Automation sprint
One process, automated.
$3,500–$5,000 · fixed before work starts · 2–3 weeks
Price depends on how many systems the process touches, up to 3.
Pick the one process that eats the most hours. I automate it, and we agree up front on the one result that means it's done.
Based in the Central Valley. In person in Sacramento, Stockton and Modesto, or remote, and you'll talk to me, not a ticket queue.
The kind of process
Work I've already done
Quote to invoice
A job moves from quote to invoice without anyone retyping it, and the invoice goes out as a PDF.
Print Portal →QuickBooks sync
Jobs, customers and invoices sync with QuickBooks both ways, so nobody re-keys invoices by hand.
Print Portal →An automation that broke
An automation the business relies on stopped working reliably. I work out what it does, then repair it.
Automation Rescue →
How it works
A 20-minute call about the process that's costing you the most time.
A one-page scope: the one process, the systems it touches, a fixed price, and one success metric we both sign.
The build.
Handoff: we check the result against the success metric together.
What I need from you
- Access to every system the process touches, ready on the start date.
- One person on your side who owns the process and can answer questions within a day or two.
Terms
- The clock starts when the one-page scope is signed and access works.
- Third-party subscriptions are yours and billed to you directly.
- If the process changes mid-sprint, the change gets its own scope. Nothing expands quietly.
- Cleaning up data beyond what the process needs is quoted separately.
- If I'm waiting on your side for more than 5 business days, the clock pauses.
- For 14 days after handoff, anything that misses the success metric is fixed at no charge. Anything else is a change.
- I take 1 sprint a month. Ask about the next available start.
Anything outside the one process is quoted separately as a new scope. Upkeep after handoff is available on request.
FAQ
Common questions
What moves a sprint from the low end of the range to the high end?
Mostly how many systems the process touches (up to 3), how clean the data is, and how many exceptions the process has. The price is fixed in the one-page scope before work starts: $3,500 at the simple end, $5,000 at the top.
Do I need custom automation at all?
Often not. Sometimes a feature in software you already pay for does the job, and I'll tell you so on the first call. Sometimes a small integration between tools you already use is enough. A custom build makes sense when neither of those fits how your business actually works.
What if the process is bigger than one sprint?
Then the scope call says so and you get a quote for the larger build instead. The sprint is for one process with a clear finish line.
Which process would you hand off first?
Tell me what it is and which tools it touches. I'll tell you whether it fits a sprint, or what would fit better.