Automation
Know what to automate, before you invest
A diagnostic powered by VerdiktNow: a verdict, the target process and a file you can defend in front of the people who decide.
Why Axenor
A view that can say no.
Whoever assesses you often sells automation. Axenor has no software to sell you. Two of the four verdicts are refusals, and we take no commission from vendors.
- Automate firstYes
- PlanYes, later
- Prepare the groundRefusal
- Set aside for nowRefusal
Services
Two formats, depending on your question
On site or remote. Every diagnostic is done in VerdiktNow, with the people who run the process.
“Is this process ready?”
Decide on one process
- You get
- Its verdict, its target process and its files, with the return on investment and the roadmap.
- Right for you if
- you want to know whether a specific process is worth automating, backed by numbers.
“Which one should we automate first?”
Prioritize several processes
- You get
- Your processes on the same value × readiness matrix, and the order in which to automate them, based on your team's capacity.
- Right for you if
- you want to know which processes to automate first, and defend that order to your leadership.
The verdict is “Prepare the ground”? We prepare the process with you, then we reassess it.
See optimizationWould you rather your teams do it? They learn the method in one day.
See the trainingApproach
One approach, one verdict
From the first call to the files, with the people who run the process. Then you measure what really changed.
First call
30 minutes, free
We pin down the process and the decision to make.
Diagnostic workshops
with your teams, in VerdiktNow
The process owner, IT and compliance each answer on what they know.
Four angles, examined at the same time:
- the process
- the systems
- the rules
- the value
Frame
the process and the decision to make
Describe
the steps, with their systems and rules
Assess
the owner, IT and compliance, in parallel
- The verdict
Quantify
what the process costs, and what automating it would cost
Design
the target, its human oversight and its decision rules
The files
acceptance criteria, pilot and indicators
Debrief
your leadership, then your teams
We present the decision to your leadership, then the target process to your teams, with the VerdiktNow presentations.
After
one month of access to VerdiktNow included
You carry out the project with the vendor of your choice. VerdiktNow tracks the actions, then measures the benefits at the end of the rollout and one year later.
Depending on the verdict
Yes
Automate first
It goes to the top of your roadmap. You automate it with the vendor of your choice.
Yes, later
Plan
Easy to automate: you schedule it when your capacity allows.
Refusal
Prepare the ground
We prepare and optimize the process with you, until it is ready.
Refusal
Set aside for now
You avoid an unjustified investment, and you know what to improve before reassessing.
A verdict you can explain
No flattering scores
An observed fact can lower a score, never raise it.
A verdict that states its robustness
VerdiktNow recomputes it over 1,000 simulated cases and says how often it holds.
Declared benchmarks
Every benchmark says where it comes from: a public source, or an expert judgment with its reason.
Your data in Canada
Hosted in Montréal, and never sent to any artificial intelligence service.
What you receive
The verdict is only the beginning
VerdiktNow proposes the target process, you decide. Everything leads to files you hand over as they are.
The process, today and tomorrow
Todayfive steps, by hand
Tomorrowproposed by VerdiktNow, decided by you
Todayfive steps, by hand
Tomorrowproposed by VerdiktNow, decided by you
- ClerkReceive the invoiceExtractionRead the invoice and pull out the fields
- ClerkEnter it in the accounting systemIntegrationLoad the fields into the system
- ClerkCheck the invoiceRemovedCheck the invoice
- ClerkFollow up with the supplierClerkHandle the uncertain cases
- ClerkSchedule the paymentClerkSchedule the payment
In plain terms. Some steps disappear, others move to a tool, and a person keeps what calls for judgment. For each tool, the file says what it receives, what it produces and where a person steps in. An AI agent never acts alone. Time given back, not jobs cut.
The business case
For leadership and finance. The return on investment, prioritization, governance and the costed roadmap.
The technical file
For your IT team. The process in detail, the target, security and the effort in days, without any amounts.
The submission file
For the vendor of your choice. No budget and no verdict: it describes the need and says what their proposal must specify.
The presentations
For every meeting. Eight editable PowerPoint presentations, from scoping to follow-up, in your colours or VerdiktNow's.
In French or English, in your organization's name, marked “advised by Axenor Conseil”. Also: the process definition document (PDD) in Word, the BPMN diagrams and an export of your data.
Included in every diagnostic
- A presentation to your leadership
- A debrief workshop with your teams
- One month of access to VerdiktNow to follow the roadmap
VerdiktNow · Decision note
Illustrative case
Your organization · advised by Axenor Conseil
Supplier invoice processing
Automate first
Decision requested
Approve $48,000 to automate this process, starting with 4 weeks of scoping, then a pilot. The investment pays back in 14 months.
- Current cost
- $96,000
- per year, rework included
- Net savings
- $41,000
- per year
- Payback
- 14 months
- at the likely assumption
- 5-year value
- $116,000
- net present value
Readiness 72, value 68. The verdict holds in 92% of 1,000 simulated cases.
Options examined, gain per year
- Do nothing$0
- Improve without automating$12,000
- AutomateRecommended$41,000
Decision☐ Approved☐ With conditions☐ Declined
Illustrative case: figures invented for the example.
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
How much does a diagnostic cost?
We quote it after the first call, based on the number of processes and the format, on site or remote.
What if the verdict is “not ready”?
That is a useful answer in itself. The file names what is holding the process back, and the roadmap says what to fix before reassessing. You avoid a wasted investment, and we can prepare the process with you.
Is the 30-minute call free?
Yes, with no commitment.
Who should take part in the workshops?
The people who run the process every day, and the person accountable for it.
Does our information stay confidential?
Yes. We sign a confidentiality agreement if you wish. In VerdiktNow, your processes, assessments and roadmaps are hosted in Montréal, and no data is sent to any artificial intelligence service.
We have already chosen a vendor. Is it too late?
No, it is actually the right time: before you sign, the diagnostic checks that the process is ready and that the return on investment holds.
If you sell no solution, who does the automation?
The vendor of your choice: that choice is yours. The submission file is designed to be handed to them as is, and it answers most of the questions they would ask you.
Which organizations do you work with?
Organizations in every industry. We currently work in French.
Othman Mekouar, founderLean Six Sigma Black Belt · 10 years · public and private
Contact
Let's talk about your process
A 30-minute call, free and with no commitment.