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Automation

Every business has steps that run the same way every week and that someone still does by hand. They are the cheapest place for software to save money.

What you get out of it

Time that comes back every week

A task taking thirty minutes weekly is twenty-five hours a year. Automated, it costs nothing.

Fewer transcription errors

Handovers between two systems are the single most common source of errors. A machine does not mistype and does not tire on a Friday.

A record of what actually ran

Every run leaves a trace. When something goes wrong you can see where, instead of asking who touched it last.

How it works

  1. Write down what really happens

    Not the intended process but the actual one — including the exceptions everybody knows and nobody has written down.

  2. The dullest step first

    We take the step that is most frequent and most mindless. It pays off immediately and is the safest place to start.

  3. Into service with the handbrake on

    First the automation runs alongside the manual work and gets compared. Once it takes over, the way back stays open.

What you receive

  • A process that starts on its own and reports when it stumbles
  • A log per run, still readable months later
  • A documented route back to doing it by hand
  • A calculation of how much time was actually freed up