You keep the bigger half, and a refund if it ever falls short.
Estimate your number below. In the audit we agree it together and write it into the scope. You pay half of that projected Year-1 saving when we deliver, and if the system underdelivers, we refund the difference.
- Upfront cost: $0
- Year 2 onward: you keep $0/yr (flat 10% maintenance)
An estimate to frame the conversation, not a quote. In a Savings Audit we measure your real baseline together and agree the number before any build. How we measure savings →
Every line, in plain language.
Paid out of your savings, never your budget.
*Due on delivery. The fee can also be spread over the first 3 months as the system goes live. †If verified savings come in below the projection, we refund the difference. Requires proof the system was used as agreed in the project scope.
The baseline is boring on purpose.
The projection is only fair if the number is mutual and dull. We measure four things, agree them before the build, and re-check them after. Nothing exotic, nothing we can fudge.
Labor
Hours spent on the process times the loaded hourly cost of the people doing it (wage plus overhead, not just salary).
Tools
Licenses and per-seat fees for software the automation lets you drop or downgrade.
Errors and rework
The measurable cost of mistakes the manual process causes: refunds, re-dos, missed SLAs.
Opportunity
Where it’s defensible, revenue or capacity unlocked by freeing the time. Counted conservatively, only when both sides agree.
We re-verify at months 3, 6, and 12. If verified savings come in under the projection, the refund is worked out against that gap. The point isn’t to maximize the invoice. It’s to keep a number we can both stand behind for years.
Get your number in a free 20-minute audit.
20 minutes · no obligation · we only earn if you save.