AI readiness assessment
A review of your data, systems, skills, security and governance, with a clear list of gaps to close.
AI consulting
AI consulting and strategy services
Know where AI will pay off before you spend on it. We assess your readiness, find the use cases worth doing and give you a roadmap your team can act on.
Overview
Strategy from people who also build
Many AI strategies look impressive on slides and fall apart when someone tries to build them. Our consultants are engineers who implement AI every week, so the advice is grounded in what models, data and integrations can really do today.
We work with leadership teams and department heads to answer the practical questions: where should we start, what will it cost to run, what data do we need, what are the risks, and should we build, buy or wait?
Services
AI consulting services
Use-case discovery
Workshops with each department to collect ideas, then score them on value, feasibility, data and risk.
AI strategy & roadmap
A prioritised 6 to 18-month plan with quick wins, larger bets, owners, budgets and success measures.
Build vs buy
An honest comparison of off-the-shelf AI tools and custom builds for each use case.
Model & vendor selection
Hands-on tests of models and platforms on your own examples, covering quality, cost and data terms.
AI governance setup
Policies, risk registers, approval workflows and staff guidance aligned with the EU AI Act, NIST AI RMF or ISO/IEC 42001.
How it works
A typical consulting engagement
- 01
Kick-off
Goals, constraints, stakeholders and the systems in scope.
- 02
Interviews & workshops
Short sessions with leaders and teams to understand how work actually happens.
- 03
Assessment
Data, technology, security and skills reviewed against the ideas collected.
- 04
Prioritisation
Each use case scored and placed on a value-versus-effort map.
- 05
Prototype
Optional quick prototype of the top use case to test assumptions on real data.
- 06
Roadmap & handover
A written roadmap, business cases and governance recommendations, presented to your leadership.
Deliverables
What you receive
Use-case register
Every idea with its score, owner and next step.
Business cases
Expected benefit, cost drivers and risks for priority use cases.
Target architecture
How AI connects to your data and systems securely.
Roadmap
Phases, milestones and dependencies over the next year or more.
Governance pack
AI policy, risk register template and approval workflow.
Training plan
AI literacy for staff and deeper skills for builders.
Engagement models
Work with us the way that suits you
Fixed price
For projects with a clear scope. We agree features, timeline and cost up front, and deliver in milestones you sign off one by one.
Time & material
For products that will evolve. You pay for the hours worked, with full visibility through weekly reports and a shared task board.
Dedicated team
Developers, designers and testers who work only on your product, managed by you or by our project manager.
Where we work
AI consulting for the USA, Europe and the UAE
Each market has its own rules for data and AI. We design for them from the first workshop, and plan calls in your working hours.
United States
Strategy and readiness work for US companies, using the NIST AI RMF to structure risk.
Europe & UK
Roadmaps that account for the EU AI Act's AI literacy and risk obligations and GDPR.
UAE & Middle East
AI strategy aligned with the UAE's national AI agenda, the PDPL and free zone rules.
AI consulting FAQs
How long does an AI strategy engagement take?
Most readiness assessments and roadmaps take a few weeks, depending on the number of departments and systems involved.
Do we need clean data before starting?
No. Part of the assessment is finding out which data is ready and what needs work. Many valuable use cases need less data preparation than expected.
Will you push us to build custom AI?
No. If an existing tool does the job, we'll say so. We recommend custom builds only where they give you a clear advantage.
Can you implement the roadmap too?
Yes. Our AI implementation team can build the priority use cases, or we can support your own team.
What are you waiting for?
Let's talk about your project
Tell us what you're building, or what needs rescuing. We reply within one business day.