Strategic consulting · Luanda, Angola

How much is it costing your company to keep deciding in the dark?

We structure processes, data, controls and automations to turn scattered information into faster, safer and more profitable decisions.

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Invisible costs

The biggest waste doesn't always show up in the accounts.

Rework, inconsistent data, slow approvals and late reports weigh more than many visible line items — and that is precisely where we start.

01.

Rework and repetitive tasks

Team hours spent every month on work that automation can absorb.

Risk: Human error, delays and disengagement.
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02.

Parallel spreadsheets and inconsistent data

Every department reports a different number for the same indicator.

Risk: Executive decisions based on incompatible versions of the same truth.
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03.

Slow approvals with no traceability

Decisions stuck in inboxes and WhatsApp threads.

Risk: Missed opportunities, delays and no audit trail.
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04.

Reports that arrive after the decision

Information delivered too late to influence action.

Risk: A company operating in reaction mode instead of anticipation.
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Solutions

From operational complexity to management clarity.

Strategy, Finance and Performance

We connect strategy to execution with indicators leadership can actually read and act on.

Problem

Financial decisions made on late information, budgets disconnected from the operation and no clear strategic indicators.

Outcome

A consolidated financial view, with KPIs reviewed on a monthly cadence and a direct link between budget, execution and result.

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Processes and Internal Control

We redesign operational and financial processes to cut risk, rework and dependency on specific individuals.

Problem

Processes exist informally, rely on memory and goodwill, and slip out of control whenever there is holiday cover, turnover or growth.

Outcome

Documented processes with controls, traceable approvals and clear ownership, ready to scale.

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Data, Power BI and Dashboards

We turn scattered data into executive dashboards that answer the right questions.

Problem

Information spread across ERPs, spreadsheets and parallel systems, producing different reports depending on who builds them.

Outcome

A single, modelled and governed data source feeding Power BI dashboards used by leadership and by operational teams.

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Process Automation and AI

We automate what is repetitive and apply AI where it genuinely speeds up decisions.

Problem

Teams spend hours on repetitive tasks that could run on their own, and AI still feels like a distant promise instead of a practical tool.

Outcome

End-to-end automated flows, with AI applied at concrete points: document reading, meeting summaries, customer support and analysis.

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Custom Digital Solutions

Web applications and internal tools built for the client's specific problem.

Problem

Not every process is solved by a generic ERP or a spreadsheet. Some operations need a tool of their own.

Outcome

Internal web applications, client portals or specific tools, delivered quickly and integrated with what already exists.

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Executive and Corporate Training

Practical training in Excel, Power BI, AI, data and leadership, designed to produce immediate results.

Problem

Teams with fragmented knowledge, generic training that does not apply to daily work, and underused tools.

Outcome

Teams able to solve their own problems with the right tools, in their real working context.

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The Apriori Method

Technology without process just automates the problem.

A simple, proven method with five clear stages. We understand first, redesign second, automate third. Always in this order.

01

Diagnose

Understand the business, the processes, the existing data and where the real bottlenecks are.

02

Redesign

Simplify before automating. New flows, controls and clear ownership.

03

Structure

Organise the data, build the models and define the indicators leadership will track.

04

Automate

Implement automation and, where it makes sense, apply artificial intelligence.

05

Measure and scale

Track results, adjust what needs adjusting and prepare the next stage.

Executive agenda

What do you need to solve today?

Grow without losing control.

  • Fast visibility over the operation
  • Consolidated strategic indicators
  • Ready for scale and for raising capital
Companies that trust our work
Águia do Sul
Inalca Angola
Inalca Express
multiáfrica
Valorizza, Corretora de Seguros
Africa Care
Case studies

Results that can be measured.

Illustrative examples of real cases. Names and metrics not disclosed.
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Professional services

Automating finance processes

Challenge. A company whose monthly close took three weeks, with manual reconciliations and reports rebuilt from scratch every time.

Solution. Redesign of the close, automated bank reconciliations and automatic production of the monthly pack for leadership.

Result. A significant reduction in closing time and a team freed up to analyse rather than compile.

Advanced ExcelPower Queryn8n
Distribution

Executive sales dashboard

Challenge. Sales tracked across several spreadsheets with numbers that disagreed between departments.

Solution. A dimensional model in Power BI, consolidated DAX measures and a monthly cadence with leadership.

Result. A single version of the truth and commercial meetings focused on decisions instead of reconciliation.

Power BIPower QueryDAX
Industry

Budget and CAPEX control

Challenge. Investments approved without consolidated visibility and a weak comparison between budget and actuals.

Solution. An integrated budget control model, an approval flow and a tracking dashboard.

Result. Leadership with monthly visibility of committed, executed and available CAPEX.

ExcelPower BIApproval flows
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Insights

Knowledge to decide ahead of time.

Executive RadarEdition 6

Angola Executive Radar, Issue 6

The quarter's economic outlook, the main tax changes and practical digital transformation cases in Angolan companies.

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Carlos Araújo, fundador da Apriori Consultoria e Formações
Founder
Carlos Araújo
Who leads us

25 years turning data into executive decisions.

Apriori is led by Carlos Araújo, a consultant with over 25 years of professional experience in finance, audit, management control and consulting — in national and multinational companies.

He works across Angola, Brazil and Portugal, combining executive practice with work as a trainer and lecturer. His hands-on specialisation spans processes, data, automation, Power BI and artificial intelligence applied to real businesses.

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