Business process automation

Automation only helps when the process underneath it makes sense. We map how work moves through your team, remove the steps that don't need a person, and automate the rest with Zoho, Deluge or custom code.

Signs a process is ready to automate

The same steps every time

Staff follow a checklist that a system could follow for them.

Things fall through the cracks

Follow-ups, renewals and approvals depend on someone remembering.

Approvals by email

Requests sit in inboxes with no visibility on where they are.

Reports take hours to prepare

Someone copies data between spreadsheets every week or month.

Areas we automate

  • Sales: lead routing, follow-up sequences and deal stage actions
  • Finance: invoicing, payment reminders and reconciliation steps
  • Customer support: ticket routing, SLAs and escalations
  • HR: onboarding checklists, leave and approval workflows
  • Inventory: stock alerts, reorder points and purchase orders
  • Reporting: scheduled dashboards that combine several systems
  • Approvals: purchase, discount and expense approvals with an audit trail
  • Customer communication: status updates triggered by record changes

What an automation project includes

Process mapping

The current process documented step by step, with the pain points marked.

Redesign

Steps removed, simplified or reassigned before anything is automated.

Automation build

Zoho workflow rules, blueprints, Deluge, Zoho Flow or custom code as needed.

Exception handling

Clear rules for what happens when something doesn't fit the normal path.

Reporting

Visibility on where work is and how long each step takes.

Training

Your team shown what changed and how to handle exceptions.

How automation projects run

Most focused Zoho CRM or Zoho Creator projects take 2 to 8 weeks, depending on custom modules, integrations and data migration. Multi-app rollouts with several integrations usually take 8 to 16 weeks. We confirm the timeline in writing after a discovery call.

  1. Map

    We walk through the process with the people who do it.

  2. Simplify

    Agree which steps to remove, change or automate.

  3. Build

    Automations developed and tested on sample data.

  4. Roll out

    Switched on in stages, with training and monitoring.

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Frequently asked questions

Start with processes that are frequent, rule-based and painful when they go wrong, such as lead routing, invoicing or approvals. We help you rank candidates by time saved and risk reduced during discovery.

No, but if you already use Zoho, its workflow rules, blueprints, Deluge and Zoho Flow cover most needs without extra software. Where they don't, we use custom code.

Most focused Zoho CRM or Zoho Creator projects take 2 to 8 weeks, depending on custom modules, integrations and data migration. Multi-app rollouts with several integrations usually take 8 to 16 weeks. We confirm the timeline in writing after a discovery call.

We charge US$15 per hour. Fixed-price projects are quoted from the estimated days and complexity: you can get an indicative figure from the calculator on our pricing page, and after a discovery call we send a written proposal with scope, timeline and cost before any work starts.

Which process costs your team the most time?

Tell us about it and we'll suggest what to automate first.