Recommended service
AI Readiness Assessment
Fixed fee
$3,500
Duration
2 weeks
What you receive
- Evidence scorecardWorkbook
- Tool/spend registerWorkbook
- Five gapsMemo
- 90-day actionsMemo
Usually bought by CEO, COO or transformation sponsor.
Fixed-fee AI advisory for leadership teams
Make your nextAI decisionon evidence.
We help leadership teams choose, govern and measure AI. Every engagement has a written scope, defined deliverables and a fixed fee, and your teams stay in control of what gets built.
- Fixed-fee services and packages
- 11
- Starting project fee, agreed before work starts
- $3,500
- Weeks per engagement, from kickoff
- 2 to 8
- Industries with specific guidance
- 10
Our point of view
AI value is decided long before anything is built: in which problem you fund, who owns it and how you will measure it.
Decide before you build
The value of AI is set by which problem you fund, who owns it and how you will measure it. We make those choices explicit.
Evidence over enthusiasm
We review your data, costs and policies, interview the right people, and make gaps and assumptions visible before money is committed.
You stay in control
You keep investment decisions, risk ownership and control of your technology partners. We advise; your teams and vendors build.
How we help
Eleven services across the AI decision cycle.
Buy only the service you need. Each one has a counted scope, named deliverables and completion criteria you can check.
Assess and decide
Establish where you stand and what to do first.
Select and prepare
Buy and brief with confidence.
Adopt and measure
Make the tools change daily work, and prove it.
Find the right service
Start with the decision in front of you.
Choose a question. You will see the fixed-fee service that answers it, what you receive and how long it takes.
Services at a glance
Most engagements reach a decision in two to four weeks.
Filter by role to see what leaders like you usually buy, then open a service for its full scope.
Typical buyer
11 services and packages
ServiceFixed fee
Assess and decide
AI Readiness Assessment$3,500Select and prepare
AI Tool and Vendor Selection$4,500Adopt and measure
AI Adoption and Manager Enablement$4,500Combined packages
AI Decision Pack$7,500Hatched: the quoted range for longer engagements.
Source: AI Journey Advisory fixed-fee catalogue, 2026. Durations run from kickoff, once inputs and stakeholders are available.
How we decide
Every idea ends in one of four decisions.
We place each candidate use of AI by its business value and its readiness, then recommend whether to fund, validate, defer or stop it.
Choose a verdict to highlight it.
Source: Illustrative example of the method. The ideas and positions are typical requests, not client data.
Industries
Requirements differ by industry.
Each industry page sets out the decisions we usually support, the regulatory and operational points to plan for, and what to have ready.
- Banking & Financial ServicesWhich customer-service and back-office workflows to automate firstView requirements
- InsuranceWhich claims or underwriting steps suit AI assistanceView requirements
- Healthcare & Life SciencesWhich administrative and documentation tasks are safe to assistView requirements
- ManufacturingWhich plant or supply-chain use cases justify investmentView requirements
- Retail & E-commerceWhich customer-facing and merchandising use cases come firstView requirements
- Telecom & MediaWhere AI reduces service cost without hurting experienceView requirements
- Energy & UtilitiesWhich asset, field-service or customer use cases are readyView requirements
- Logistics & Supply ChainWhich planning and exception workflows to prioritiseView requirements
- Public Sector & EducationWhere AI can improve service without weakening accountabilityView requirements
- Technology & Professional ServicesWhich tools to standardise on and which to retireView requirements
Perspectives
Practical thinking for the next AI decision.
Strategy and value
From fifteen ideas to three business cases
Most organisations do not lack AI ideas. They lack a fair way to choose between them. A simple, evidence-led funnel turns a long list into decisions leadership can fund.
3 min read
Governance and risk
Governance that lets AI move faster
Clear rules, named owners and a simple approval path make it easier to say yes to AI, because everyone knows what yes requires.
3 min read
Spend and vendors
Before you renew an AI tool, answer four questions
Renewal is the moment of greatest leverage over AI spend. Four questions separate the tools worth scaling from those worth fixing or stopping.
3 min read
Our approach
From a business question to an agreed next step.
Stage 1
Frame the decision
Name the sponsor, business problem, scope and deadline, and agree what a useful outcome looks like.
Stage 2
Work from evidence
Review your data, costs and policies, interview the right people, and make gaps and assumptions visible.
Stage 3
Make choices clear
Compare options, costs, risks and dependencies, and give leadership practical recommendations.
Stage 4
Hand over a usable plan
Editable materials, completion criteria and next actions with accountable owners.
Who builds the solution?
Your internal teams or technology partners. We assess and advise, you approve decisions, and your IT team or vendors build, test, deploy and operate.
What is not included in the fee?
Taxes, travel, translation, software, engineering, legal opinions, technical assurance and certification are separate.
Can you reuse an assessment we already have?
Yes. Existing usable assessments and use-case evidence can be reused, so you do not pay twice for the same work. The AI Roadmap and Operating Model is designed to build on validated prior work.
What if we need more scope?
Adding entities, functions, sessions or deliverables is agreed beforehand as a separate fixed scope and fee. Nothing is added to your invoice without that agreement.
How do we know the work is complete?
Every service lists completion criteria up front. At handover we check completeness, the agreed scope and evidence traceability, and record any missing evidence or assumptions.
How do revisions and timing work?
Work starts once inputs and stakeholders are available. One consolidated revision is included. Delays on the client side move the schedule.
How does the monthly advisor work?
$2,500 a month for 12 hours, including preparation and review, across up to two initiatives. The initial commitment is three months, $7,500.
Bring one decision. Leave with a scoped, fixed-fee plan.
Tell us the decision and your deadline. We recommend the smallest service that answers it, with its scope and fee in writing.