Consultancy

Independent counsel for high-stakes AI decisions.

We work with executives and boards who need clarity - not another vendor. Five ways to engage, all senior-led, from strategy through to building the system itself.

What makes this different

Designed around the limits of conventional advice.

Independent

No reseller margins. No platform allegiances. Recommendations are calibrated to your interests, not anyone's product roadmap.

Senior-only

You work directly with the principal. The person you brief is the person who delivers. No leveraged pyramids.

Technical depth

We read the papers, run the models, and stress-test the claims. Strategy advice grounded in what the technology actually does.

Engagement formats

Scoped to the question, not the budget.

Most clients begin with an Assessment. You can engage at any format that matches where you are.

AI Readiness Assessment

Where you stand. Where the leverage is.

A structured diagnostic that surfaces the highest-leverage opportunities and the honest gaps you need to close before pursuing them.

Duration

2-3 weeks

Investment

From $5,000

Scope

·Strategy and operating model review
·Capability and data maturity assessment
·Opportunity mapping with value sizing
·Risk and governance gap analysis
·Vendor and platform landscape review

Deliverables

·Prioritized opportunity portfolio (3-5 bets)
·Readiness scorecard with gap analysis
·Board-ready findings deck
·12-24 month sequencing recommendation

Best for

Leadership teams who need a credible, independent baseline before committing capital or making vendor decisions.

AI Strategy & Roadmap

From ambition to a sequenced plan.

A board-ready strategy: where you will play, how you will win, and the sequenced moves to get there over the next 12-24 months.

Duration

3-5 weeks

Investment

From $15,000

Scope

·Strategic positioning and competitive analysis
·Target operating model design
·Capability build vs. buy vs. partner decisions
·Investment case with financial modeling
·Implementation sequencing and milestone plan
·Talent and organizational design

Deliverables

·Full strategy document and executive summary
·Investment case with three-year financials
·Capability and platform architecture
·Sequenced 12-24 month roadmap
·Risk register and mitigation plan

Best for

Organizations committing meaningful capital to AI and needing a defensible plan that survives board scrutiny.

AI Governance & Risk

Defensible AI. Living controls.

A practical governance framework that satisfies boards and stakeholders without strangling the teams trying to ship.

Duration

2-4 weeks

Investment

From $10,000

Scope

·AI policy design (use, ethics, disclosure)
·Risk taxonomy and tiered control framework
·Model inventory and oversight cadence
·Audit and assurance procedures
·Operating committee design

Deliverables

·Board-ready AI governance framework
·Policy and standards library
·Risk register and control catalog
·Operating playbook for the AI committee
·Training materials for committee members

Best for

Organizations preparing for board, customer, or stakeholder scrutiny on AI.

Solution Development

Execution, not just advice.

When the scoping work points to a specific product or system that needs to exist, we design and build it, typically in a tight, principal-led delivery model with a small senior team.

Duration

4-12 weeks per build

Investment

$20,000 - $50,000

Scope

·Solution architecture and technical design
·Build of agents, workflows, or internal tooling
·Integration with your existing systems and data
·Evaluation harnesses and quality controls
·Pilot deployment with named users
·Handover to your team or operating partner

Deliverables

·Working software deployed in your environment
·Architecture and operational documentation
·Evaluation suite and quality benchmarks
·Runbook and on-call playbook
·Roadmap for scale-out and future iterations

Best for

Clients who, after scoping or strategy, need a credible team to actually build the thing without contracting a large SI or staffing a permanent team.

Executive Advisory

A continuing seat at the table.

An ongoing advisory relationship for CEOs, CIOs, CTOs, and boards who want a trusted, independent voice on every material AI decision.

Duration

Ongoing (quarterly retainer)

Investment

From $2,000/month

Scope

·Standing access for material decisions
·Board and ExCo briefings
·Vendor and proposal reviews
·Talent and hiring sounding-board
·Quarterly horizon scans on the AI landscape
·Ad-hoc deep-dives on specific questions

Deliverables

·Quarterly strategy reviews
·Board-ready briefing notes on demand
·Monthly principal-level call
·Independent vendor and proposal assessments
·Curated intelligence on relevant developments

Best for

Leaders who want a thinking partner, not a project, through a multi-year transformation.

A typical path

From first call to long-term partnership.

Discovery call

30 minutes. Understand fit. Free.

Assessment

Diagnose. Prioritize. Decide.

Strategy / Governance

Build the plan and the guardrails.

Solution Development

Design and build what the plan calls for.

Advisory

Stay close as the work compounds.

Start with a conversation.

A 30-minute discovery call. We understand where you are, you decide if we're the right partner. No deck. No obligation.

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