Engagement — AI Assessment

Know what to build. And what not to.

A fixed-scope assessment that maps your data, workflows, and real opportunities, then tells you honestly what's worth building and what would waste your budget.

Best forTeams weighing an AI investment
TimelineAround 2–3 weeks
FormatFixed scope · fixed fee
You leave withA prioritised roadmap & build / don't-build call
Why start here

Most AI budgets are spent building the wrong thing well.

The expensive mistake is rarely bad engineering. It's committing a budget to a system that never should have been built, and only finding out six months in.

Around 80% of AI pilots never reach production. Some fail on engineering, but a large share fail earlier, on a decision: the wrong use case, data that was never usable, an ROI that never existed. The assessment exists to surface those answers in a planning meeting instead of a post-mortem.

It's deliberately fixed and fast. We map where your data actually lives, where AI removes real friction, and what it would genuinely cost to build. You walk away with a clear, prioritised picture, and a recommendation you can take straight to a budget decision, including the honest cases where the answer is "don't build this yet."

What's included

What the assessment delivers.

Concrete outputs, not a vague strategy conversation.

Data

Data & infrastructure review

Where your data actually lives, who owns it, and whether it's usable for what you have in mind.

Workflow

Workflow & ROI mapping

Where AI removes real friction in how your team works, and where it quietly wouldn't earn its cost.

Priorities

Opportunity & risk map

Every opportunity ranked, so you attack the highest-value, lowest-risk work first, not the loudest idea.

Architecture

Architecture recommendation

A concrete technical direction for whatever you decide to build, sized to your real stack.

Decision

Build / don't-build call

An honest recommendation for each opportunity, including what to skip and why.

Cost

Effort & cost estimate

What the first real build actually takes, in time and money, before you commit to it.

How it works

Three steps, one clear decision.

01

Discovery

Interviews and a hands-on review of your data, systems, and commercial goals.

  • Stakeholder interviews
  • Data & systems walkthrough
  • Goal and constraint mapping
02

Analysis

We weigh each opportunity against feasibility, risk, and real return.

  • Feasibility & readiness scoring
  • Risk and dependency mapping
  • ROI and effort sizing
03

Recommendation

A short, readable deliverable you can take straight to a budget meeting.

  • Prioritised roadmap
  • Architecture recommendation
  • Clear build / don't-build call
Is it the right fit?

Honest scope, from the first conversation.

A strong fit

Start here if…

You're considering an AI investment but aren't sure where to start. You have data but don't know if it's usable. You want a clear plan, and a defensible number, before you commit budget to a build.

Probably not yet

Come back later if…

You already know exactly what to build and it's validated, in which case an Implementation Sprint ships it. Or you have a stalled prototype that needs saving, which is Production Rescue.

Questions

What teams ask before an assessment.

Do we need clean data before we start?

No. Messy, scattered data is the normal starting point, and telling you exactly how much work it needs is part of the assessment. You don't have to tidy anything up first.

What if the assessment says we shouldn't build it?

Then we tell you, and you've saved a much larger spend. Part of the value is defining what not to build. We'd rather lose a sprint than send you toward something that fails in production.

How long does it take?

Typically two to three weeks, depending on how many systems and stakeholders are involved. It's deliberately fast, the point is a confident decision, not a six-month study.

What do we actually walk away with?

A short, readable document: the readiness picture, a prioritised opportunity-and-risk map, an architecture recommendation, and a clear build / don't-build call you can take straight to a budget meeting.

Other ways to work with us

Already know what to build?

Start with an assessment.

Book a strategy call No pitch deck. A 30 minute working conversation about your specific bottleneck.