Automate manual processes
Automating processes means putting an end to work that adds nothing. With workflow automation, you let software handle the repetitive tasks, so your team can focus on the work that actually creates value.
How much time goes into work that delivers nothing?
Every morning, someone logs in to three different systems to gather data. Copy, paste, check. Two hours of work that is the same every single day. That is ten hours a week. Five hundred hours a year. For one task.
And it is not just time. It is also attention that is needed elsewhere, mistakes that creep in because the work is dull, and delays because someone has to wait for a manual step to finish.
Repetitive work
Every month, the same manual task is carried out. It takes time and produces nothing new.
Copy and paste
Pulling data out of system A, converting it and dropping it into system B. Someone does this every day. Or forgets to.
Human error
Manual work means mistakes. A wrong line, a forgotten step, an incorrect date.
Waiting on each other
Process A has to wait until someone has finished process B. And all that waiting costs time.
Signs a process is ready to be automated
Not every process needs to be automated. But if a few of these signs sound familiar, there is probably time to be saved with workflow automation.
Manual work costs more than you think
What one recurring task costs in time per year, and how quickly automation pays for itself.
- 10 hours
- Of manual work per week, for one task
- 500 hours
- Per year, for that same task
- < 1 year
- Typical payback period
- 24/7
- The automation keeps running
Processes we have automated for clients
A few examples of workflow automation: from a manual routine to a process that runs on its own.
Reporting
Every week, pulling data from three systems, merging it in Excel, formatting it and sending it out.
The report is generated automatically and lands in your inbox on Monday morning.
Order processing
Manually copying orders from the webshop into the ERP and typing status updates back in.
Orders sync automatically and customers get updates without anyone lifting a finger.
Invoicing
Logging hours, creating invoices in the accounting package and sending them out by email.
Logged hours roll straight into invoices and sending happens on its own.
Data migration
Downloading files, converting the format, checking them and uploading.
Files are picked up, converted and put in the right place. Every time.
What automating processes delivers for your team
Time is the first thing you notice, but there is more to it. Fewer mistakes, faster turnaround and insight into what is really happening.
Time back for your team
Workflow automation takes over the dull, repetitive work. Your people stop copying and pasting and turn their attention to work that needs judgement and care.
Fewer mistakes
Software follows the same rules every time. No forgotten step, no wrong date, no typo. Whatever is automated runs consistently and predictably.
Faster turnaround
No more waiting for someone to complete a manual step. Processes run straight through, at night and at the weekend too. Work no longer piles up.
Insight into what happens
An automated process is a measurable process. Logging shows what is running, how long it takes and where it stalls. You steer by the numbers, not by gut feel.
How we automate processes step by step
No big bang. We start with the process that delivers the most and grow the automation from there.
Mapping it out
We look at what happens now. Which steps, which systems and where the bottlenecks are.
Automating what we can
We build integrations and scripts that take over the manual work. Step by step.
Monitoring and improving
Once it is running, we keep an eye on it. Error alerts, performance and optimisations.
Related services
Depending on what you need, we draw on different services:
Questions about process automation
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