Stop the Hidden Leaks
Busy but not profitable? Find where time and money are going.
We map where delays, rework and waste are costing you, test up to three fixes as scenarios, and show you what each one is worth, with a roadmap of what to tackle first.
The team is flat out. The numbers don’t show it.
Most businesses lose profit through inefficiencies that are hard to see one at a time: double handling, disconnected systems, delays between teams, rework and admin that quietly eats everyone’s week.
A good fit if
- Everyone is busy, but profit doesn’t reflect the effort
- Information gets re-keyed between systems or lives in spreadsheets
- Jobs are delayed, redone or fall through the gaps
- Admin is eating time your senior people should spend elsewhere
- Purchasing, stock or scheduling is costing you more than it should
Probably not the right fit if
- You’re not sure the problem is efficiency at all. Start with Three Ways Forward.
- You’re weighing a specific investment. Try Grow With Confidence.
- You need an organisation-wide review. Talk to us about a custom engagement.
Sectors we often work with: dairy, red meat, kiwifruit and horticulture, Māori primary assets, food, beverage and FMCG, energy and utilities, plus manufacturing, professional services and other small to medium businesses.
Find the leaks. Value the fixes.
This isn’t an AI automation audit. Technology and AI are options we consider, not assumptions we start with. Our AI-driven analysis does the heavy lifting, and a senior principal challenges and interprets every finding.
Pick the areas
Up to two linked areas of the business where the problem hurts most.
See how work flows
A walkthrough of how work actually moves, and short conversations with the people who do it.
Find the leaks
Unnecessary effort, delays, duplication, rework, cost and waste.
Test the fixes
Up to three realistic interventions, each modelled as a scenario with a savings range.
Build the roadmap
Quick wins and bigger changes in order, with the risks and decisions along the way.
What it’s costing you, and what fixing it is worth.
A clear picture of where value is being lost, and which changes are most likely to improve efficiency and profit.
Operational opportunity map
Where the delays, duplication, rework, waste and cost occur.
Up to three fixes
Practical interventions: process changes, automation, systems or other operational measures.
Savings ranges
What each fix could be worth in time or money, with the assumptions shown, wherever the evidence supports it.
Quick wins
The changes you can make soon, separated from the bigger, longer-term ones.
Scenario roadmap
The possible future states in order, with the key risks and the decisions you’ll need to make along the way.
Report and findings session
A 10 to 14 page plain-English report and a 60-minute session with your principal.
What’s inside.
- SummaryOne page: where value is being lost and what fixing it could be worth.
- ScopeThe areas reviewed and how work currently flows.
- Operational opportunity mapDelays, duplication, rework, waste and cost.
- InterventionsUp to three fixes, each with a savings range and its basis.
- Scenario roadmapQuick wins, bigger changes, key risks and decision points.
- Readiness and peopleWhether each change can land, and who it affects.
- Assumptions and confidenceWhere every number came from, and how sure we are.
- Next stepFrom scenario roadmap to a technical plan to make it happen.
Light on your time. Built for real data.
Most businesses don’t track where their time goes. That’s normal. If the data isn’t there, we’ll give you a simple way to capture it.
Your time
About 3 to 4 hours in total.
- Kickoff with a walkthrough of how work flows60 min
- Up to two conversations with your team2 x 30 min
- Findings session60 min
What we need from you
Send it in whatever format you already use.
- 3 to 6 months of jobs, orders or invoicesEssential
- Rough time spent on key tasksEssential
- Exports from other systems in the processHelpful
- Supplier invoices, if stock or purchasing is in scopeHelpful
One fixed price. No surprises.
You know the full cost before you start, and you pay as the work progresses.
Stop the Hidden Leaks, fixed price.
- 50%On booking$2,250
- 30%After the kickoff walkthrough and data check$1,350
- 20%Before your report is released$900
Included
- Kickoff with a walkthrough
- Up to two team conversations
- Up to 4 data sources, tidied for you
- Up to two linked areas, up to three fixes
- 10 to 14 page report with scenario roadmap
- 60-minute findings session
- One round of factual corrections
Not included
- Implementing the changes
- A full systems replacement specification
- Detailed engineering assessment
- Guaranteed savings
From roadmap to results.
Your scenario roadmap shows what could be. When you’re ready to make it happen, here’s where to go next.
About Stop the Hidden Leaks.
Is this an AI or automation audit?
No. We look for every kind of leak: process, handoffs, systems, purchasing, scheduling and staff time. Automation and AI are options we consider where they fit, never the assumed answer.
How do you estimate savings?
As realistic ranges, not single numbers, and only where the evidence supports it. Every estimate shows the assumptions behind it and how confident we are, so you can check the logic yourself.
What is a scenario roadmap?
The possible future states laid out in order: quick wins first, then bigger changes, with the key risks and the decisions you’ll need to make along the way. It shows what could be. It isn’t an implementation plan, which Changeable or another provider can build from it.
We don’t track time. Can you still help?
Yes. Your estimates are a fine starting point. If there’s nothing to go on, we’ll send a simple one-week tracking sheet. It adds about a week but makes the savings ranges far more reliable.
Will you talk to my staff?
Up to two short, confidential conversations with the people closest to the work. They usually know exactly where the leaks are.
Start with a free Exposure Check.
A 30-minute conversation with a principal. We’ll confirm whether Stop the Hidden Leaks is the right fit, and if it isn’t, we’ll tell you what is. You can also see a sample report.
Book a free Exposure Check →