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Productised AI advisory

Three on-ramps. Pick the one that matches the decision.

Each product is consultant-led and NDA-first. Investment is scoped on the call against your situation; deeper engagements credit lighter ones back so the on-ramp never penalises a careful starting point.

Pre-Audit

AI Readiness Lite

By engagement 3-day async sanity-check

A short async sanity-check: one concrete question, one structured 1-page memo, one briefing call with the consultant. The lowest-friction way to test the relationship.

  • One-page Go / No-go / Conditional memo
  • 30-minute pre-audit briefing call
  • Mutual NDA before any data exchange
  • Fully credited if you upgrade to the Full audit within 30 days
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Most chosen

AI Readiness Audit

By engagement 2-week embedded

The flagship engagement. Two-week embed across data, workflows and constraints. Six deliverables, one written memo, one board briefing.

  • Six deliverables (data, use-cases, build-vs-buy, risk, sequencing, briefing)
  • Up to six stakeholder interviews
  • 30-minute board briefing call
  • Indicative scoping for any recommended follow-on work
View the Full audit
Recurring

Fractional AI Operator

By engagement monthly · 3-month minimum

Consultant-led continuity after the audit. Eight consultant hours per month, monthly written summary, decision-grade Slack between sessions.

  • Eight consultant hours / month (rollover up to 16 in a quarter)
  • Monthly leadership session + written summary
  • Direct Slack / email between sessions
  • 30-day notice to cancel after the initial three months
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Between the Audit (diagnose) and the Operator retainer (sustain) sits AI System Implementation, the consultant-integrated build phase. Sprint or programme, scoped per engagement.

When Companies Come to Us

Six mandates. One accountable integrator.

We are retained when the decision is cross-border, the downside is material, and the board needs a partner in the room.

  1. Enterprise strategy

    Portfolio & Operating Model

    When a board must decide where to play, what to divest, and how to restructure for the next cycle.

    • Portfolio choices
    • Divestment logic
    • Operating design
    Explore business strategy
  2. Financial performance

    Margin & Capital Pressure

    When cost-to-serve is rising, margins are compressing, and the CFO needs a recovery plan with board-level governance.

    • Margin recovery
    • Cost-to-serve
    • Board governance
    Explore financial consulting
  3. Transaction tax

    Transaction Tax & Structuring

    When a cross-border deal has structuring risk and the tax position must be right before close.

    • Structure design
    • Cross-border position
    • Pre-close readiness
    Explore tax advisory
  4. Transactions

    Cross-Border M&A

    When an acquisition spans jurisdictions and needs diligence governance, day-one sequencing, and integration control.

    • Diligence control
    • Day-one sequencing
    • Integration planning
    Explore M&A advisory
  5. Transformation

    Transformation Under Constraint

    When a multi-entity group must modernise operations without disrupting service continuity or control.

    • Multi-entity operations
    • Technology enablement
    • Service continuity
    Explore digital transformation
  6. Governance & risk

    Risk & Regulatory Exposure

    When the board needs a risk framework that regulators will accept and operators can actually execute.

    • Risk architecture
    • Regulatory alignment
    • Operational execution
    Explore risk management
Named owner A named partner or consultant owns every workplan across tax, transactions and technology.
NDA-first Mutual NDA before any data, deck, or commercial-in-confidence material is exchanged.
Scoped on the call The Lite and Audit tiers are quoted before work starts. No discovery hourly. No vendor referral fees.
1 business day Personal reply window from the named owner on every enquiry.
FAQ

The questions buyers ask before booking

Who is the productised AI advisory for?

Founder-led teams considering production AI, automation, or analytics work where the downside of choosing wrong is material. Typically post-seed venture-backed startups through to FTSE-250 operating divisions. We are under-priced for FTSE-100 procurement and over-scoped for pre-seed founders.

How does this differ from a default consulting engagement?

One named integrator (the consultant who runs it) instead of a partner pitch and an analyst delivery team. A two-week deliverable instead of a six-week discovery. A scope and a quote agreed up front instead of hourly billing. The memo is yours whether you proceed or not, no upsell pressure attached.

What if my situation is bigger than the audit?

The audit memo includes indicative scoping for any follow-on work. If the right next step is a multi-month engagement, the Fractional AI Operator retainer is the standard route. The audit fee is credited against the first month of the retainer.

Can I run the audit alongside an existing advisor?

Yes. We work alongside incumbent CFOs, fractional CTOs, transaction-tax counsel, and incumbent strategy advisors regularly. The integrator role is defined in the engagement letter, so there is no overlap with your existing team and no poaching.

What is the typical timeline from first call to memo?

Scoping call within one business day of first contact. Mutual NDA same-day or next business day. Kickoff within five business days; the two-week embed runs from kickoff. Memo plus board briefing within three weeks of first contact.

Why not hourly billing?

Hourly billing rewards optionality at the buyer’s expense, the more confused the diagnosis, the larger the bill. Scoping the engagement up front aligns the incentives: we are paid the same whether the audit takes ten days or fifteen, so there is no pressure to drag the work out or to manufacture findings.

Do you take referral fees from tooling or vendor partners?

No. We are vendor-agnostic and do not accept referral fees, kickbacks, or any form of revenue from cloud platforms, model providers, or tool vendors recommended in any deliverable. Capex decisions stay clean.

What happens with the data and material I share?

Mutual NDA before any substantive material is exchanged. Pitch decks, financials, and commercial-in-confidence artefacts are returned or destroyed at engagement close. Cross-border personal data is handled under UK GDPR Article 46 (Standard Contractual Clauses or the UK IDTA) and the India DPDP Act 2023.

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