AI & Technology Assessment
Before you commit real time and money to an AI or software initiative, get an independent, senior read on what makes sense, what to avoid, and what to do next.
About to pour significant time and budget into an AI or software initiative with no independent, senior-level read on whether it's the right bet — or where it will quietly go wrong.
AI & Technology Assessment helps founders and technology leaders evaluate an AI or software initiative before committing significant time and money to implementation. We assess the business context, product requirements, existing technology, architecture, AI opportunities, technical risks and the major technology decisions — and hand back a clear, independent view of what makes sense, what should be avoided, and what should happen next. The engagement is about senior technical judgment, not implementation or coding.
- An independent, senior read before you commit budget.
- Clarity on where AI actually creates value — and where it doesn't.
- The key technical risks named before they cost you.
- A prioritised, time-boxed plan for what happens next.
A bounded, phased engagement. Each bar below is proportional to its estimated duration on a shared calendar.
Assess business context, product requirements and existing technology.
Weigh AI opportunities, architecture, risks and major decisions.
Deliver the assessment, direction and 30/60/90-day plan.
Concrete artefacts you keep — delivered in editable, open formats your team owns.
Executive Technology Assessment
A clear, senior-level assessment of the initiative.
ReportAI Opportunity Analysis
Where AI genuinely creates value in your context.
AnalysisTechnical Risks & Constraints
The key risks and constraints to plan around.
RegisterRecommended Direction
The technology direction that makes sense — and what to avoid.
Recommendation30/60/90-Day Action Plan
Prioritised next steps across the first 90 days.
PlanFinal Review Call
A session to walk through findings and decisions.
Session
The edges of this engagement, and what we’ll need from you to run it.
- Implementation, coding or hands-on build.
- Full architecture design (see RE-002).
- Ongoing technical leadership (see S-007).
- Vendor contract negotiation.
- The initiative or idea you're evaluating.
- Access to existing technology, docs and stakeholders.
- The business context and goals behind it.
- A decision-maker for the final review.
Fixed-scope and outcome-priced — one agreed figure for a defined set of deliverables, with no hourly billing.
Fixed-scope assessment; scales with the size of the initiative.
- Fixed scope, agreed before we start — no open-ended hourly billing.
- One figure covers the full set of deliverables listed alongside.
- The number only moves with system complexity, and only by agreement.
- Executive Technology Assessment
- AI Opportunity Analysis
- Technical Risks & Constraints
- Recommended Direction
- 30/60/90-Day Action Plan
- Final Review Call
Answers to the questions we hear most about this engagement.
Do you build anything?
No — this is senior technical judgment, not implementation. You get an independent assessment and a plan; the build (if any) comes after.
How is it priced?
A fixed-scope engagement from $6,000, scaling with the size of the initiative.
How long does it take?
About two weeks, ending in a final review call.
What if we then want help executing?
The 30/60/90-day plan points the way; AI Product Strategy (RE-009), Architecture Design (RE-002) or a Fractional CTO (S-007) can take it forward.