System Review

System Review: Before We Build Anything, We Map Everything

For automation and custom software engagements, the System Review is a structured diagnostic that identifies what to build, what it replaces, and how the new system should work.

You don't commission a platform without knowing what it needs to do. The review produces that clarity — as a document, a system map, and a concrete implementation plan.

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First: a free fit call. If appropriate, next is a paid System Review. Any implementation is scoped separately.

The Problem

Most Businesses Know Something Is Wrong. They Don't Know What to Build.

The pain is obvious. Staff are spending hours on work the software should be doing. Data lives in three places and none of them agree. Processes are documented in someone's head and nowhere else.

What isn't obvious is the precise architecture of the system that fixes it — what it replaces, how it connects, what gets automated versus what stays manual.

That's what the System Review produces. Not a proposal — a blueprint.

Common operational failure modes
  • Duplicate data entry

    The same information entered manually in multiple systems with no mechanism ensuring they stay aligned.

  • Status tracking by hand

    Staff chasing updates through email threads, chat messages, and verbal check-ins instead of a system that shows status automatically.

  • Process that lives in people

    Critical workflows that only work correctly when a specific person does them — and break or vary when they don't.

  • Reporting assembled from scratch

    Reports that require manually pulling data from multiple sources and reconciling them, every time someone needs a current number.

  • Systems that don't talk

    Tools that each do their job but require manual export, translation, and re-entry to share data across the operation.

How It Works

A Structured Path From First Conversation to Running System

01
Fit Call · No Charge

Initial Fit Call

A 30–45 minute conversation to understand what you're operating, where the friction is, and whether a custom system is the right solution.

This is a diagnostic filter — not a sales call. If there isn't a strong case for custom automation, we'll tell you. If there is, we'll tell you that too.

What we determine

  • Whether custom software is appropriate for your situation
  • Which operational areas have the highest leverage
  • Whether the System Review makes sense as a next step
02
Paid Engagement

System Review

A structured operational diagnostic. We map every relevant workflow, identify the automation opportunities, and define the exact system architecture that addresses them.

The output is a concrete deliverable — not a slide deck. A system map, workflow documentation, and a scoped implementation plan ready to execute.

What you receive

  • Full workflow breakdown and inefficiency map
  • Specific automation opportunities, prioritized by impact
  • System architecture and integration design
  • Scoped implementation plan with clear deliverables
03
Scoped From the Review

Build & Implementation

With the system defined, the build executes it. Scope, timeline, and pricing all flow directly from the review — no guesswork, no scope creep.

Any implementation is a separate decision and is scoped after the review. The System Review fee may be credited toward implementation. Any credit is confirmed in writing before implementation begins.

How it works

  • Scope defined by the review — no open-ended discovery phase
  • Fixed-scope engagement with clear milestones
  • Implementation, if desired, is scoped separately after the review
The Deliverable

A Blueprint. Not a Report.

Most engagements that call themselves "audits" produce a PDF with findings and recommendations. The Reno Techs System Review produces something you can build from.

The deliverable is a structured operational document — workflow maps, automation specifications, system architecture, integration design, and a scoped implementation plan with clear timelines and pricing.

If you proceed to build, you're not starting over. The review becomes the foundation.

Illustrative sample only. Percentages and hours shown are not measured client results.

System Analysis Report
STATUSSCAN COMPLETE
BOTTLENECK DETECTEDManual data entry & re-entry
82%
BOTTLENECK DETECTEDDisconnected tool handoffs
67%
BOTTLENECK DETECTEDApproval & review bottlenecks
74%
BOTTLENECK DETECTEDDuplicate or redundant steps
91%
RECOVERY ESTIMATE12–18 hrs/week recoverable
System Review Pricing

Priced by Scope, Not by Hour

The price reflects operational complexity — workflows, integration points, teams, and regulatory requirements. Any implementation is scoped separately after the review.

Standard
$2,500
Single department or workflow area
  • 1–2 core workflows
  • Up to 3 system integrations
  • 1 operational team
  • Deliverable within 2 weeks
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Multi-SystemMost Common
$5,000–$8,500
Cross-department or multi-workflow operations
  • Multiple workflow areas
  • Complex system integrations
  • Multi-team scope
  • Deliverable within 3–4 weeks
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Organization-Wide
$10,000+
Enterprise-scale operational overhaul
  • Full operational mapping
  • Regulatory / compliance workflows
  • Multi-team implementation planning
  • Scope discussed after fit call
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A System Review does not commit you to implementation. Any build is scoped separately.

Field Example
Gov. Licensing Agency · State Government

State Regulatory Board — Licensing System Replacement

The System Review identified five distinct manual workflows — application intake, eligibility validation, renewal tracking, payment reconciliation, and audit logging — that had no software support and were entirely dependent on individual staff judgment.

The review produced a full system architecture showing how each workflow would be automated, what data model supported it, and how the exception-handling queue would be structured for the cases automation couldn't resolve.

The build executed the review. The review made the build possible.

Full Case Study

Government Case Study

Licensing and renewal operations

See how a connected platform brought application intake, renewals, payments, and compliance workflows into one system.

Read the case study
Right Fit

Organizations Where the Review Creates Real Value

  • Businesses with $500k+ in revenue and operational complexity that has outpaced their current tools
  • Operations-heavy organizations where manual coordination is the norm and the cost of that is measurable
  • Companies with multiple disconnected systems and no automated data flow between them
  • Teams where process execution depends on specific people rather than defined systems
  • Organizations preparing to scale and needing infrastructure that can support the growth
Scope

Built for automation and custom software

The System Review focuses on operational workflows, integrations, and purpose-built business software.

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Request

Request a Free Fit Call

Submit a brief overview of your operation and the areas where you're seeing friction. We'll review it and reach out to schedule a fit call.

  • We review every request and respond within one business day.
  • Fit call first — no obligation until you engage for the review
  • If we're not the right fit, we'll say so directly
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