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Automation time savings calculator: find the hours hiding in busywork.

Tell us how much time your team spends on repetitive work. The scanner shows the hours and money you could get back each year with AI and automation.

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// 01 · YOUR TEAM’S WEEK

The starting values are an example, not industry averages. Replace them with your own.

HOURS PER PERSON, PER WEEK
// 02 · HOURS HIDING IN BUSYWORK
HOURS YOU COULD GET BACK · PER WEEK
36 hrs
1,872 hours a year · ≈ 46.8 full-time work weeks a year
TIME COST OF BUSYWORK / YEAR
$109,200
VALUE OF HOURS RECLAIMED
$65,520
WHERE THE HOURS GO
Data entry and copy-paste between apps
12 h
Answering routine emails and messages
16 h
Scheduling, reminders and rescheduling
8 h
Invoices, forms and document handling
8 h
Building reports and spreadsheets
8 h
Chasing leads and follow-ups
8 h

ESTIMATE ONLY, CALCULATED FROM THE NUMBERS YOU ENTER. NOT A FORECAST OR GUARANTEE. NOTHING YOU ENTER IS STORED OR SENT.

// HOW WE CALCULATE IT

The time-savings formula, in four steps.

  1. STEP 01

    Busywork per person

    Add up the weekly hours each person spends on the six repetitive tasks.

  2. STEP 02

    Team total

    Multiply by the number of people doing that work.

  3. STEP 03

    Hours you get back

    Multiply by the share AI and automation could handle (you set it).

  4. STEP 04

    Money and time

    Hours a year × the hourly cost of that time. Full-time equivalents use 1,880 working hours a year.

// FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Questions about automation time savings.

How do I calculate time saved by automation?

Add up the hours your team spends each week on repetitive tasks, multiply by the number of people, then by the share of that work automation can realistically handle. Multiply by 52 for a yearly figure and by the hourly cost of that time for its value.

Which business tasks are easiest to automate?

Data entry between apps, routine email replies, scheduling and reminders, invoice and form processing, recurring reports, and lead follow-ups. They are repetitive, rule-based and happen often.

What does the “share automation could handle” mean?

Not every minute of a task can be automated: some steps still need a person to check or decide. The share is your estimate of how much of the time could be handled automatically. We start at 60%; lower it if your work needs a lot of judgment.

Is this automation calculator accurate?

It is an estimate based only on the numbers you enter, not a forecast or a guarantee. A short AI readiness assessment gives a measured answer for your business. Nothing you enter is stored or sent.https://axonarc47.com/solutions/ai-readiness-scan/”>AI readiness assessment gives a measured answer for your business. Nothing you enter is stored or sent.

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