Handover vs manual reporting
Same outcomes — a fraction of the time, every week.
Topic
Manual reporting
Handover
Time per report
20–30 minutes
Under 60 seconds
Consistency
Varies by PM
Consistent every time
HaloPSA integration
Manual copy-paste
Live API connection
Push-back to tickets
Never happens
One click
Scheduled delivery
Relies on PM remembering
Fully automated
Excel report pack
Hours to build
Generated automatically
Risk flagging
Easy to miss
Surfaced automatically
Audit trail
Lives in sent emails
Complete ticket history
Cost per week (at £50/hr)
£50–100
£5.75 (Pro plan, annual)
Handover vs generic AI (ChatGPT / Copilot)
General models don't understand your PSA — or your delivery workflow.
Topic
Generic AI
Handover
HaloPSA connection
Manual copy-paste required
Native API integration
Prompt engineering
Required every time
Built-in PM language
Push-back to tickets
Not possible
One click
Scheduled reports
Not possible
Fully automated
Excel pack
Not possible
17-sheet pack generated
Delivery dashboard
Not possible
Live RAG status
Setup time
20+ mins per report
5 min one-time setup
Consistent output
Varies
Standardised every time
The real cost of manual reporting
10 projects × 30 minutes × 52 weeks=260 hours / year
At £50/hour that's £13,000 in PM time.
Handover Pro ≈ £300/year→Saving ≈ £12,700