Automation Consulting Drives Smarter Operations

Automation consulting serves as a strategic ally for business leaders, converting potential into tangible results. This discipline ensures a comprehensive approach to your automation journey, meticulously planning each phase from needs assessment to the design of a customized strategy and recommending the most effective solutions.

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What Is an Automation Consulting?

Automation consultants help organizations unlock operational efficiency, reduce manual tasks, and enhance productivity. They serve as guides for companies navigating the rapid advancements in technology, including robotic process automation and AI. This guidance allows businesses to remain competitive in an ever-evolving market.

Automation consultants concentrate on assessing the specific needs of a business. Part of this assessment requires a detailed evaluation of existing processes to identify areas that suffer from repetitive tasks or costly obstructions.

Creating an automation roadmap begins with a thorough review of current processes to identify areas where AI and other automation technologies can significantly enhance productivity and reduce costs.

Recommendations provided by automation consultants aim to achieve consistent and predictable output and quality by minimizing human errors through reliable machine processes.

Working closely with consultants not only eases the vendor selection process but also guarantees a smooth automation journey with significant cost savings and improved operational efficiency.

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We connect you with the best experts across a wide range of industries.

Thanks to our long-term experience and wide database of specialists, we can provide you with a qualified person within 72 hours.

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When should you use Automation Consulting

When internal resources lack expertise in cutting-edge automation solutions, engaging with automation consultants can provide access to the latest innovations and industry practices.

Digitalization

Digital transformation involves leveraging technology-based systems to simplify and streamline complex business operations. Automating intricate procedures can enhance service quality and delivery.

Inefficiencies

Addressing operational inefficiencies is a critical focus for businesses looking to optimize their processes. Business automation consultants work collaboratively with companies to identify and mitigate inefficiencies.

Scaling

During scale-up phases, it can offer invaluable insights and support. As organizations expand, it becomes essential to optimize processes to handle the increased demand without overburdening resources.

Redesign

Process redesign focuses on analyzing and refining existing workflows to improve efficiency. It includes identifying and addressing bottlenecks to reduce manual efforts and errors.

How it works? It’s straightforward

Needs Discovery

An in-depth discovery phase uncovers automation opportunities across departments, focusing on high-impact areas like data entry, reporting, and manual workflows.

Expert Delivery

An interim consultant designs and deploys automation solutions that align with business goals—accelerating output, minimizing errors, and boosting long-term scalability.

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Explore the key differences between hiring Automation Consulting and other solutions. This comparison helps you determine the right fit based on flexibility, cost-effectiveness, and commitment for your business needs.

Employees

  • Limited adaptability - fixed job roles and responsibilities
  • Loss of motivation
  • Long-term commitments for the company
  • Higher overhead costs due to benefits, taxes and insurance
  • Training and development costs
  • Administrative burden - multitude of administrative tasks
  • hidden costs like paid leave and doctor visit allowance

GQ professionals

  • Our expert does not need training and brings high added value
  • Can start immediately
  • Provides own tools and equipment
  • Exactly defined working period, long / short term contract
  • Does not increase your headcount
  • Easy budget planning
  • 1 invoice = no hidden costs

Compare your real costs

In assessing the costs of an interim expert versus a permanent employee, it’s important to consider more than just the salary. Take a look at the simple calculator.

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  • Top Manager Position Employee

    Fixed salary5 000,00€per Month
    Bonus 13 month pay, 14 month pay833,00€per Month
    State Contributions2 053,33€per Month
    Paid vacation, doctor visits1 340,73€per Month
    Equipment (car, notebook, phone, etc.)1 000,00€per Month
    Executive search fee1 250,00€per Month
    Total TOP manager costs per Employee11 477,40€per Month
    TOTAL cost per Employee137 728,76€per Year
  • Top Manager Position GQ Interim

    Fixed salary10 000,00€per Month
    Bonus 13 month pay, 14 month pay0 €per Month
    State Contributions0 €per Month
    Paid vacation, doctor visits0 €per Month
    Equipment (car, notebook, phone, etc.)0 €per Month
    Executive search fee0 €per Month
    Total TOP manager costs per Employee0 €per Month
    TOTAL cost per GQ interim120 000,00€per Year

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Key features of effective
Automation Consulting

This mindset involves guiding organizations through the automation journey with a focus on unlocking operational efficiency. Automation consultants serve as expert guides, helping organizations swiftly adopt innovations and maintain relevance in a fast-paced digital environment. By identifying automation opportunities and improving workflows, consultants help streamline processes and minimize manual efforts.

The consulting approach places emphasis on human-centered and outcome-focused methods, ensuring that intelligent automation solutions are effectively adopted.

Consultants identify high-priority automation targets and implement industry best practices to achieve efficient process execution. By targeting common processes such as accounting, HR, and financial reporting, businesses can significantly reduce unnecessary work and improve digital document access.

Successful automation projects enable employees to concentrate on larger, value-adding tasks by relieving them from mundane and repetitive tasks.

Automation consultants with industry-specific knowledge are in high demand across sectors such as finance, healthcare, manufacturing, IT, retail, and government. These consultants optimize processes and enhance operational efficiency by leveraging their extensive experience in various domains

This broad industry knowledge allows automation consultants to provide tailored solutions that lead to significant cost savings and increased competitiveness.

Automation consulting is fundamentally results-driven, playing a crucial role in enhancing both operational and strategic business decisions. By automating workflows and reducing manual errors, companies can reallocate their workforce to focus on high-value, strategic tasks. Automation solutions in manufacturing, for example, lead to time savings and increased productivity, significantly enhancing operational efficiency.

Business automation consultants assist in identifying process opportunities that unlock operational potential and drive organizations towards success.

Interested in
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At GQ Interim, we’ve successfully placed Interim Automation Consulting with leading clients across multiple industries, delivering measurable improvements in project execution, strategic planning, and leadership during transitions.

Our experience, paired with a proven approach, ensures that each Automation Consulting brings exceptional value, turning challenges into opportunities for sustainable growth.

Benefits of working with us

Flexibility

We highly value the ability to adapt quickly, offering swift deployment to meet the varying demands of projects in different locations.

Professionalism

We partner only with top-tier professionals and expect the highest quality of service to ensure your business thrives.

Attitude

We require a professional attitude, focusing on strong work ethics and adherence to the highest standards in every task.

We provide top- level experts

Our experts are ready to engage in your projects immediately.

Interesting project offers

Take advantage of the opportunity and find yours today.

Word from our CEO

“Automation consulting guides organizations through their automation journey, aiding in adapting to innovations such as machine learning and natural language processing.”

A holistic and collaborative strategy ensures solutions are closely aligned with business objectives, maximizing cost savings and enhancing customer experience. With extensive experience and a proven track record, automation consulting services pave the way for digital transformation and sustainable growth.

Filip Gergely

CEO at GQ Interim

Key duties of
Automation Consulting

Needs Discovery

Needs discovery involves understanding and addressing specific business needs to ensure successful implementation of automation solutions. By identifying high-priority automation targets, consultants assist in diagnosing and resolving operational gaps. This collaborative effort with business teams transforms institutional knowledge into seamless automated workflows, optimizing efficiency. Experienced consultants deploy solutions that negate the need for additional internal training, saving time and resources.

Mapping

Solution mapping focuses on the optimization of existing processes for enhanced operational efficiency. By analyzing workflows and identifying bottlenecks, consultants leverage advanced technologies like AI and RPA to improve productivity and offer competitive advantages. This process involves the creation of tailored automation roadmaps, ensuring automation solutions align with business goals. Consultant collaboration with business teams is essential, as it identifies suitable automation opportunities.

Guidance

The role of automation consultants includes providing strategic support for crafting Request for Proposal (RFP) documents. This involves advising on technical specifications and project requirements, ensuring alignment with business goals. Consultants play a vital role in outlining criteria that potential vendors must meet and assist in evaluating responses to select the best automation solutions tailored to company needs. This guidance ensures that businesses make informed decisions, enabling successful partnerships with technology providers that align with their strategic vision.

Tech Stack

Selecting the right technology stack is crucial for maximizing the benefits of automation. Automation consultants are instrumental in this process, offering expert guidance on integrating tech solutions that enhance business workflows. The appropriate tech stack reduces manual efforts and boosts productivity. Consultants help businesses identify automation opportunities compatible with existing systems like CRM and ERP, ensuring seamless integration and data consistency.

Briefing

Successful automation consulting hinges on effectively briefing stakeholders about the implementation and benefits of automation solutions. Consultants ensure automation projects are developed and deployed without necessitating additional internal training, streamlining the transition to new technologies. By conducting thorough gap analyses, they pinpoint effective automation opportunities while advising against less viable options. This expertise helps businesses economize on time and labor costs by reducing reliance on manual processes.

Rollout Support

Rollout support is an integral part of ensuring automation success in business operations. Consultants provide comprehensive support packages to keep systems optimized post-implementation. This includes planning the setup, testing, and integration of automated tasks with existing systems. Regular compliance audits and methodological reviews maintain the quality and consistency of automation solutions. As coordinators and global program managers, consultants oversee successful project implementation, ensuring businesses adopt and maintain new technologies with ease.

Frequently asked questions

Looking for answers about how Automation Consulting work? Our FAQ section covers common questions, helping you quickly understand how we deliver tailored solutions for your business needs.

Automation consulting involves identifying, designing, and implementing technology-driven solutions to streamline business processes. It helps organizations reduce manual tasks, improve accuracy, and scale operations efficiently.

Businesses of all sizes and industries can benefit from automation consulting, especially those managing repetitive, time-consuming, or error-prone workflows. It adds value to sectors like finance, logistics, manufacturing, and administration.

Consultants assess legacy systems and introduce automation tools that accelerate digital maturity and operational agility. Automation consulting plays a key role in enabling scalable and sustainable transformation across departments.

Automation consulting often leverages tools like robotic process automation (RPA), low-code platforms, AI-driven workflows, and custom integrations. These technologies are selected based on business needs and complexity.

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