ArchelTwo ways in
Start with a conversation. Go deeper if it's worth it.
The 30-minute call
One bottleneck, talked through properly.
- We work out whether the problem is demand or capacity
- You get a straight answer on whether an audit is worth it
- Video call, or in person in London
The AI audit
The whole business, looked at through the work itself.
- We follow real jobs from the first enquiry to the finished invoice
- We talk to the people who do the work, not only the person who hired us
- You get a written plan with your top three opportunities, costed
- Money back if it doesn't pay for itself
What we look at
Five things decide whether AI will work for you.
The overall picture matters less than the weakest of the five. That is where the plan points first.
The tools you have
Whether the software running the core work is up to it, and what AI is already in use.
Where your data lives
In one place and reachable, or stuck in exports, inboxes and people's heads.
How the work is done
Whether each job is done the same way every time, or differently by whoever picks it up.
What already runs itself
How much moves without someone pushing it along by hand.
Your team
Whether people are ready to use it, and whether the person at the top is behind it.
The order we work in
We don't start with AI. Automating a broken process only breaks it faster.
- Does this job need doing at all?Some work exists because nobody stopped it.
- Remove what shouldn't be thereDouble entry, sign-offs nobody reads, reports nobody opens.
- Simplify what's leftOne way of doing each job, written down.
- Speed up the handoffsMost of the delay sits between people, not with them.
- Automate lastAnd only where a person doesn't need to decide.
What you get at the end
The job as it really runs today. The cause, separated from the symptom. Your top three opportunities, costed against your own numbers. A clear line between what a person decides and what a system does.
If the answer is no
Sometimes the right fix is to delete a step, change a policy, or switch on something you already pay for. If AI isn't worth it, the plan says so.
How we count the return
Hours are not money.
Automation frees up hours. Those hours only turn into money in one of three ways, and we count one per job, never two.
Spend stops
Overtime, an agency, a subscription or a contractor you no longer need.
A hire is avoided
The role you were about to advertise isn't needed, because the team has the hours back.
Waiting work gets done
Quotes that weren't chased and enquiries that weren't answered now are.
If the honest answer is that the hours would just disappear into the day, we say so, and the figure is nil.
Every number in your plan comes from something you told us. We don't fill gaps with industry averages.
What it's costing you
If 5 people each lose 6 hours a week to work a system could do, at £25 an hour, that's a year.
Change the blue numbers to yours. That's 1,380 hours a year, on 46 working weeks. It is the cost of the time, not a saving. The audit tells you how much of it can go.
Questions
Before you book.
Is an AI audit the same as an AI assessment?
Yes. Different firms use different names for the same job: a structured look at where AI can realistically help a business, based on how the work actually gets done. We call ours an audit because it ends in a written plan you can act on.
How much does it cost?
The 30-minute call is free. The audit is a fixed fee, agreed before we start, with your money back if it doesn't pay for itself.
How long does it take?
It depends on how many people we need to speak to. We agree the timeline on the call, before you commit to anything.
Will you tell us not to use AI?
Yes. A recommendation to spend money on AI that won't return it is worse than no recommendation.
Do we need to understand AI first?
No. You need to know how your business runs. We bring the rest, and the plan is written in plain English.
We're a small local business. Is this for us?
Probably not yet. If it's you and a small team, and customers find you locally, our ready-made systems for local businesses are the right place to start.
Can I just talk it through with someone?
Yes. We offer 1-1 advisory for business owners and senior managers, charged by the hour.