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How to take manual work off a business: what to automate, whether to build or buy, how a project is priced, and how it starts
Business process mapping: how to map a process before you automate it
A business process mapping example: one customer order mapped As-Is and To-Be, with what goes on a map, the symbols, five steps and a free template.
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MVP development cost: what drives the price and how long it takes
How to estimate MVP development cost and timeline, with a worked example from hours and rates, what agencies charge, and what an MVP costs after launch.
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AI for small business: where it pays off and where ordinary software is enough
The difference between AI and rule-based automation, which work needs which, when AI is worth the cost, three real examples, and how to keep it in check.
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Project discovery phase: what you get before development starts
What a project discovery phase for custom software leaves you with: a sample specification, how long it takes, what agencies charge, and what comes after.
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Time and materials vs fixed price: how to pay for custom software
Fixed price or time and materials? What each contract covers, who carries the risk of a wrong estimate, and how to combine both on a custom software project.
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A 30-minute call about one process in your business. We will say where automation fits and where it does not
- No slide deck. We look at the process you actually run
- You leave with a rough map of it, whether or not we work together