Process audit
Interviews across the teams doing repetitive work, with time and volume measured.
AI automation
Where AI will pay off in your business, and where it will not
Plenty of companies are now spending on AI without a clear reason. This is a short, practical engagement that works out which of your processes are worth automating, in what order, and roughly what each one will cost.
- Free first call
- Written proposal before any work
- One person to talk to
Before you commit a year of budget to this
The expensive mistake is not picking the wrong tool. It is spending a year automating something that was never worth it.
So we spend a few days inside your business, talking to the people who do the work and measuring how long each process takes.
You get a ranked list with costs and savings. Some items go on a list of things not to do, with the reason written down.
Sound familiar?
The point where most companies call us
The pressure to do something about AI arrives before anyone knows what that something is.
- Your board is asking what the AI plan is
- Teams using AI tools nobody approved
- A pilot impressed everyone, then went nowhere
- Budget agreed but no priority list
- Vendors keep pitching and you cannot judge the claims
- You need to know what is realistic first
What’s included
Fixed scope, fixed fee, a document you can act on
No open-ended retainer and no deck about the industry. This is exactly what you get.
Opportunity shortlist
Every candidate scored on value, effort, risk and data readiness.
Costed roadmap
What to do this quarter, in six months and later, with cost ranges.
Proof of concept
Optionally a small working build of the top opportunity, to test the decision.
Policy and governance
A short staff policy: approved tools, and data that must never be pasted anywhere.
Team enablement
Sessions so your team uses the tools they already pay for.
How it works
From kick-off to a roadmap you can budget
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Scope the audit
We agree which parts of the business to review, and who to speak to.
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Talk to the people doing the work
Not just management. The detail that decides feasibility sits with whoever does the task.
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Measure and shortlist
Volumes, time taken and error rates, then a shortlist scored on value against effort.
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Present the roadmap
A working session on the recommendations, including what we suggest you skip.
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Decide what happens next
You take it in house, give it to another supplier, or we build the first item.
What you get
- A written map of the processes we reviewed
- A ranked and costed shortlist of opportunities
- A clear list of what not to automate, and why
- A quarter by quarter roadmap you can budget against
- A short AI use policy your staff will read
- A working session with your leadership
Tools and platforms we work with
Process mapping
Claude
ChatGPT
n8n
Make
Microsoft 365 Copilot
Google Workspace
Looker Studio
We pick tools that suit your budget and team. If you already use something, we work with it.
Who it’s for
Who tends to book this audit
Mid-sized companies
Real process volume and no in-house AI expertise.
Leadership teams
Owners who need a defensible plan, not another pilot.
Operations-heavy businesses
Companies where headcount grows with volume.
Agencies and service firms
Firms deciding whether to automate delivery or sell AI services.
Why work with Ratawa Technologies
- We will tell you when the answer is not AI, and that happens often.
- Recommendations come with cost ranges, not vague benefits.
- A fixed fee and a fixed scope, agreed before we start.
- You own the roadmap and can build it with anyone.
What affects the cost
A fixed fee for a defined scope, based on:
- How many teams and processes we review
- The size of the business and number of locations
- Whether a proof of concept is included
- Training sessions for your staff, if you want them
You get a fixed written quote after the first call. No surprise charges.
FAQ
AI Automation Consulting: common questions
It is a paid engagement with its own deliverable, and the roadmap is yours to take anywhere. We write down what we recommend you do not build.
Usually two to four weeks from kick-off to the final session. A proof of concept adds a few weeks.
Then we say so, in writing. For many processes the honest answer is to fix the process or use a plain automation.
Yes. We interview them during the audit and write the roadmap so it fits what you have under way.
Yes, and it is included. Approved tools, what must never go into a public chatbot, and who signs off new tools.
Pilots stall for a few reasons: no owner, no measurement, unclear data. We work out which happened to you.
Related services
Often paired with AI Automation Consulting
Get a straight answer on where to start
Tell us about your business and what you are being asked to deliver. We will explain what the audit covers.