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Project overview
A workflow that takes a newly signed client from contract to kickoff: provisioning their workspace, generating personalised welcome materials with AI, scheduling the kickoff, and notifying the account owner with full context.
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Business problem
Onboarding a new client usually means a checklist of repetitive tasks across half a dozen tools. Steps get skipped, welcome emails go out late, and the client's first impression is friction instead of polish.
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Stakeholders involved
Account managers / project leads
Operations team
The client being onboarded
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Current manual process
- 01Contract is signed and stored somewhere
- 02Someone manually creates a Drive folder and project board
- 03A welcome email is drafted from scratch or from a stale template
- 04Kickoff meeting is scheduled over back-and-forth email
- 05Account owner is briefed manually, if at all
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Automated workflow
The same process, redesigned as a single automation. Each step runs without manual intervention.
01Contract Signed
02Workspace Setup
03AI Welcome Pack
04Kickoff Scheduling
05Internal Handoff
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Workflow overview
- 01Trigger: contract signed in the e-signature tool
- 02Workspace setup: Drive folder, project board and task templates created automatically
- 03AI personalisation: LLM drafts a tailored welcome email and onboarding doc
- 04Scheduling: kickoff invite sent to the client
- 05Handoff: internal notification with full client context for the account owner
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Workflow screenshot

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Walkthrough
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Tools used
n8nCohere AIGoogle DriveGoogle DocsGoogle SheetsTrelloGmail
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Expected business benefits
- Consistent, professional first impression for every client
- Hours of manual setup replaced with a single trigger
- No missed steps thanks to a deterministic workflow
- Account owners start each engagement with full context, not admin