What does an automation project cost, and how long does it take?
The honest answer to the most common question: what to budget for a first automation project, and why starting small is cheaper.
Not a sales pitch, but a concrete first step: what you get from the free initial analysis, what we need for it and what happens afterwards.

Many people hesitate at the first contact because they expect a sales pitch. That is understandable. But the free initial analysis is exactly the opposite. It is a concrete first step that leaves you with an honest assessment, even if no project with us comes of it in the end.
It is about looking at your processes together and finding the one process that pays off first. It is not about selling you software you do not need. If the most honest advice is that automation does not pay off right now, we say that too. This standard has a simple reason: a recommendation that does not hold up costs you money and us your trust. We want neither. That is why the initial analysis is deliberately kept as advice and not as a disguised contract closing.
The appointment follows a simple line:
At the end of the 60 minutes you will know which process is worth tackling first and what order of magnitude you should expect. With no obligation.
No prepared specification document. It is enough if you know your everyday work and bring a few examples of tedious routine. The more specific the example, the more reliable the assessment. Documents are welcome, but not a requirement.
You decide at your own pace. If you want to go ahead, we plan the first workflow, which is usually up and running in around 30 days. You can read in advance roughly what that costs in our article on what automation costs. You can book an appointment directly via the contact page.
You leave the meeting not with a gut feeling, but with three tangible things: a clear recommendation on which process pays off first, an honest sense of scale for effort and benefit, and a first indication of whether and how the consulting can be funded. With that you can decide at your leisure, including against a project.
The initial analysis is not about penetrating everything in detail, but about finding the biggest lever. That does not require a requirements specification, but your view of everyday work and a few concrete examples. The depth comes later, in planning the first workflow. The 60 minutes are there to set the right direction.
The initial analysis gets better the closer the people at the table are to those who really know the day-to-day. A decision-maker who can say whether a project will be tackled saves a loop later. Just as valuable is someone from the front line who does the process every day and knows the exceptions that appear in no description. Anyone who combines both in one person has an advantage, but it is often worth coming as a pair. You make the best use of the meeting by speaking openly about what is annoying, including the things that seem too small for a project. That is often exactly where the first worthwhile step lies. Feel free to have one or two concrete examples ready that we can walk through the process with together. That turns a general conversation into a solid assessment.
Yes. The roughly 60-minute initial analysis is free and without obligation. There is no commitment to start a project.
No. It is enough if you know your everyday work and bring a few examples of time-consuming routine. Documents help, but they are not a requirement.
Then we will say so honestly. A recommendation that does not pay off helps no one. That too is a legitimate outcome of the initial analysis.
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