Our process

    What actually happens when you hire us

    No black box. This page walks through each stage of a project: what we do, what you get at the end of it, and where you stay in control.

    Grounded AI

    The same question, asked twice

    A generic chatbot answers from whatever it absorbed in training. The systems we build search your own documents first, then answer from what they found. Here's the difference, side by side.

    Example · sample data.

    A generic chatbotNo access to your files
    What warranty do we give on commercial installs?
    Most businesses offer between 12 and 24 months on commercial installations, though this varies. It's best to check your local regulations, as warranty requirements can differ by state and industry.

    Confident tone, no source, and it never saw your policy. If it doesn't know, it guesses.

    Your grounded systemReads your documents
    What warranty do we give on commercial installs?
    Searched your policy documents · 2 matches
    Commercial installs carry a 60-month warranty on workmanship and 12 months on supplied parts. Defect claims must be lodged in writing within 14 days of identification.Source: Warranty & Service Policy v3.2, section 4

    Cites the document it read. If nothing matches, it says "no record found" instead of guessing, and staff can only query files they're permitted to open.

    What we deliver

    Screens your staff actually use

    A chat window on its own doesn't change how a team works. We put the AI behind ordinary tools, so using it is just part of the job.

    1

    Dashboards

    The numbers your team checks daily, pulled live from your systems instead of assembled by hand each week.

    2

    Approval queues

    Anything the AI drafts waits here for a person to approve, edit or reject before it goes anywhere.

    3

    Internal apps

    Small, purpose-built tools for specific jobs (quoting, intake, scheduling), with the AI handling the tedious part.

    4

    Reporting

    Reports that assemble themselves from live data, so the end-of-month scramble goes away.

    A worked example

    One invoice's journey

    An illustrative example of how a project runs. The details differ for every business, but the shape of the work doesn't.

    First, we watch

    We sit with the person who handles supplier invoices and write down every step - where invoices arrive, what gets re-typed, who approves what.

    Field notes · invoice handling
    • · Arrives by email, sometimes paper
    • · Re-typed into accounting software
    • · Chased for approval in person
    • · 9 touches counted, 3 re-typing points
    Then the pipeline

    Invoices land in one queue. The system reads each one, pulls out the details, and drafts the entry in your accounting software.

    Read from PDFDrafted
    SupplierWestline Electrical
    InvoiceWES-10482
    Total inc GST$1,298.00
    A person stays in charge

    Nothing posts automatically. Staff see the drafted entry with the original invoice alongside, and approve, fix or reject it.

    Waiting on your approval
    Draft bill · Westline Electrical · $1,298.00
    ApproveEditReject
    Then it's yours

    Your team runs it day to day. Code, accounts and documentation are handed over, and we're a phone call away when a supplier changes their invoice format.

    Handover checklist
    • Accounts transferred to you
    • Documentation walk-through done
    • Team trained on the queue
    Start to finish

    A typical project, week by week

    Stages overlap on purpose: the blueprint starts while we're still mapping, and handover begins before the build ends. Timelines are typical and agreed per project in the blueprint.

    Wk 12

    Map the work

    We sit with your team and trace each workflow end to end.

    Wk 23

    Blueprint

    A written plan with a fixed price. If the numbers don't justify building, it says so.

    Wk 37

    Build

    On top of your existing systems, with working software demoed every week.

    Wk 78

    Handover

    Training, documentation, accounts and code, all transferred to you.

    After the blueprint you can stop. It's yours either way. Support afterwards is optional and month to month.

    Security & governance

    Your data stays yours

    Grounding AI in your business data only works if that data is handled properly. These are the questions owners ask us, with the answers we put in writing on every build.

    Is your data used to train AI models?
    No. Your documents are only read at question time to find answers. Nothing you store is used to train anyone's models.
    Who can see what?
    Access follows your existing staff permissions: people can only query data they'd be allowed to open by hand.
    Where does it all run?
    In cloud accounts you own. Nothing we build depends on infrastructure we control, so nothing breaks if we're not around.
    What gets logged?
    Every query and automated action, so you can always show who asked what, and when. That's useful for both audits and disputes.
    What happens if you stop working with us?
    The systems keep running. Everything already lives in your accounts, and the documentation is written for your next hire, not for us.
    Talk through a workflow with us

    A first call is free and commits you to nothing. If we don't think a build stacks up, we'll say so.