Document Intake and Validation Retainer Build (10-15 days)
A productized engagement that replaces manual document chasing and keying with an automated intake, extraction, and validation pipeline, then hands the client a monitored retainer instead of a one-off build. The offer targets finance, legal, and HR document flows where every missed field has a downstream cost. Time: 10-15 days.
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Document Intake and Validation Retainer Build (10-15 days)
A productized engagement that replaces manual document chasing and keying with an automated intake, extraction, and validation pipeline, then hands the client a monitored retainer instead of a one-off build. The offer targets finance, legal, and HR document flows where every missed field has a downstream cost.
- A named client process owner who can approve field-level validation rules and exception handling. At least 200 historical documents in the target flow so extraction accuracy can be benchmarked against a real sample. Written confirmation of data residency and retention constraints, including whether documents may leave the client's environment. Access to the source systems the extracted data must land in (ERP, CRM, HRIS, or shared drive). A baseline count of hours currently spent per week on manual entry and follow-up.
- 1.Map the current document flow end to end and timestamp each handoff
- 2.Count weekly manual hours per role involved in intake and keying
- 3.Identify the three document types with the highest volume and error cost
- 1.Collect a 200-document sample across the chosen types
- 2.Define required fields, optional fields, and rejection criteria per type
- 3.Agree confidence thresholds that trigger human review
- 1.Configure the chosen platform's classification and extraction models on the sample
- 2.Set up field-level validation rules and cross-document consistency checks
- 3.Document every rule in a client-readable rules register
- 1.Run the sample through the pipeline and record per-field accuracy
- 2.Log every false positive and false negative with the source document
- 3.Tune extraction prompts or templates where accuracy falls below target
- 1.Build the exception queue and reviewer interface
- 2.Define escalation paths for documents that fail validation twice
- 3.Test the reviewer workflow with two client staff members
- 1.Wire the automation stack into the destination systems
- 2.Configure write-back rules so validated data lands without manual re-entry
- 3.Add duplicate detection against existing records
- 1.Set up automated reminders for missing or expired documents
- 2.Configure status notifications for the client's requesters and approvers
- 3.Confirm reminder cadence does not conflict with existing client communications
- 1.Run a full parallel test week against live documents
- 2.Compare automated output against the manual process line by line
- 3.Record time-to-completion for both paths
- 1.Resolve discrepancies found in the parallel run
- 2.Finalize the exception handling playbook
- 3.Lock the validation rules register for go-live
- 1.Train the client's reviewers on the exception queue and escalation paths
- 2.Hand over the rules register and the runbook
- 3.Agree the monthly monitoring scope and reporting format
- 1.Go live on the primary document type
- 2.Monitor the first 48 hours of throughput and error rates
- 3.Capture the baseline metrics that will anchor the retainer report
- 1.Publish the first monthly performance report with hours saved and accuracy by field
- 2.Present the retainer scope: monitoring, rule updates, and quarterly re-tuning
- 3.Confirm the renewal date and the escalation contact
The build fee covers configuration and parallel testing, but the durable margin sits in the monitoring retainer: extraction accuracy drifts as client document formats change, so rule updates and quarterly re-tuning are recurring work the client cannot self-serve without the rules register. Agencies that bundle the pipeline with workflow integration and compliance review can price against the client's loaded administrative cost rather than against software seats, which keeps the engagement out of commodity comparison. A single finance or HR flow that consumes 30 or more manual hours per week typically justifies the retainer within the first two months.
- A documented rules register covering required fields, validation logic, and rejection criteria per document type. A configured intake, extraction, and validation pipeline connected to the client's destination systems. An exception queue with reviewer interface and escalation playbook. A monthly performance report showing hours saved, per-field accuracy, and exception volume. A 90-day tuning plan with named owners for rule changes.
The client's primary document type runs end to end through the automated pipeline for five consecutive business days with per-field accuracy at or above the agreed threshold, exceptions routed to the reviewer queue, and the first monthly performance report delivered and accepted.