How to buy
Three engagements. One operating standard.
Most clients start with a Diagnostic. If the map shows a real operating lever, we scope a Transformation Sprint. When the first changes hold under load, an Advisory Retainer keeps the gains compounding. You can enter at the stage that matches where you actually are.
01 — DIAGNOSTIC SESSION
Find the lever before you spend.
A fixed-scope, 90-minute working session for senior leaders who feel AI pressure and have not yet made a clean first move. We map where AI creates real operating leverage — and where it does not apply — before any capital commitment. You leave with a written decision artifact, not a pitch.
- What you get: A one-page AI Operating Map covering where AI drives immediate efficiency, where it improves attribution, and where it should not be funded yet.
- What we cover: Current workflows under load, capability gaps that block AI mandates, and the one or two moves that would change the board conversation.
- Who it is for: CXOs, COOs, CFOs, and transformation leads who need a board-ready next decision before approving spend.
- Includes: Short pre-read questionnaire, live structured session, written Operating Map within 48 hours, and a clear recommend / defer / do-not-fund call.
90 minutes · fixed scope · usual entry point
02 — TRANSFORMATION SPRINT
Turn diagnosis into owners, metrics, and working habits.
A time-boxed engagement that converts the Operating Map into a costed plan and embeds the first operating changes. Strategy and implementation run as one arc — not two vendors handing off a PDF. We stay until the redesigned workflows hold under real load, with before-and-after baselines on the metrics leadership already tracks.
- What you get: 90-Day Execution Brief with named owners and success metrics; 12-Month Roadmap sequenced to operating capacity; redesigned priority workflows; adoption playbook the team owns; closeout report tied to P&L language (cost, attrition, revenue, cycle time).
- How we work: Leadership workshops for decision rights; operator working sessions on intake, handoffs, and rework loops; weekly check-ins with the managers who make or break adoption.
- Who it is for: Teams with budget pressure who need a deliverable quarter — not another pilot that never compounds.
- Typical proof pattern: In a prior senior transformation context for a global brand intelligence firm, fragmented intake and rework loops were rebuilt so monthly reporting cycle time moved from 72 hours to 4 hours.
Typically 8–14 weeks · scoped after Diagnostic
03 — ADVISORY RETAINER
Keep the gains compounding after the sprint.
An ongoing operating partnership once the first changes are live. We scale what works, kill what does not, and keep the board conversation honest — with finance fluency and vendor literacy built in so AI cases survive CFO scrutiny.
- What you get: Monthly leadership coaching; quarterly operating reviews against agreed metrics; annual CFO-quantified transformation audit covering cost, attrition, revenue, and cycle time.
- What we protect: Momentum after the workshop fades; middle-manager adoption; honest vendor claims versus theatre; the link between AI activity and P&L language.
- Who it is for: Organisations that want AI as a structural advantage — not a one-off project that softens after the first quarter.
- Cadence: Standing partner for board and CFO conversations; quarterly commitment; enter after a Sprint or when an existing programme needs an operating partner.
Ongoing · quarterly commitment
