TaskProspect research
Time12 hrs / weekPeople2Annual time624 hrs
AI Workforce Audit
Find out what your team shouldn't be doing manually anymore.
The Tandem AI Workforce Audit maps the repetitive work happening across your business, estimates what it is costing you and identifies where AI could give your team back meaningful capacity.
No generic AI recommendations. We look at how your business actually works.
TaskCRM updates
Time8 hrs / weekPeople3Annual time416 hrs
TaskCommercial negotiation
Human judgementRequired
Choose where to start
Free assessment or full audit?
Not ready for a full audit? Take the free Tandem Assessment first.
Free Tandem Assessment
- Automated and directional
- Takes around 5–8 minutes
- Initial opportunity identification
- Personalised Tandem Fit result
Full AI Workforce Audit
- Human-led and detailed
- Deeper process mapping
- Implementation planning
- Commercial engagement
The hidden capacity problem
Small tasks become expensive when they happen every day.
Individual tasks can look harmless. Across a team and a working year, they quietly absorb meaningful capacity.
15minutes
Meeting preparation
+Meeting preparation
10minutes
Updating CRM
+Updating CRM
20minutes
Prospect research
+Prospect research
10minutes
Internal update
=Internal update
55minutes / person / day
55 minutes×5 people×5 days×48 working weeks≈ 1,100 hours
Illustrative example only.
The audit finds where those hours are hiding.
Busywork calculator
What could repetitive work be costing your business?
This estimates employee cost associated with those hours. It is not a savings promise.
20 × 5 × £25 × 52
Annual hours5,200 hours
Estimated annual employee cost associated with those hours£130,000/ year
This doesn't mean all of this work should or can be automated. That's what the audit helps determine.
Find out what's actually automatable →What we analyse
We look for work that shouldn't need so much human time.
Suitability depends on the workflow, data, risk and judgement involved—not the category alone.
Sales
- Prospect research
- Lead qualification
- CRM updates
- Pipeline monitoring
- Meeting preparation
- Follow-up administration
- Reporting
Admin
- Inbox processing
- Information gathering
- Repetitive data entry
- Document preparation
- Reminders
- Calendar administration
- Internal reporting
Operations
- Moving information
- Task creation
- Status checking
- Exception monitoring
- Recurring reports
- Internal handoffs
Task assessment
Not every repetitive task is a good automation candidate.
We assess frequency, time, consistency, data, risk, judgement, systems and real business value.
Prospect research
Potential: HighFrequency
Time
Repeatability
Risk
Human judgement
Commercial negotiation
Potential: LowFrequency
Repeatability
Risk
Human judgement
Opportunity map
We prioritise the right work first.
High-value work with controllable implementation risk is usually the strongest place to begin.
Illustrative classifications only. Every business is assessed independently.
Business value ↑Risk / complexity →High value · Lower risk High value · High complexity Low value · Lower risk Low value · High complexity
Start here
Prospect researchCRM enrichmentPlan
External emailOptional
Weekly reportingLeave alone
Commercial decisionsThe audit process
How the AI Workforce Audit works.
- 01
Understand
Learn how your team works.
- 02
Map
Identify repetitive workflows.
- 03
Measure
Estimate time and operational cost.
- 04
Assess
Evaluate potential, complexity and risk.
- 05
Prioritise
Find opportunities worth tackling first.
- 06
Recommend
Show what your Tandem could look like.
What we need from you
You don't need to prepare a giant technical document.
We need people who understand how the work actually gets done.
Your processes
Talk us through what happens today.
Your people
Help us understand who does what.
Your systems
Show us which tools are involved.
Your pain points
Tell us what repeatedly wastes time.
Your priorities
Tell us what would make the biggest difference.
We ask the technical questions. You explain the business.
Your audit output
You leave with a plan, not a sales pitch.
Current-state workflow mapWhere repetitive work happens today.
Time & cost analysisCapacity associated with those tasks.
Automation opportunity mapAutomate, assist or keep human.
Priority recommendationsWhat appears worth tackling first.
Proposed TandemRoles that could support the team.
Integration requirementsSystems that need to be involved.
Human approval pointsWhere people remain in control.
Indicative scopeWhat a first implementation could include.
Example only
What an opportunity summary could look like.
Company Example CoTeam 20 peopleTasks reviewed 24Opportunities 7
| Task | Time / week | Potential | Recommendation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prospect research | 12 hrs | High | Start here |
| CRM enrichment | 8 hrs | High | Start here |
| Meeting preparation | 6 hrs | High | Phase 1 |
| Weekly reporting | 4 hrs | Medium / High | Phase 1 |
| External sales email | 10 hrs | Medium | Human approval |
| Pricing decisions | 3 hrs | Low | Keep human |
Capacity, not headcount
The goal isn't necessarily fewer people. It's more capacity from the people you already have.
Salesperson
ResearchCRMAdminReportingMeeting prepFollow-upSelling
Tandem handles
ResearchCRMAdminReportingMeeting prep
Salesperson focuses on
RelationshipsConversationsNegotiationSellingDecisions
Give people more time for the work you actually hired them to do.
After the audit
Then you decide whether to build.
There is no need to automate everything identified. Start with workflows that make sense and expand only when there's a reason to.
- Audit
- Priority opportunities
- Proposed Tandem
- Agreed scope
- Build
- Test
- Launch
A useful first decision
Is this right for your business?
Good fit
- Meaningful time goes into repetitive work
- Sales or admin processes happen frequently
- Information moves between systems
- CRM administration is inconsistent
- Research and preparation consume time
- Reporting takes manual effort
- Growth is creating more admin
- More capacity matters before more headcount
May not be a priority
- Very little repetitive process work exists
- Workflows change completely every time
- Most work needs deep human judgement
- There are no clear systems or processes
- Expected value is lower than complexity
Book your audit
Let's find out where the time is going.
Tell us enough to understand the shape of your business and the work you want to examine.
Future calendar integration
Prefer to choose a time now?
A scheduling calendar can be added here once a provider is selected.
FAQ
Questions before you start.
Clear answers, without forcing a decision.
What is an AI Workforce Audit?
A structured review of repetitive work, the capacity it consumes and where automation, assistance or human handling may be appropriate.
How long does the audit take?
The scope depends on the size and complexity of the business. Tandem confirms the process before work begins.
Do I need to understand AI?
No. We need you to understand your business. Tandem handles the technical side.
Do you need access to all our systems?
Not necessarily. The audit starts by understanding the process. Any required access is agreed explicitly.
Does the audit mean we have to implement Tandem?
No. The audit identifies opportunities and recommendations. You decide what happens next.
Will Tandem recommend replacing employees?
The focus is repetitive work that can be handled differently, giving existing people more capacity for higher-value work.
Can everything be automated?
No, and it shouldn't be. Tandem identifies where automation makes sense and where human judgement or approval should remain.
AI Workforce Audit
Find out what your team could stop doing manually.
Start with an AI Workforce Audit and see where Tandem could give your people back meaningful capacity.