04 · Strategy & advisory
Decisions and budgets, not decks
Generic AI strategy is being commoditised, and rightly so. Ours is different because the people advising you are the people who build. Every recommendation comes with an estimate, a risk view and a delivery plan we would be willing to execute ourselves.
- Typical scope
- 2 to 4 weeks for an assessment; ongoing for fractional roles
- Best for
- Leadership teams deciding where to invest and in what order
- Output
- Written roadmap, business cases, operating model, board material
Start with an assessment
AI roadmap & readiness
A two-to-four-week assessment of your data, skills, platforms and risk posture, ending in a sequenced roadmap with business cases for each initiative.
- Maturity assessment across data, tech, people, governance
- Opportunity mapping across your value chain
- 12 to 18 month roadmap with budgets
Use-case prioritisation
Which three bets, in what order. Candidates scored on value, feasibility, data readiness and risk, with owners and success metrics attached.
- Scoring framework you can reuse
- Build, buy or partner recommendation per case
- Quick wins versus platform plays
Board / CxO advisory
Plain-language briefings and decision support for boards and leadership teams weighing AI investment, risk and competitive position.
- Board briefings and investment memos
- Vendor and partner evaluation
- Independent second opinion on proposals
Fractional Chief AI Officer
Part-time AI leadership for mid-market companies: strategy, vendor decisions, hiring, governance and delivery oversight, a few days a month.
- Named senior lead with a monthly cadence
- Owns the roadmap and reports to the CEO or board
- Scales down as your internal team grows
AI operating model
Centre of excellence design, team structures, decision rights, funding models and intake processes that make AI repeatable instead of a series of one-off projects.
- Hub, spoke or federated model recommendation
- Roles, skills and hiring plan
- Intake, prioritisation and governance workflow