Process automation · custom projects
An email, a form or a document. Nothing gets lost along the way.
Process automation sorts the data in emails, forms and documents, checks that it’s complete, opens a case and makes sure the next step happens. When a decision is needed, it hands a person the details and the context.
From: Emma N. · Subject: Bathroom refit — quote
Hi, we’d like to have the bathroom in our flat redone. Could you send us a quote?
Thanks, Emma
- Subject
- Bathroom refit
- Customer
- Emma N.
- Scope
- no room size
- Dates
- none
- Location
- no address
- Owner
- Dan
waiting for you Draft questions about the gaps
Fictional data. Fields and rules are agreed for your process.
Four processes we most often start with.
We start with one process, not a rebuild of the whole business. Pick the one that currently bounces between the inbox, a spreadsheet and the team’s memory.
- 01Enquiries and quote requestsAn email describing a job → a brief with the gaps listed → a draft reply for approval.
- 02Documents and invoicesA PDF or scan → a completeness check → a specific next step, or an exception with a reason.
- 03Shared inboxoffice@ → a working status and an owner → a handover with who, why and what to do.
- 04Service requestsA form → missing details shown openly → a handover with a condition and one task.
A message, a file or a form becomes a case that someone can pick up.
01 · Comes in
Comes in
An email, form, document or request. Sometimes fully described, sometimes with half the details.
02 · The system sorts it
The system sorts it
It collects the data, checks for gaps, assigns the case and prepares the next step according to agreed rules.
03 · Goes out
Goes out
A brief, a task, a draft reply, a status — or a case handed to a person with everything they need.
What can process automation do?
We agree the scope based on a specific process. We don’t automate everything just because we can.
- 01Collects data
- From emails, forms, documents and other agreed sources.
- 02Shows the gaps
- Points out what’s needed before the case moves on.
- 03Opens a case
- Puts the information on one card instead of in several places.
- 04Assigns the next step
- Everyone knows who has to check, approve or do something.
- 05Writes a draft
- A reply, a summary or a proposed action.
- 06Watches the status
- Chases a case that shouldn’t disappear into a “to sort out” folder.
Automation has to know when to stop working on its own.
If the data is incomplete or contradictory, or the case doesn’t fit the agreed rules, the system doesn’t guess. It flags an exception and passes it to a person.
The system can
- collect data from agreed sources
- check the information is complete
- create a task or a case
- write a draft message
- set a status and an owner
- chase the next step
A person decides
- when the data is contradictory
- when important details are missing
- when the case needs an exception
- when a decision has financial consequences
- when a reply needs commercial judgement
- when the process goes beyond the agreed scope
Works with the tools you already have.
You don’t have to replace your whole set-up. We agree specific integrations only after the process map. A tool isn’t a strategy. It’s a tool.
Data sources
- Form
- Document
- Phone
Where the work happens
- Spreadsheet
- CRM
- Job management system
- Team chat
Result
- Brief
- Task
- Draft
- Status
- Handover to a person
A project starts with one process.
Scope and timing depend on your data, your tools and your exceptions. So we look at the process first and quote second. How we work
- 1
Discovery
We pick the problem that is genuinely worth automating.
- 2
Process map
We agree the data, the rules, the exceptions and the expected result.
- 3
Build and test
We build the agreed scope and check it on real examples.
- 4
Controlled launch
The system goes live and your team can see what happens along the way.
- 5
Stabilise
We fix what the first weeks reveal — only then do we widen the scope.
What does it cost?
- £0First conversation
- £395Map one process
- from £1,450Build one process
Start with one process.
Describe the process that takes up your team’s time today. If it isn’t worth automating, we’ll tell you.
Or call +44 7822 000220 · email info@sitco.uk