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Knowledge for people who run payroll.

Practical guides on payroll automation, AI-assisted processing, and getting more out of DATEV, Agenda, and SBS, written by people who have done the work themselves.

First guides shipping in 2026. The pipeline is below.

What we'll be writing about

The territory we know, and where we'll publish first.

Payroll automation

What to automate, what to keep manual, and where AI assistants actually save time in monthly closes.

AI in payroll

How AI-assisted data capture, validation, and document workflows fit into German payroll practice without losing human oversight.

Integration & systems

DATEV, Agenda, SBS: formats, mappings, edge cases, and how to layer modern tooling on top.

Compliance & security

ITSG, DSGVO, ISO 27001, and audit-readiness for payroll teams. What changes, what stays, and what to document.

Bureau operations

Scaling a payroll bureau or tax-advisory practice without scaling headcount: process, pricing, and growth playbooks.

Case studies

Real numbers from real clients. What changed, how long it took, and what surprised them.

Downloads & resources

Free checklists, guides, and case studies on payroll, digitisation, and outsourcing. Practical material for payroll bureaus, tax advisors, and HR teams.

While you wait, start here

The deepest reads on the site today, written with the same hand the guides will be.

How payroll experience shapes the product

A look at the team behind project b.: what they did before, and how it shows up in the software.

Read about expertise

How AI assists payroll, not replaces it

RITA reads, validates, and structures payroll data. You stay in control. Here is how it works.

Read about automation

How project b. fits with DATEV, Agenda, SBS

Layers on top, not in place of. No migration, no lock-in, native export formats per system.

Read about integration

Structured teamwork across the payroll loop

How bureaus, accountants, HR, and employees share one surface, with the right access for each role.

Read about collaboration

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