The report assembled by hand
Every month somebody joins figures from three or four systems in a spreadsheet. It takes half a morning.
Automating the tasks somebody repeats every week in your business
If a process follows clear rules and repeats, it can almost always run on its own. We write it to fit, in your environment.
What you get, by name
Things you can take away.
- The automation running in your environment, not on a paid platform elsewhere.
- The code, so another person can maintain it.
- An alert when something fails, instead of silence.
- The arithmetic of time saved against what it cost.
- Documentation of what it does and when it runs.
The work nobody counts as work
It takes hours every week, and nearly always the same person does it.
The data reshaped in a spreadsheet
A file arrives in one format, needed in another. Mismatches get fixed by hand, and a slip never announces itself.
The checks done one at a time
Whether a process finished, a file arrived, a service is still up. A minute, and forgotten.
All three are clear rules on predictable data, which can be written into a program.
Is this what you need?
If your case is not quite this one:
- If a new application or feature has to be built, that is software development: Software Development
- If the input is ambiguous, free text or documents without fixed format, artificial intelligence comes in: AI Consulting
How a task gets automated
Four steps, and the first can end in doing nothing.
Measure the task
How long it takes, how often, and how many exceptions it has. Without that, there is no telling if it pays.
Write the automation
Built to fit in Python, with scheduled tasks or containers; sometimes on the Power Platform, when the business already has it.
Run it alongside
For a while the task runs both ways, and the forgotten exceptions turn up.
Leave it alerting
An automation failing silently is worse than none: it says so when a run goes wrong.
Who this is for, and who it is not for
A good fit
- Tasks repeated at least weekly that always follow the same rules.
- Businesses where one person holds a process up and their absence stops it.
- Anyone who tried automating with a subscription tool and got halfway.
Not a fit
- Low-volume tasks, or ones done twice a year: they cost more than they save.
- Processes that change constantly: the automation would need rewriting every month.
- Any case where maintaining it costs more than doing it by hand.
Frequently asked questions
Do you use Zapier, Make or a similar platform?
Not as the basis of the work. They get stuck on the exceptions; they charge by usage and the process stops being yours.
How do I know whether automating pays?
Multiply how long it takes by how often it happens in a year, and compare that with what writing and maintaining it costs. If it does not pay off, we say so.
Can it still be done by hand?
Yes, and it should be. With no manual route, any breakdown becomes a stoppage.
Who maintains it afterwards?
It can stay with you, with its code and documentation, or go into monthly maintenance.
Tell us about your situation
Tell us which task repeats and how long it takes. The first call costs nothing.
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