AI Strategy Diagnostic™
Know where to focus your AI investment and what to do first.
What Is the AI Strategy Diagnostic™?
The AI Strategy Diagnostic™ gives you strategic clarity on where AI can improve margin, capacity and risk — and what to do first — in 5-7 days. We combine your internal context with outside-in signals and our experience in similar businesses to identify high-impact opportunities, assess your readiness to act, and recommend a practical next step
Traditional consultancy engagements take 3-6 months and cost £50k-£100k before you know if the direction is right. This doesn't work for every business, especially if you need clarity fast.
In 5-7 days, we answer four questions:
Which areas have genuine AI potential vs. hype?
What sequence reduces risk and builds momentum?
Where are the readiness gaps that would stall adoption?
What decision should you make this quarter?
You receive a prioritised opportunity map, readiness assessment, and board-ready recommendation, with clear next steps for each scenario.
Who is this for?
Built for professional and creative services firms (50-500 employees) that need bespoke AI capability without enterprise budgets or timelines.
Particularly useful if:
Not sure where to start? Use this guide to select the right entry point:
This page covers the AI Strategy Diagnostic—our fastest way to validate direction and identify your highest-ROI opportunities.
We Break AI Strategy into Manageable Stages
Most consultancies ask for a large upfront commitment before you've validated direction. This might work for large enterprises, but is less suitable for SME and mid-tier businesses. We offer equivalent depth, but staged in modular engagements so you can validate before committing to the next level of detail.
The staged approach:
Stage 1:
AI Strategy Diagnostic™
(5-7 days)
Validate strategic direction
Identify high-ROI opportunities
Surface readiness gaps
→ Decision gate: Proceed to detailed mapping or address gaps first?
Stage 2:
AI Discovery Sprint
(2-4 weeks)
Map workflows in detail across multiple functions
Design 2-3 pilot specifications with ROI models
Build governance framework
→ Decision gate: Which pilot to build first?
Stage 3:
Pilot Build
(4-10 weeks)
Build working software with governance baked in
Measure before/after impact
Prove value before scaling
→ Decision gate: Resources or investment required to scale?
Stages 1+2 combined deliver equivalent scope to traditional AI strategy engagement, but you validate direction before committing to detailed mapping, and you can stop or pivot based on what you learn. This reduces risk for mid-market businesses that can't absorb a £50-100k commitment before knowing if direction is right.
Outcomes from our staged engagement process.
AI Strategy Diagnostic™ Engagement Process:
Step 1:
Intake
(60 minutes)
Complete online questionnaire and share background materials—service overview, current AI experiments, example workflows.
Step 2:
Diagnostic Session
(90 minutes)
Strategic conversation (online or on-site) with 1-3 senior stakeholders. We clarify pressures, explore where work happens, discuss constraints, capture assumptions.
Step 3:
Analysis
(5-7 days)
We combine your input with outside-in signals and experience from similar businesses to build your readiness scorecard, opportunity heatmap, focus lanes, and recommendations.
Step 4:
Playback
(60 minutes)
Walk through findings, validate assumptions, refine recommendations, agree on practical next steps.
Total time: 3-4 hours from you. 5-7 days elapsed.
All fees are fixed-price, fixed-scope. 100% payment required to secure date.
Credit toward next phase:
50% of the Diagnostic fee is credited toward follow-on engagement (Discovery Sprint or Pilot Build) if you proceed within 30 days.
Next Steps
Book 30-minute scoping call
We'll discuss your situation, recommend the right engagement, set expectations, and answer questions.
FAQ
If you have further questions, please reach out via our Contact page.