The most expensive line item in most businesses isn't software or equipment—it's human attention directed at work that doesn't require it.
57% of all U.S. work hours are automatable with technology that exists today
Not experimental technology. Not "coming soon" capabilities. Tools you can deploy this quarter. McKinsey's November 2025 analysis didn't project future potential—it measured current automation readiness.
More than half of what your team does today could be handled by systems.
The pattern repeats across every department
51% of employees spend more than two hours daily on repetitive tasks
Copying data between systems
Generating the same reports
Reconciling spreadsheets
Updating records manually
Work that requires precision but not judgment. Work that machines do better.
A quarter of managers spend over 20 hours per week on manual data tasks
People promoted because they understand the business, know how to make decisions, and can lead teams—spending half their week doing data entry.
The math isn't incremental. It's structural.
240 hours
Average time recovered per employee per year through automation
That's six full work weeks per person.
For a 50-person company, that's the equivalent output of adding six employees—without the overhead, training time, or scaling complexity.
And that's conservative.
For 60% of occupations, at least 30% of activities could be automated
Your competitors have already done the calculation
66% of organizations are now actively experimenting with process automation
They're not waiting for perfect solutions or risk-free deployments. They're building the infrastructure, training their teams, and learning what works.
Every quarter they operate with automated workflows is a quarter they're scaling without proportional cost increases.
The gap compounds faster than most organizations realize
A competitor who automates invoice processing isn't just "a bit more efficient"—they're closing books faster, spotting issues earlier, and freeing their finance team to focus on analysis instead of data entry.
A competitor who automates customer onboarding isn't just saving time—they're delivering a faster, more consistent experience that becomes their reputation.
Every month you operate manually is a month the structural disadvantage grows.
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We map your workflows and pinpoint the highest-impact automation opportunities—tasks that are frequent, time-consuming, and don't require human judgment.