Discovery interviews
We talk to leadership, operations, and data owners. We learn the workflows, the constraints, and the metrics that matter to you.
Find where AI actually moves your numbers — before you commit a single franc of budget.
What this is
The hardest part of AI isn't the models — it's deciding what to build. Most organisations have ten plausible use cases, three that would actually pay back, and almost no way to tell them apart on paper. We run a focused two- to four-week assessment with your leadership and operations teams. We map your processes, talk to the people doing the work, look at your data, and pressure-test the use cases against the business cases. What you get: a written, prioritised list of opportunities sized in money and effort, a readiness check across data, security, and operating model, and a costed roadmap your board can fund.
Four steps. Two to four weeks, depending on scope.
We talk to leadership, operations, and data owners. We learn the workflows, the constraints, and the metrics that matter to you.
We compile candidate use cases — yours and ours — and score each on impact, feasibility, and risk. The shortlist is the conversation.
We assess data, security, and operating model. Where you can move now, where you need to invest first, and what to skip entirely.
A written, prioritised plan with sizing, sequencing, and ownership. Defendable in the boardroom and executable by your team.
A few concrete markers across delivery, reach, and continuity.
2–4 wk
From kickoff to roadmap
Bounded scope, fixed price
1 doc
Written assessment
Board-ready, no slide gymnastics
≥ 3
Funded use cases identified
Sized, sequenced, ready to pilot
100%
Vendor-neutral
We don't resell models or platforms
Not always. Part of the assessment is figuring out which use cases work with the data you already have, and which need foundational work first. We'll tell you which is which.
Even better. We'll review what's running, where it's stuck, and whether to continue, refactor, or replace. A pre-mortem on an existing initiative often saves more than a fresh strategy.
We can — see AI Implementation. But we won't make the recommendation that benefits us. If the right next step is your team or another partner, we'll say so.
We don't sell awareness. We sell decisions. Every output is specific to your processes, data, and business case — and writable into a board paper without translation.
Thirty-minute intro call with a senior architect. No pitch deck, no upsell.