AI readiness for companies of 25 to 300 people
Three fixed-fee steps, taken in order or on their own. Discovery finds where your team already uses AI tools and where they would actually save time or money. Pilot planning turns one or two of those into a scoped trial with a vendor, a budget, and a measure of success. The use policy gives your team plain rules for AI at work.
The tools will give you an answer. Someone still has to own the decision, the vendor, the cost, and the result. That is the part we do.
Who it is for
Who is it for?
- CEOs and managing partners being asked for an AI plan by their board, partners, or clients
- Companies where staff already use AI tools with no agreed rules
- Firms deciding whether to pay for an AI feature a vendor is selling them
Deliverables
What do you get?
AI discovery
$4,500, two weeks
- An inventory of the AI tools already in use, paid and free, and what information goes into them
- Interviews with five to eight people across the business
- Five use cases ranked by value, cost, and effort, with the vendor options for each
- A one-page recommendation
Pilot planning
$6,500, two to three weeks
- One or two pilots scoped with a measure of success, a budget, a timeline, and a named owner
- Vendor selection and contract terms, including where your information goes and how to exit
- A 30 to 60 day pilot plan and the decision meeting at the end
AI use policy
$3,500, one to two weeks
- A plain-language policy for staff: which tools are approved, what information never goes into them, who approves a new tool, and how output is checked before it reaches a client
- A one-page version for the team, and a short session to walk everyone through it
- Written for your team to follow and reviewed by your counsel before you adopt it
The process
How does it work?
- 1
Two weeks
Discovery
What is already in use, what would actually help, and what it would cost.
- 2
Two to three weeks
Pilot planning
A scoped trial with a vendor, a budget, a success measure, and an owner.
- 3
One to two weeks
Use policy
Plain rules for the team, reviewed by your counsel.
Price
What does it cost?
$3,500 to $6,500 per step
Discovery $4,500, pilot planning $6,500, use policy $3,500. Each is a fixed fee and stands on its own.
An engagement letter is signed before any work starts.
Scope
What is not included?
- Building custom AI software or training models.
- Legal advice on AI. Your counsel reviews the policy before you adopt it.
- Reselling AI tools. We take no fee from any vendor.
Questions
Questions buyers ask
Where should a 50-person company start with AI?
With what people already use. Most companies find staff using several AI tools on their own, with company information going into them. Discovery starts there, then ranks where a tool would actually save time or money.
Do we need an AI use policy?
If anyone on your team uses an AI tool for work, yes. The policy answers four questions: which tools, what information never goes in, who approves a new tool, and how output is checked before it reaches a client.
Will you build the AI tools for us?
No. We help you decide what to use, pick the vendor, plan the pilot, and judge the result. The tools come from vendors, and we take no fee from any of them.
How do we know if an AI pilot worked?
Decide before it starts. Pilot planning sets one measure of success, a budget, an owner, and a decision meeting at the end, so the answer is a yes or a no rather than a feeling.
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Is this the right fit?
Thirty minutes on the phone settles it. If it is not the right fit, we will say so.