit rather than a failed build. In practice most businesses have more repetitive work than they think, but the ranking matters more than the total — automating the wrong task first is the usual reason these projects stall.