How much does automating a process cost?
It depends on exceptions, participants and system integrations – an approval process is built quickly, an SAP integration takes more. After process mapping you receive a reliable effort estimate. The benefit is usually easy to quantify: saved handling time per case times frequency.
How long until the first process is live?
Clearly scoped flows with standard connectors are productive quickly; complex processes with legacy integrations take longer – a serious figure follows the process mapping. Thanks to the iterative approach you see a running version early.
Which licences do we need for Power Automate?
Flows with standard connectors are included in many Microsoft 365 plans; premium connectors such as SAP, gateways and RPA require premium licences. As Microsoft adjusts prices and models regularly, we check in the concept phase which licensing is the most economical for your scenario.
Can our business departments build flows themselves?
Yes – with guard rails: we create the frame of environments, data policies and naming conventions in which citizen developers work safely, and we take over the flows that become business-critical. Training on your own processes fits in well here.
What happens when a flow fails?
That is the most important question during the build: every flow gets error handling, notifications and defined restart points. If a step fails, someone finds out – and the case remains traceable instead of silently disappearing.
Can AI be part of the automation?
Yes: AI actions extract data from documents, classify requests or summarise content – as building blocks in the flow with human checkpoints. We use AI where it measurably saves work, and keep every decision traceable.