The Deployment Diagnostic
Find the AI that will actually move your P&L, in weeks.
A fixed-scope, paid engagement. We map where AI belongs across the work in scope, rank it by value and feasibility, and hand you a costed plan for the first pilot with the baseline already captured.
Why it exists
Most companies buy AI before they know where it pays off.
The result is stalled pilots and spend you cannot point to at EBITDA. The diagnostic replaces guessing with a ranked, costed, measurable plan.
What you walk out with
Four things, not a slide deck.
Opportunity map
Every AI opportunity across the functions in scope, ranked by value, feasibility, and achievable change.
The first pilot, costed
The one or two opportunities worth doing first, with a scoped, costed plan to capture them.
Baseline and metric
The adoption and value metric we would measure against, and the baseline captured today, so the pilot is measurable from day one.
The honest read
Where AI will not help yet, and what has to change first. We would rather tell you than sell you.
How it works
A structured review, with most of the work on us.
- Days 1 to 3
Access and orientation
We map your processes, systems, and where value leaks. Read-only access to the systems in scope; no rip-and-replace.
- Working phase
Uncover and score
We work through your real workflows with your people and score every opportunity on value, feasibility, and achievable change.
- Final week
Prioritize and plan
We land on the first pilot, set the baseline and metric, and cost the plan to capture it.
- Decision session
Readout
A working session with your leadership: the opportunity map, the first pilot, and the number it should move.
Uses the same deployment method
Built for your size
Two ways to choose where to deploy first.
Start with one operating area, or compare opportunities across a wider organization.
Focused review
Choose and scope the first deployment for a specific operating area. Best when the workflow owner and business constraint are already clear.
Organization-wide review
Compare opportunities across a wider operation and agree where to deploy first. Best when several teams, systems, or priorities need to be assessed together.
What happens next
The diagnostic is the first step of building.
If the first pilot is worth building, we build it, priced with a low base and a success fee tied to the value we measure. If it is not, you have a clear map and no further commitment.
Questions
Before you book.
How is this different from a strategy consultancy?
A consultancy leaves a deck. We leave a costed, sequenced plan to build one specific thing, with the baseline already captured so we can prove the value. The diagnostic is the first step of building, not a report.
How much of my team's time does it take?
A few hours from the people who own the workflows in scope, plus read-only access to the relevant systems. We do the work; we do not run a months-long discovery.
What if you find nothing worth doing?
Then we tell you, and the guarantee applies. We would rather lose the pilot than sell you an AI project that will not pay off.
Is our data safe?
Read-only access, scoped to what the diagnostic needs, inside your environment. We do not move your data out or train anything on it. See our data handling statement.
What happens after the diagnostic?
If the pilot is worth building, we build it, priced with a low base and a success fee tied to the value we measure. If it is not, you have a clear map and no further commitment.
Book a deployment review.
Tell us where AI should be paying off and is not. We will tell you if the diagnostic is the right first step.