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Estimates use 70% automation efficiency, 50 working weeks per year, 1.5× error cost multiplier, and implementation costs of $15K–$50K depending on scope. Actual results vary based on business complexity and implementation approach.
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Annual hours saved
The total employee hours freed up each year when 70% of manual, repetitive tasks are automated by AI workflows.
Annual cost savings
Direct labour savings plus error-reduction savings. Accounts for the fully loaded cost of employee time and rework from manual mistakes.
First-year ROI %
Net return on your automation investment after implementation costs. Compares your annual savings against a $15K–$50K project budget.
Payback period
How many months until your automation investment pays for itself. Most businesses break even within 3–6 months of going live.
Which tasks should you automate first?
Invoice processing, data entry, customer follow-up, report generation, scheduling, and document handling. These are the manual processes our clients automate most often, and where the hours in your calculation come from: high volume, clear rules, measurable time per task.
Data entry & document processing
Invoices, forms, contracts, receipts extracted and routed automatically.
15–25 hrs/week per teamEmail & communication triage
Incoming emails categorised, prioritised, and answered with AI-drafted replies.
8–15 hrs/week per teamLead qualification & follow-up
Leads scored, segmented, and nurtured with personalised outreach sequences.
10–20 hrs/week per teamCustomer support inquiries
Common questions answered instantly by AI chatbots and voice agents, 24/7.
20–40 hrs/week per teamReporting & dashboard updates
Weekly/monthly reports generated automatically from live data sources.
5–10 hrs/week per teamScheduling & coordination
Appointments booked, reminders sent, calendars synced — without human help.
5–15 hrs/week per teamWhere our numbers come from.
How our calculator assumptions compare to published research on AI automation.
70% automation efficiency
McKinsey estimates 60–70% of employee tasks have automatable components. We use the midpoint for conservative estimates.
1.5× error cost multiplier
Fixing manual errors typically costs 1.5–3× the original task time. We use 1.5× (the lower bound) to keep estimates realistic.
$15K–$50K implementation range
Based on our project history. Simple automations start at ~$15K; multi-system integrations with custom AI scale up to $50K+.
3–6 month payback
Deloitte reports AI automation projects achieve payback in 6–12 months on average. Our clients typically see faster returns.
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