Automation & Internal Tools

The request came in.
Make the next steps happen.

Connect the forms, inboxes and applications your team already uses. Build the approvals, system updates and exception handling into one process people can follow.

A defined project. Tested with your cases. Handed to an owner.

EXAMPLE / EMPLOYEE ONBOARDINGIllustrative
People operations → IT

Alex is joining Operations.

Standard access · team workspace · device setup

  1. Validate the request

    Required details and department rules

  2. Get the right approval

    Review access before applying changes

  3. Apply, check and hand over

    Updated records, IT tasks and run history

Open the sandbox and run it yourself

Start with a process you can name

Useful automation has a clear job.

We agree the inputs, the actions, the people who approve them and the result to test. The platform follows those requirements.

01

Employee onboarding & offboarding

HR has sent the request. IT still has to work out the accounts, access, equipment and handover.

  1. HR request
  2. Approved access plan
  3. Account & IT tasks
  4. Recorded checks

What you receive

A workflow for one agreed employee journey: required details, approval, account and access tasks, failure handling and an owner handover.

Define joiners and leavers separately. Agree retention, privileged access and device actions before connecting live systems.

Possible toolsMicrosoft 365, Entra ID, Microsoft Graph, Power Automate

Scope this workflow Try onboarding and offboarding
02

CRM, intake & approval workflows

An inquiry arrives, but someone still has to retype it, find its owner and chase the next action.

  1. Form or inbox
  2. Validate & deduplicate
  3. CRM owner & task
  4. Approval or follow-up

What you receive

One connected process that validates requests, updates the agreed records, assigns an owner and holds exceptions for review.

Agree which system owns each field. Messages can remain drafts or require approval before sending.

Possible toolsYour CRM, forms, APIs, Power Automate, n8n or Make

Scope this workflow
03

AI agents & application integrations

Someone reads every request, gathers context from several tools and decides which routine step comes next.

  1. Request & approved context
  2. AI proposes next action
  3. Rules & human approval
  4. Tool action & result check

What you receive

A bounded agent for one use case: approved knowledge, specific tools, an approval gate and tests for incorrect or incomplete answers.

Define what it may read and change. Sensitive actions need approval; uncertain results reach a named person. Model usage and hosting are agreed separately.

Possible toolsCopilot Studio or an API-based agent, approved business tools and scoped connectors

Scope this workflow
04

Internal tools & document workflows

A spreadsheet has become the application. Staff copy the same information into forms, documents and status reports.

  1. Structured request
  2. Business rules
  3. Review queue
  4. Document & system update

What you receive

A focused tool for one job, such as reviewing invoice fields, preparing a quote or tracking approvals. It includes the agreed screen, records and export.

AI-extracted fields need validation. Financial approvals and payments remain separate decisions with their own controls.

Possible toolsPower Apps, SharePoint, Dataverse or a custom application where the scope calls for it

Scope this workflow

Interactive sandbox / Employee lifecycle

One request.
A workspace ready for what’s next.

Set up a new colleague or close access when someone leaves. Approve the plan, run it and inspect what changed.

Ready to try

Working demonstration with fictional records. No live systems are connected. The plan uses fixed rules, not a live AI model. Switching examples or reloading clears the workspace.

  1. Request
  2. Review & approve
  3. Apply & check
  4. Handover

02 / Change plan

A request becomes specific actions.

Start with the sample request.
The plan will name each system, the change and the result to check.

AccountAccessMailboxIT task

03 / Sample workspace

See the records change.

Local sandbox

Entra ID

No account

No sessions

Groups & workspace

No memberships

No access

Exchange Online

Not provisioned

Sample record · no live connection

IT work queue

No task

Physical device work is handled by IT

What a client build adds

Real integrations, verified access, agreed retention rules, durable run history and tested alerts. You receive the workflow, acceptance results and an owner walkthrough. AI is added where interpreting a request helps; access changes still follow approved rules.

From the example to your business

A working process.
An owner who can run it.

  1. Choose the first workflow.

    Bring the current steps, a few real examples and the exception that causes the most chasing.

  2. Agree the build and the fee.

    We check integrations, licensing, access, approval rules and delivery effort before quoting. Extra workflows are separate scopes.

  3. Test the difficult cases too.

    Missing information, rejected requests, duplicate events and failed connections belong in the acceptance tests.

  4. Hand it to your team.

    Receive the workflow or source, run history, operating instructions and a walkthrough. Ongoing support is a separate agreement.

Read the scope for one Microsoft workflow build ↗Explore a scoped AI tool connection ↗

Bring the process that keeps getting stuck

What should happen after
the next request arrives?

Tell us what starts the work, which tools are involved and where a person still has to step in.

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