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Automation Savings Calculator

Rough planning math for time and cost tied up in repetitive work. Adjust the sliders to match your team — then decide whether the problem is big enough to scope for real.

This is directional, not a quote. Real engagements start from your baseline hours and a scoped implementation path.

Best for teams losing time to follow-up, reporting, document handling, or repetitive internal requests.
Useful before discovery calls because it turns a fuzzy frustration into a rough operating cost.
Most accurate when you use real payroll cost, real repetitive hours, and a conservative automation rate.

Your inputs

10
1100
$45
$20$150
8h
1h20h
50%
30%70%
$25,000
$5,000$100,000

Directional estimate

40

Hours freed per week

$7,794

Monthly labour cost in play

$93,528

Annual labour cost in play

274%

Illustrative first-year return

(annual labour freed − your estimated investment) ÷ investment. Not a guaranteed ROI.

At these inputs, the estimated investment pays back in about 3.2 months of labour time freed — if the automation rate holds.

Change the implementation investment slider. Default $25k is a planning placeholder, not a Kavora quote.

Want the planning framing in your inbox?

Optional. Same list as the blog newsletter — useful if you want a nudge to turn this estimate into a scoped workflow audit.

What this estimate assumes

  • It assumes the selected work is repetitive enough to standardize.
  • It does not include secondary gains like fewer mistakes or faster response times.
  • Implementation cost is editable so the math stays directional — not locked to a sales-friendly number.

Where teams usually start

Automation service

For workflow audits, internal tools, agent flows, and repetitive ops cleanup.

Portfolio proof

See how delivery, handoff, and maintainability show up in real client work.

If the estimate is meaningful, pressure-test it next

Book a short assessment. We will map the actual workflow, the ownership gaps, and whether automation is the right first move.

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