Where are you losing time, and what is it costing you?

The AI Opportunity Audit finds out. Fixed price.

Clear Build Consulting helps small and medium businesses find and act on their highest-value AI opportunities. Practical, evidence-led, no hype.

clearbuildconsulting.co.uk
Who we work with

Small and medium businesses with time they cannot afford to lose

We work with UK businesses of 10 to 50 staff where operational time is being lost to manual, repeatable work. Any business where people spend significant time on tasks that follow a pattern: drafting, formatting, re-keying data, chasing, reorganising. Those businesses are candidates.

Our primary experience is in professional services: environmental consultancies, civil and structural engineers, design practices, surveyors, construction project managers. But the same operational waste exists in product businesses, distribution, and anywhere with a high-process back office.

We find it, cost it, and tell you exactly what to do about it.

4–6 hrs
per week, per fee-earner: time lost to manual drafting and data work before any AI tools are in place
£55k–£100k
per year: typical capacity value recoverable by a 15-person team in Phase 1 alone
90 days
from audit kick-off to first quick win implemented and delivering results
The process

How the audit works

The audit runs over 3 to 4 weeks. No workshops, no consultants camping in your office. Structured remote interviews, a clear analysis framework, and a defined set of deliverables at the end.

Stage 01
Discovery
Weeks 1–2

Structured interviews with 4 to 8 members of your team. We map actual workflows, not an org chart. We find where time is being spent and where it is being wasted.

Stage 02
Analysis
Weeks 2–3

Every finding is costed. We use your billing rates and headcount to convert time waste into a number your finance director can read.

Stage 03
Prioritisation
Week 3

Opportunities are ranked: impact versus ease of implementation. You get a clear picture of what to do first, second, and what to leave for later.

Stage 04
Delivery
Weeks 3–4

The findings are presented and a full set of deliverables handed over. Not a conceptual strategy: a practical action plan you can act from immediately.

AI Opportunity Assessment: Process Overview
Discovery Phase
Understanding the business and identifying pain points
1
Stakeholder Interviews

4 to 8 key team members across the business

30–45 min each Remote

Focus on pain points, repetitive tasks and bottlenecks

2
Process Analysis

Map current workflows and identify inefficiencies

Data Flows Decision Trees

Create process map with core business functions

Deliverables
  • Process flow diagram
  • Pain point identification
Solution Design
Identifying and validating the highest-value opportunities
1
Opportunity Identification

Identifying solutions and evaluating feasibility

Impact Matrix ROI Estimates

Identify 3 to 5 high-impact opportunities

2
Validation and Roadmap

Test assumptions and create implementation plan

Feedback Sessions Clear Plan

Create actionable roadmap with quick wins

Deliverables
  • Implementation report and plan
  • Presentation to leadership
Example outputs

What the outputs look like

These are anonymised examples from a real engagement with a professional services firm of similar scale. The format and level of detail match what you receive at the end of every audit.

Output 1 of 3
Operational Workflow Canvas

Every major workflow mapped across the team. Manual steps flagged. AI opportunities tagged at source, so you can see exactly where effort is being spent and where it can be reduced.

Operational Workflow Canvas
Example Client  ·  Clear Build AI Opportunity Audit
Clear Build Consulting · Example
Trigger / Start
Manual task
AI opportunity
QA / Review
Output / Delivery
Client BriefStart
→
Scope ConfirmationManual write-up
→
Survey / Data CaptureManual collection
→
Data AnalysisManual extraction
AI
→
Report DraftManual write-up
AI
→
Internal QA Review
→
Final Report Delivered
Nodes with AI badge = identified automation opportunity 2 of 7 stages flagged as priority AI opportunities Example Client · Clear Build Consulting
Output 2 of 3
AI Opportunity Matrix

All identified opportunities placed on an impact vs effort grid. Bubble size represents estimated hours released per year. Quick wins sit in the top-right: high impact, low effort.

AI Opportunity Matrix
Example Client  ·  All identified opportunities
Bubble size = hrs released / yr
Higher effort      Lower effort
High impact · More effort
✦ High impact · Low effort
Lower impact · More effort
Lower impact · Low effort
1
2
3
4
5
← Harder to implement      Easier to implement →
QW-1 Report Drafting Support
QW-2 Data Extraction
QW-3 Proposal Drafting
MT-1 Knowledge Base
MT-2 Document Intake
Assumptions: 65% adoption · 3–6 month ramp · billing rate capacity basis Phase 1 capacity value: £55,000–£100,000 / yr
Output 3 of 3
Return on Investment Summary

Every opportunity costed at your billing rates, with a conservative low scenario and a realistic high scenario. Phase 1 quick wins are shown here. The full report includes a Phase 2 medium-term table covering additional opportunities identified during the audit.

ROI Summary
Example Client  ·  AI Opportunity Audit · Phase 1 Quick Wins
Calculation Basis
Adoption: 65% of eligible staff
Ramp: 3–6 months to full adoption
Rates: costed at your billing rates
Phase 1: Quick Wins Deploy now · Months 1–3
Opportunity Hours / Year Annual Low Annual High Evidence
QW-1 Report Drafting Support 200–350 hrs £22,000 £40,000 5 of 7 interviews confirmed
QW-2 Data Extraction and Analysis 120–220 hrs £13,000 £25,000 4 of 7 interviews confirmed
QW-3 Proposal Drafting Library 80–160 hrs £8,500 £18,000 3 of 7 interviews confirmed
Phase 1 Total 400–730 hrs / yr £43,500 £83,000 Net of platform costs
Platform Investment
~£1,200/yr
Single AI platform covering all Phase 1 quick wins
Phase 1 Capacity Return
£43k–£83k
Per year at 65% adoption · 400–730 hrs released
Estimated Payback
<1 Month
Platform cost vs minimum monthly capacity value returned
All figures represent capacity released for productive use, not cost savings or headcount reduction · Example Client · Clear Build Consulting
Deliverables

What you receive at the end of the audit

Every engagement produces the same core set of deliverables. A written report, the full visual set, and a presentation ready for your leadership team.

The Audit Report
A 9-section written report covering findings, costed opportunities, tool recommendations, implementation risk, and a full governance framework.
The Quick Wins Register
A prioritised register of the opportunities most worth acting on first, with effort estimates, tool recommendations, and expected returns.
The 90-Day Roadmap
A sequenced action plan for the first wave of implementation: what to do, in what order, and what it will take. Phase 1 and Phase 2 clearly separated.
The Opportunity Matrix
Visual prioritisation across all identified opportunities: impact versus ease of implementation, costed at your billing rates.
The Workflow Canvas
Your key operational processes mapped in full, with manual steps flagged and AI application points tagged where they occur.
The Presentation
A findings summary deck suitable for presenting audit results to your board or senior leadership team.
Mike Anderson
Mike Anderson
Founder, Clear Build Consulting
Who you are working with

Senior delivery background. Practical advice.

I am a senior project manager with a background in complex infrastructure delivery. I have spent my career managing large, process-heavy programmes where the cost of operational inefficiency is visible and measurable. That background shapes how I approach the audit: rigorous, evidence-led, and focused on what will actually be implemented rather than what looks good in a slide deck.

I started Clear Build Consulting because I kept seeing the same pattern in businesses of all types: significant time being lost to manual, repeatable work that nobody had properly mapped or costed. The audit is designed to change that. You get a clear picture of where the waste is, what it is worth, and what to do about it, for a fixed price.

Senior Project Manager Infrastructure Delivery AI Implementation Process Optimisation clearbuildconsulting.co.uk
The offer
Introductory rate
£2,500
Save £2,000 to £3,500
Standard rate: £4,500 – £6,000 depending on size and complexity
Fixed price  ·  Scoped at the outset  ·  No surprises
Introductory rate  ·  limited availability

Clear Build is building its reference base in UK professional services. This introductory rate is a deliberate decision to work with a small number of firms at a reduced price while establishing its track record.

The work and the output are identical: the price reflects the position, not the service.

Discovery

  • Stakeholder interviews (4–8 team members)
  • Workflow mapping sessions
  • Process analysis and pain point identification

Analysis

  • Opportunity identification and feasibility assessment
  • ROI modelling at your billing rates
  • Tool research and recommendation

Deliverables

  • Full written audit report (9 sections)
  • All visual outputs: canvas, matrix, roadmap, ROI
  • Presentation to your leadership team

The audit is a paid engagement, not a free discovery call. That matters because it produces a set of documents you own, regardless of what you decide to do next. You are not being set up for a larger sale. If the findings show the investment is not worth pursuing, we will tell you directly.

Every engagement is scoped before it starts. You know what you are buying, what it costs, and what you will receive.

If you choose to proceed with implementation following the audit, all work is fixed price: scoped and agreed before anything starts.

If this looks relevant, let's have a conversation.

A 30-minute call is enough to establish whether your firm is a good fit for the audit. No commitment. No pitch. A direct conversation about where you are losing time and whether the audit makes sense.

Get in touch
mike.anderson@clearbuildconsulting.co.uk
07791 787754
clearbuildconsulting.co.uk