What an AI strategy consultant helps you decide
An AI strategy consultant helps you decide which task to improve, what to use and what evidence would justify proceeding. We start with work such as preparing proposals, checking reports or finding past project information.
Our AI readiness assessment checks the people, documents, permissions and systems needed for that task. We consider a better process or template first, then tools you already have, an existing product and finally a custom workflow. A recommendation to leave AI out is a valid result.
Who the review is for
The review is for an owner or manager who needs a defensible next step before buying licences or commissioning a build. We work with Australian businesses of roughly 10 to 150 staff, particularly professional and technical firms.
You might have staff experimenting separately, an unused AI subscription or repeated drafting and checking that keeps senior people at their desks. We examine one task closely enough to tell whether the difficulty is the tool, the source material, the process or the time available to check the output.
What you get from the AI audit
You get written findings and a roadmap that explain the evidence behind each recommendation. The AI audit covers the agreed workflows and systems, with open questions recorded rather than filled in with assumptions.
- A current-workflow map showing inputs, handovers, review points and where time goes.
- A ranked opportunity map, with likely value, evidence gaps, dependencies and reasons to defer an idea.
- A readiness checklist covering document quality, access, staff responsibilities and existing tools.
- An AI roadmap for business: a first pilot, an accountable owner, later steps and decisions that need approval.
- A pilot brief with the starting measures, target, test examples, scope and conditions for stopping or proceeding.
How the two-week review works
The review takes about two weeks, with the sequence agreed around access to your people and documents. We use completed proposals or reports to keep the discussion grounded in the team's decisions.
- 01Week 1: follow the workWe walk through a recent example with the people who prepare and approve it. We record time spent finding information, drafting, checking and correcting. We inspect the source documents and identify access or ownership problems that could prevent a useful pilot.
- 02Week 2: compare options and agree a decisionWe compare the simplest workable options, identify what remains unproven and prepare the roadmap. Together, we choose a first test or agree to address a process problem first. You receive the written findings and a clear explanation of the recommendation.
How we measure whether an idea is worth pursuing
We measure the starting position before setting a target for a pilot. That includes minutes per item, monthly volume, correction time and the errors a reviewer must catch.
Potential capacity freed is the difference in total handling time per item multiplied by volume. We include checking and corrections, label estimates and keep hours separate from cash savings. The pilot must handle agreed past examples correctly. A faster draft only helps if the full task takes less time and meets the agreed quality standard.
How we handle your data and security
We agree the documents, access and handling rules in writing before reviewing confidential work. We work in your systems wherever possible, usually Microsoft 365 and SharePoint, using business-grade AI accounts that do not train on your data.
We check what information is needed, who may see it and where a proposed tool would process it. Personal information and client restrictions are raised before testing. A confidentiality agreement (NDA) is available, and working copies are deleted at the end. Your people approve consequential decisions.
What we need from you
We need a business sponsor, someone who does the work and someone who approves it. Bring completed examples, the documents they relied on and any existing rules for AI use.
We also need the relevant system administrator to clarify access and licences. If time records are unavailable, we agree how to observe or estimate the starting position. Nominate someone who can authorise access and approve the next step.
What happens after the review
The next step is a decision about one piece of work. If you proceed, tools and setup or a custom workflow typically takes two to six weeks, with scope agreed separately. We can include team training where needed. You can also take the roadmap and act on it yourself.