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AI Advisory & Operations
— from opportunity audit to ongoing operation

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Not training. Not SaaS. SMB owners need to know what AI to do, who builds it, and who runs it afterwards. Two productized modes: a two-week AI Opportunity Audit and a monthly Fractional AI Lead retainer. When delivery is the next step, the same team continues into the cap-02 Agentic Coding sprint.
SMB owners know AI matters, but the market sells two things: trainers (you finish the course still unable to use it) and SaaS vendors (you buy the tool, nobody adopts it). We are the third option — start from your real operating pain, find quantified cost / revenue levers, deliver an ROI-backed roadmap within two weeks. If delivery is the next step, the same team continues into a cap-02 Agentic Coding sprint. After launch, a Fractional AI Lead keeps it running and expanding. Every tier has a clear exit; no annual lock-in.

Tier 1 · AI Opportunity Audit (2 weeks, fixed price)

  • 5–8 operational interviews plus process observation (sales, service, finance, ops leads)
  • Top 3 quantified AI levers, each with time / cost figures and ROI math
  • Delivery roadmap: data needed, tool selection, timeline, technical risk
  • Build vs. buy judgement: when SaaS is cheaper than custom, we tell you which one to buy
  • Compliance and security assessment, especially for finance and healthcare
  • No quantified opportunity, full refund — your downside is capped at zero
After the audit you choose: find your own vendor, hire us to deliver via cap-02 Agentic Coding, or do nothing. No lock-in. If you want to keep operating AI without hiring a full-time lead, the next mode is your answer — treat us as your part-time AI executive.

Tier 3 · Fractional AI Lead (monthly retainer)

  • Fixed days per month: 8–12 working days, on-site and remote
  • New opportunity scans: monthly review of operating reports for new AI levers
  • Operate what we built: KPI dashboards, model upgrades, prompt iteration, bug fixes
  • Vendor due diligence when you are evaluating external AI tools
  • Internal enablement: notes, code reviews, monthly sessions to transfer know-how into your team
  • 30-day notice to cancel — your renewal depends on outcomes, not contracts
TIER 1 · DELIVERABLE
2-week AI Opportunity Audit: 3 scenarios + ROI + roadmap + risk assessment
BRIDGE TO TIER 2
When delivery is next, the same team continues into a cap-02 Agentic Coding sprint (4–6 weeks)
TIER 3 · DELIVERABLE
Monthly AI Lead service: opportunity scans, system SLA, vendor evaluation, enablement
ComparisonGeneric AI consultants / trainers / SaaS vendorsEKel AI Advisory
Pricing modelHourly / one-off / annual subscriptionFixed-price audit + monthly retainer
Time to first result2–3 months after proposalAudit report delivered in 2 weeks
Tied to operating KPIConsulting report is the deliverableEvery recommendation tied to a quantified metric
Ability to shipAdvice only, you find a vendorSame team continues into an Agentic Coding sprint
Exit mechanismAnnual contracts with cancellation feesAudit refundable / retainer 30-day notice
After deliveryThey leaveFractional AI Lead keeps it running and expands it
FAQ

AI advisory questions teams ask us.

What is the "AI Opportunity Audit" and what is included?

A fixed-scope, two-week diagnostic. We map your operating processes, identify the top three quantified AI levers, and deliver ROI math plus a security/compliance assessment. If we find no opportunity worth doing, you get a full refund.

What is a Fractional AI Lead?

A senior consultant who acts as your company's AI technical lead on a part-time, monthly basis — setting AI strategy, governing adoption decisions, and standing up evaluation (eval) practices — without the cost and hiring risk of a full-time AI executive. It suits companies that need someone accountable for AI direction before a dedicated AI team is justified.

How do you evaluate the ROI and cost of adopting AI?

We start from specific processes, not technology in the abstract. Each AI lever is sized for the hours saved or revenue gained, the build and run cost, and the time to payback, with data and compliance risks flagged. You get board-ready math, not a tech deck.

After adopting AI, how do you keep it reliable?

We build an ongoing evaluation pipeline for production AI systems — a repeatable test set that monitors accuracy, hallucination, and regressions so a model or prompt update can't silently degrade quality. That is what turns a one-off AI pilot into a system you can depend on.

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