For businesses that know they're losing time to admin, but not exactly where, or what to fix first.
Over one to two weeks we look at how the work actually gets done in your business. Then we give you a written plan: what to automate, in what order, what each is likely to save, and a fixed price for each one.
One job on its own is what we call a starter build (£300–£1,500). Starter builds do not need an audit. The audit is for businesses deciding which bigger system to build first.
The price
£1,500
A fixed fee. Credited in full against any custom build (£3,000+) if you proceed within 60 days. If you don't go ahead, you keep the plan.
Take the free call first, from us or anyone else. It's genuinely useful. But half an hour on the phone is an informed guess. The audit works from your real figures.
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Who does what, when, and in which software, written down and drawn out. Most clients find this useful on its own.
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Ranked by what each one saves against what it costs, so you start with whatever pays for itself fastest.
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Hours a week, what those hours cost you in a year, and how long the build takes to pay for itself. Worked out from your own figures, not an industry average.
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In plain English: what it does, step by step, and which of your systems it connects to. Clear enough for any developer to quote against.
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A number you can plan and budget around, item by item.
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Take it to another developer, use it in-house, or file it for next year.
Start of week one
On a video call or in person. We go through the business end to end: every process, every piece of software, every hand-over between people. We ask the questions your team stopped asking because “that's just how it's done”.
Later in week one
We watch the key jobs being done, read whatever is already written down, and map it out. This is where the workarounds and the spreadsheets that “just work” turn up.
Week two
We work out what each change would save, how each would work and what each would cost, and write it up. You get it as a PDF, with a 30-minute call to go through it.
We'd rather tell you it isn't the right fit than take your money for something you won't get much from.
No. The plan is yours to take anywhere. Credited in full against any custom build (£3,000+) if you proceed within 60 days. If you go elsewhere or decide not to go ahead, you keep the plan and owe nothing more.
The free call is a 30-minute conversation to understand your business and check there is something worth automating. The Process Audit takes one to two weeks: we look at how the work actually gets done, work out what each change would save from your own figures, and give you a written plan with a fixed price for each item.
Yes. Most audits are done over video calls and screen sharing. If you're in Derbyshire, South Yorkshire, Nottinghamshire or nearby, we're happy to come in person for the first session at no extra charge.
The first session is two hours. After that we may need 30 to 60 minutes with particular people. Usually three to five hours in total across two weeks, arranged around your diary.
Then skip the audit. Tell us the job and we'll quote for it directly. The audit is most useful when you're not sure where to start, or want the whole picture.
No. The Automation Agency is not currently VAT registered, so £1,500 is the whole fee.
Thirty minutes, no commitment. We'll talk through your business, and tell you honestly whether the audit is the right next step or whether you can skip it.
Prefer a conversation?
Call Ben, Monday to Friday, 9am–5.30pm. You'll get Ben, not a call centre.
So we can come to the call with something useful rather than spending the first ten minutes working out who you are.
Rather write it down? Tell us about the job.