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The Manual Handoff Cost Calculator

A handoff is any moment work passes from one person, tool, or step to the next by hand. Put in six numbers and see what one handoff costs your team every month and every year.

How to use this: Pick one repeated handoff, like copying data between two systems or forwarding a request for approval. Fill in the six fields with rough numbers. The results update as you type. Everything runs in your browser, so nothing you enter is sent anywhere.

Handoff inputs

How many times this handoff happens in a normal week.

How long one handoff takes, start to finish.

How many people touch it on a typical run.

Wage plus taxes and overhead. A rough figure is fine.

Out of 100 runs, how many need a fix. Leave 0 if rare.

Rework, a refund, a missed deadline. Your best estimate.

What this handoff costs

Staff hours per month
0
Labor cost per month
$0
Error cost per month
$0
Estimated annual cost
$0

Total per month

$0

What this means

Add your numbers above to see what this handoff costs and whether it is worth mapping.

These are estimates from the numbers you entered, not a quote. A month is counted as 52 weeks divided by 12.

Once you know the cost, the Process Mapping Intake turns this one handoff into a full picture, and the 45-Minute Audit helps you find the next one.


Worth more than it should be?

Bring your number to a free Mapping Session. We'll tell you whether a fixed-scope build pays back, and what it would take. No pitch.

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