Start with the smallest credible win: audit the opportunity, build the first workflow, then keep the system reliable enough to become a monthly operating advantage.
Automation Opportunity Audit $500-$1,500
3-5 business days
A ranked automation map with savings math, risks, required access, and the recommended first build.
Teams that can feel the manual work drag but need the first high-ROTI workflow identified.
Workflow and tool-stack review ROTI estimate by automation candidate Data, access, and risk notes Build sprint recommendation Retainer fit assessment Start This Path Core Offer
Automation Build Sprint $2,500-$10,000
1-3 weeks
One production workflow shipped, tested, documented, and connected to real operations.
A clear workflow where AI agents, APIs, CRMs, forms, dashboards, or scripts can save hours every week.
One production workflow build AI-assisted intake, routing, or reporting API, CRM, form, and spreadsheet integration Testing, failure handling, and alerts Documentation and handoff Loom 30-day stabilization window Start This Path Managed AI Automation Retainer $1,000-$5,000/mo
Ongoing ownership
A monthly operating rhythm for reliability, reporting, fixes, prompt tuning, and new workflow improvements.
Teams that want automations monitored, improved, and expanded without hiring a full-time automation engineer.
Workflow monitoring and fixes Monthly improvement sprint Prompt, agent, and integration tuning Reporting on time saved and issues caught Priority technical rescue support Start This Path Decision rule
Retainers are earned by measurable recurring value. AAI should not sell passive maintenance. The monthly offer makes sense when a workflow is valuable enough to monitor, tune, fix, measure, and expand.
Human review where risk matters AI can draft, summarize, score, route, and prepare. People still approve the moments that need business judgment.
Documented handoff Every production workflow needs enough documentation that the business can understand how it works.
Savings stay visible The retainer should report what changed: hours saved, errors avoided, issues caught, and the next automation target.
AI kept practical No vague prompt theater. The automation has to connect to a real workflow and create measurable leverage.
Process
One useful workflow first, then monthly compounding. 01
Score the workflow Map volume, hours, cost of delay, error risk, owner pain, required access, and likely ROTI.
02
Ship the first system Build the smallest durable automation that changes the workflow instead of adding another tool.
03
Launch with guardrails Add logging, alerts, rollback paths, docs, and human review where business judgment matters.
04
Compound monthly Monitor, tune, fix, report on savings, and expand the automation map one workflow at a time.
Send the process, the tools involved, rough weekly volume, and where the handoff breaks. The audit decides whether the ROTI is real.
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