PIA: process intelligence and automation

Optimize, automate, secure. PIA maps how work really flows through your organization, connects the systems you already own, and automates the repetitive steps, without adding new complexity.

PIA datasheetPDF, 2 pages

A permit request moves through automated checks, routing, signature and recording until it is approved.

Most organizations underuse the tools they already own.

The software is paid for. The work still runs on re-keying, email chains and spreadsheets.

Manual re-entry

The same data typed into three systems, with errors at every step.

Siloed systems

Legacy applications that do not talk to modern ones, so people carry information between them.

No visibility

Leadership cannot see where time goes, so nobody can fix it.

What PIA does.

A managed service that redesigns workflows to remove bottlenecks, cut costs and get more value from what you have.

01Discover
Process discovery and bottleneck analysis across departments and systems.
02Connect
Integration design that links legacy systems to modern tools, plus data cleanup and standardization.
03Automate
Workflow automation for approvals, updates and routine tasks, with documentation, training and rollout planning.
04Measure
ROI dashboards and impact reports for leadership, and a roadmap for continuous improvement.

Modernize SCADA and PLCs.

We upgrade PLCs, add new SCADA equipment and integrate it with the systems you already run, so your control room can automate securely.

  • PLC upgrades
  • New SCADA equipment
  • SCADA integration with the systems you already run
  • Secured control room automation

See every step, and what it saved.

Each automated workflow records every step, who approved it and how long it took, and the impact rolls up into one report for leadership.

A workflow run

A PIA workflow run for a residential building permit, approved in 9.2 days with 38 minutes of hands-on staff time. Of its seven steps, intake, the fee check and routing are automated, while plan review (the longest step, at 6.8 days), zoning sign-off and the signature are done by staff and verified with MFA. An audit log and four connected systems sit alongside.
One permit, start to finish. Automated steps and staff approvals in order, each with its time, plus an audit log of every action and the systems PIA connects.
Open full size: A workflow run

Impact

The PIA impact dashboard for a township: 1,240 staff hours saved this quarter, 18 workflows automated, and average permit time down from 21.4 to 9.2 days after automation went live in May. Plan review accounts for most of the remaining time. A table compares five workflows, including vendor invoices and OPRA records requests.
Impact for leadership. Hours saved, workflows automated and time per case, with where the remaining time goes, so you can see what to fix next.
Open full size: Impact

Illustrative screens with sample data.

Automation that does not open new doors.

We are a security company first. Every workflow we automate is hardened before it goes live, so efficiency never comes at the cost of a new way in.

  • Multi-factor authentication on every automated workflow
  • Access controls that follow least privilege
  • Logs for every step, so processes are consistent and audited
  • SCADA addition and integration enabling secured control room automation

Where PIA helps.

Typical workflows by sector.

SectorTypical workflows
Government, municipalities and departments of public worksPermitting, fleet, HR, finance and compliance
Utilities and critical infrastructureRegulatory reporting, asset tracking, work orders and SCADA integration
Education and SLEDStudent services, grants and vendor processes
Public healthIntake, approvals and records

PIA works with the platforms you already pay for, such as DocuSign, Verizon Reveal, Tyler Technologies, Sortly, GE and Rockwell Automation.

The result: reporting you can audit.

Every automated workflow logs every step, so the paperwork behind compliance stays consistent and audited.

Water systems

Regulatory reporting and work orders that record each step for your annual certification.

Incident reporting

Incident reports, approvals and follow-up tasks that route themselves, so nothing is dropped.

Grants

Grant and vendor processes automated, with a log of every step.

Find the hours hiding in your workflows.

Start with a process discovery: we map one workflow end to end and show where the time goes.

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