Discover
Understand the business, users and operational constraints.
- ↗ Current-state process map
- ↗ Users, records & decision owners
- ↗ An operational baseline
Strategize
Define automation opportunities, scope and solution architecture.
- ↗ Automation opportunities & exclusions
- ↗ Architecture, integrations & access plan
- ↗ Acceptance criteria & scoped proposal
Engineer
Design and develop the software, data model and access controls.
- ↗ Working software increments
- ↗ Testable roles, data models & interfaces
- ↗ Review of exception & recovery paths
Automate
Connect AI assistance, business workflows and existing systems.
- ↗ Configured workflow & provider connections
- ↗ Human review for sensitive actions
- ↗ Integration checks and retry behavior
Optimize
Review reliability, performance and the next measured improvement.
- ↗ Release & ownership handover
- ↗ Documentation, monitoring & known limits
- ↗ A separately agreed improvement scope
Choose where to start.
From manual to connected.
Start with a repeated task or a broken handover. Map the evidence, systems and decision owners before choosing which steps should be automated.
- Document the operating process
- Define rules, exceptions & review
- Connect the tools you already use
A focused first release.
A clear handover.
Agree milestones, commercial terms, ownership, data access and acceptance before building. Production rollout, provider setup and ongoing support need explicit responsibilities. Operational improvements are evaluated against a baseline rather than assumed from a demonstration.
Understand scope & budget