Most SMEs don’t struggle with automation because they lack tools. They struggle because they try to automate unclear processes, messy data, and inconsistent ways of working — then wonder why the “time-saving” solution creates more rework, errors, and disruption.

If you don’t fix the foundations first, automation will amplify what’s already broken: chaos moves faster, bad data spreads further, teams create workarounds, and money gets wasted on tools that never deliver ROI.

The PMO2DAY Automation-Ready Accelerator gives you a clear, practical path to avoid that. In five stages, you’ll diagnose your readiness across process, data, people, governance, change management, and technology, choose a sensible first workflow, and produce a tool-agnostic, delivery-ready brief with success measures, guardrails, and stop/pause rules — so your first automation effort is controlled, adoptable, and worth the investment.

Course curriculum

  • 1

    Welcome to the course

    • Foreword

    • Client Journey Map

    • How To Use This Programme

  • 2

    STAGE 1 - CLARITY

    • MODULE 1 — THE TRUTH ABOUT AUTOMATION & WHY MOST EFFORTS FAIL

    • LESSON 1 — Why Automation Fails

    • LESSON 2 — The Sequence of Readiness

    • LESSON 3 — Turning Readiness into Action

    • LESSON 4 — Introducing the PMO2DAY Automation-Ready Framework

    • STAGE 1 CLOSE — Clarity
  • 3

    STAGE 2 - MAPPING CURRENT OPERATIONS

    • MODULE 2 - MAPPING YOUR CURRENT OPERATIONS

    • Lesson 1 - Identify the Processes That Matter Most

    • Lesson 2 - Separate Value-Creating vs Supporting Work

    • Lesson 3 - Map One Workflow End-to-End (PMO2DAY Method)

    • Lesson 4 - How to Spot Automation Opportunities Early

    • STAGE 2 CLOSE — Mapping Current Operations
  • 4

    STAGE 3 - READINESS DEEP DIVE

    • MODULE 3 - DATA READINESS

    • Lesson 1 - Data quality foundations

    • Lesson 2 - What is “automation-ready” data?

    • Lesson 3 - Common data quality issues

    • Lesson 4 - Data Readiness Decision (Not Data Cleaning)

    • MODULE 4 - PEOPLE READINESS & CHANGE APPETITE

    • Lesson 1 - Why People Readiness Is the Real Constraint

    • Lesson 2 - Change Appetite & Capacity

    • Lesson 3 - Go/Pause/Reset Decisions

    • MODULE 5 — GOVERNANCE READINESS

    • Lesson 1 — Why Governance Is a Readiness Issue

    • Lesson 2 — Ownership: Who Is Accountable?

    • Lesson 3 — Decision Rights: Who Approves What?

    • Lesson 4 — Guardrails: What Is Allowed (and What Is Not)

    • Lesson 5 — Risk Awareness: Automation as a Risk Multiplier

    • STAGE 3 CLOSE — Readiness Deep Dive
  • 5

    STAGE 4 - READINESS-BASED PRIORITISATION

    • MODULE 6 - DIAGNOSING INEFFICIENCIES & FRICTION

    • Lesson 1 - What Makes a Good Automation Candidate

    • Lesson 2 - Value vs Readiness (Why ROI Lies Early)

    • Lesson 3 - Risk-First Thinking (Automation as Risk Multiplier)

    • Lesson 4 - Building a Sensible Automation Backlog

    • STAGE 4 CLOSE — Readiness-Based Prioritisation
  • 6

    STAGE 5 - AUTOMATION DECISION & EXECUTION DISCIPLINE

    • MODULE 7 - AUTOMATION PRIORITISATION & DECISION DISCIPLINE

    • Lesson 1 — Why Tools Are the Wrong Starting Point

    • Lesson 2 What a “Well-Defined Automation Problem” Looks Like

    • Lesson 3 Separating Problems from Solutions

    • Lesson 4 — Designing Controls Into the Workflow

    • MODULE 8 — DEFINING VALUE, METRICS & GUARDRAILS

    • Lesson 1 Why Value Must Be Defined Before Automation Exists

    • Lesson 2 Choosing the Right Measures (Not Vanity Metrics)

    • Lesson 3 Baselines: The Missing Step That Breaks ROI

    • Lesson 4 Guardrails: Knowing When to Pause or Stop

    • STAGE 5 CLOSE — Automation Decision & Execution Discipline

    • After Stage 5: What Happens Next

Ready for Automation

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Readiness Experts

Tayo Richards

Tayo Richards is the founder of PMO2DAY and an automation readiness specialist with 10 years’ proven experience delivering technology-led transformations. She combines project delivery and change management to help micro, small and medium-sized organisations avoid expensive tool-first mistakes by strengthening the foundations automation depends on: process, data, people, governance and change. Her work turns automation ambition into a clear, tool-agnostic, delivery-ready brief that teams can execute with confidence.

Self Paced Programme

For those who prefer to go it alone

  • Micro (1 - 10 people) (£499)

    For founder-led teams who need fast clarity before buying tools. You’ll complete Stages 1–5 and finish with one first-wave candidate, a tool-agnostic problem definition, and guardrails to protect delivery. Includes: course + all workbooks. Excludes: facilitation, reviews, working sessions.

  • Small (11–50 people) (£1999)

    For teams with competing requests. Build a shortlist, test value vs readiness, and produce a first-wave brief an internal team or vendor can execute safely. Includes: course + workbooks • Support: none

  • Medium (51–250 people) (£2999)

    For higher stakeholder and risk exposure. Leave with a defensible first-wave decision, success measures + baselines, and stop/pause rules. Includes: course + workbooks • Support: none

Supported Programme

For those who would require support

  • Micro (1 - 10 people) (£799)

    DIY + one 60-minute Readiness Review to confirm your first-wave choice and tighten your brief. Includes: course + workbooks • Support: 1 call

  • Small (11–50 people) (£2499)

    DIY + two 60-minute working sessions to lock scope, measures, guardrails, and the first-wave decision. Includes: course + workbooks • Support: 2 sessions

  • Medium (51–250 people)(£3500)

    DIY + a 3-session facilitated sprint to align stakeholders, confirm minimum governance, and finalise the delivery brief. Includes: course + workbooks • Support: 3 sessions