A $1,500 business assessment · Two weeks

Your business isn’t short on demand. It’s short on capacity to process it.

We find what that’s costing you and what fixing it is worth. Then, if you want, the same team builds the fix.

Fixed price. Guaranteed: three evidence-backed opportunities or your fee back — the full guarantee

A standalone $1,500 diagnostic; continuing work is scoped separately. If ProcessScout cannot identify at least three evidence-backed opportunities from the evidence supplied through a good-faith Foothill intake, the Foothill fee is refunded under the Terms.

Narrated walkthrough. Sarah is the AI intake guide; analysts own the judgment.

For owners who want proof before they spend another dollar on software or consultants.
Transformation you can audit. Report first — implementation only when it earns its case.
Sarah guides intake; a human analyst owns the judgment.
No AI quiz or tool pitch — decisions stay tied to evidence.
Get the sample + 10-point checklist. Rather do it yourself? Use the software directly →
PROOF FIRST

See the standard before you buy.

Every $1,500 assessment produces the same report: where the hours go, what the leaks cost, which fixes pay back first — and what to leave alone. A named analyst signs every report.

SAMPLE
View sample Trail Map

Read the exact report you’d receive — structure, sourcing, and sign-off — before you spend a dollar.

ANALYST
David Bell signs off

Human judgment owns recommendations, priorities, and risk calls — not the AI.

GUARANTEE
Three opportunities or fee back

If ProcessScout cannot identify at least three evidence-backed opportunities from the evidence supplied through a good-faith Foothill intake, the Foothill fee is refunded under the Terms.

THE PRACTICAL REALITY

Seven bids a month. Two wins.The problem wasn’t the bids.

A commercial construction contractor was bidding $5–8M a month and winning 2 jobs out of 7. Quotes took weeks to assemble from estimating spreadsheets, email threads, and re-keyed takeoffs — so the sharpest bids went out late while the office drowned in the paperwork of the jobs already won. The worked example walks through what an assessment finds in a business like that: where the hours go, what each week of quote lag costs, and which fixes pay back first.

An illustrative worked example with changed details — not customer results.

Sound familiar?
Start the $1,500 assessment and get the same kind of report on your own workflow — what it costs you today, and what fixing it is worth.
Through your advisors
Bring your consultant, accountant, MSP, or operating partner into the process — or let them deliver under their own brand.
THE DELIVERABLE · WHAT THE $1,500 ASSESSMENT PRODUCES

The Trail Map

Your report and roadmap in one document — not a to-do list or a maturity score. Every finding is tied to something real from your business, and a human analyst signs it.

View a sample Trail Map →
Sample ProcessScout Trail Map — an analyst-signed report cover
A real, redacted sample — signed off by an analyst.

What we looked at

Every finding tied to a real source — a file, a screenshot, a walkthrough, a conversation — with a confidence level.

Where the money leaks

Where manual work, rework, and broken handoffs cost you time and money — quantified where the evidence allows.

Projects ranked by payback

Every fix ordered by what it returns first — with an explicit skip list of what not to touch.

The first move

The one workflow to change first, the expected before-and-after, and the risks to watch.

How to get it built

A named way to get each project done — ProcessScout, in-house, or your own advisor — with indicative cost.

The right scope

Whether one workflow is enough, or your $1,500 credits toward a wider engagement — stated plainly either way.

VERIFIED TRANSFORMATION FOR THE MID-MARKET

A signed decision can become a governed next move.

Foothill is the first turn of the verified transformation system. The Trail Map is complete and yours even if you stop there. If you choose to continue, the work stays connected from report to build to results — evidence in. Decisions signed. Outcomes measured. Knowledge retained.

01

Evidence

Safe workflow sources, context, and gaps are gathered in one secure place.

Generally available
02

Signed decision

An analyst-signed Trail Map records the first move, boundaries, and recommended scope.

Foothill deliverable
03

Implementation

Selected engagements turn the agreed first move into working change with the chosen delivery path.

Selected engagements
04

Measured outcome

Where measurement is in scope, the baseline, window, evidence, and result are recorded for review.

Selected engagements
05

Next governed move

A later review can begin with the accumulated record, not a new round of ungrounded discovery.

When continued

Availability: Foothill and its Trail Map are available today. Implementation and measurement are scoped separately on selected engagements; no recurring service is included in Foothill.

A VERIFIED OPERATIONAL MEMORY

A verified operational memory connecting evidence, decisions, baselines, and measured outcomes.

ProcessScout calls this the Knowledge Ledger.

It gives a later governed move the context of what your business already learned, without implying that implementation or measurement came with your Foothill Trail Map.

Evidence
Signed decisions
Baselines
Measured outcomes
THE ONLY REAL DIFFERENCE

Most tools give you pretty maps. ProcessScout gives you proof.

Anyone can draw you a flowchart. We look at the real thing — your files, exports, screenshots, recordings, and the people who actually do the work — and turn it into costed findings and a roadmap a named analyst signs. So you know what to automate first, and can see why.

Generic AI map
• Sales rep creates quote
• Manager approves
• Finance creates invoice
• Order fulfilled
— Looks clean. No proof. No variants. No cost data.
ProcessScout evidence map
Illustrative example
1. Quote created — evidence source: CRM export and SOP
2. Approval — 3 versions found across team handoffs
3. Manual re-entry — quantified cost range and error exposure
Supported by source documents, screenshots, and analyst review
See the evidence method
A DIFFERENT KIND OF CONVERSATION

The assessment starts as a conversation with Sarah.

Sarah is the AI guide who runs the intake. She asks how the work actually runs, follows up like a good interviewer, and organizes what you tell her for the human analyst. Mostly talking — not forms.

Advisory, not generic.
Sarah asks about workflows, evidence, blockers, systems, and repeated manual work — not generic AI prompts.
Uploads optional, and later.
Send whatever you have — a quote, a spreadsheet, a photo of the whiteboard — or just talk. Gaps are our job, not yours.
Analyst-ready.
Sarah helps structure the context so a human analyst can review, prioritize, and sign off the final report.
The panel is a scripted preview. Your real session is guided live by Sarah — your workflows, your files, your evidence trail.
Sample session preview
A scripted preview. In a real session, Sarah guides you live and your Foothill evidence is handled in the secured evidence room for analyst review.
HOW IT WORKS

What ProcessScout Foothill includes.

Foothill is a $1,500 workflow diagnostic. It delivers an analyst-signed Trail Map and walkthrough. The Trail Map is a complete deliverable even if you never expand scope. When the evidence shows a wider engagement is warranted, the $1,500 credits toward Ridge, Summit or Expedition if you choose to proceed.

01 START
Start Foothill.

Foothill is the $1,500 paid start. You are not buying a quiz or a teaser; you are opening a real diagnostic.

02 INTAKE
Open the evidence room.

About 90 minutes with Sarah, mostly talking. Files, screenshots, and exports are optional and can come later — gaps are our job, not yours.

03 MAP
Receive the Trail Map.

Your report and roadmap: what the workflow costs you, which fixes pay back first, and the recommended route — signed by a named analyst.

See what’s inside the Trail Map →
04 ROUTE
Choose the route.

If scope fits one workflow family or function, the Trail Map is your complete Foothill deliverable.

05 CREDIT
Credit upward if needed.

If the map shows Ridge, Summit, or Expedition scope, your $1,500 credits toward that work.

ONE PAID START · FOUR SCOPES

The Trail Map routes you to the right scope.

Most operating buyers start with Foothill; practitioners and internal teams can request direct software access. The Trail Map shows whether one trail is enough — or whether your $1,500 should climb to a wider scope.

SUMMIT$15K–$25K+ · whole company EXPEDITIONSales-led · portfolio RIDGE$6K–$8.5K · 2–3 teams FOOTHILL$1,500 · one workflow
Trail Map The paid front door — every climb starts here, and your Foothill fee credits upward if scope grows.
AFTER THE REPORT

Then we build it.

The report is not analysis for its own sake. Every project in it is scoped to be buildable — what it takes, what it costs, and what it pays back. When you are ready to fix something, three routes start from the same report:

ROUTE 1
ProcessScout builds it

The team that wrote the report delivers the fix. Your $1,500 credits toward a ProcessScout-delivered engagement of $7,500 or more signed within 30 days.

ROUTE 2
Your team builds it

Take the report in-house. It is written so someone who was not in the room can act on it.

ROUTE 3
Your advisor builds it

Hand it to your own consultant, accountant, or IT partner. The report is yours either way — no lock-in.

YOUR HUMAN ANALYST

Sarah organizes the room. A human owns the judgment.

Every Trail Map and readout is reviewed for scope, evidence quality, leakage logic, and recommended next steps before it is delivered.

View David Bell on LinkedIn →
David Bell, Lead Analyst at ProcessScout
David Bell
LEAD ANALYST · SIGNS OFF EVERY TRAIL MAP
25 years in ops & finance Shell Deutsche Bank Founder & CEO, JustPayroll (acquired 2024)

David is the lead analyst who reviews the evidence and signs off client Trail Maps. The recommendations, priorities, and risk calls are the analyst’s — not the AI’s.

Illustrative pattern — not customer results: Finance and onboarding handoffs are common first-move candidates in service firms. Your report states sources, confidence, and what not to automate.

THE PARTNER MARKETPLACE

Need help implementing the roadmap?

Start with the Trail Map. Then use the scoped evidence internally, with your advisor, or — where available — with a curated partner work package. Matching and commercial terms vary by engagement.

WHERE FOOTHILL STARTS

Finance & admin operations first.

Invoice and AR chasing, reporting consolidation, approvals, CRM/accounting re-keying, month-end, and quote-to-cash handoffs — repetitive, evidence-rich workflows where a Foothill diagnostic proves value fastest.

Start with proof,
not promises.

Open the sample report, or start the $1,500 assessment — about 90 minutes of your time, mostly talking.

Foothill starts at $1,500 • Trail Map first • Fee credits upward if scope is larger
Sarah guides intake; human analysts own judgment and signoff.
Share whatever you have — a quote, a spreadsheet, a photo of the whiteboard — or just talk.
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See the sample — or get it in your inbox.

Open the sample Trail Map now, or leave your work email for the sample and 10-point automation scoping checklist.

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