AI Consulting & Strategy
A practical roadmap with quick wins and a long-term transformation plan - not a 200-page deck destined to gather dust.
Deburise consulting in numbers
Where AI initiatives stall - and what we fix
Aggregated reasons enterprises tell us their previous AI attempts failed. Our discovery sprint is designed to surface and fix each one before any code is written.
CapabilitiesWhat you get from a Deburise engagement
AI Readiness Assessment
A clear-eyed evaluation of your data maturity, tooling, team capacity, and the prerequisites needed before AI can drive results.
Roadmap Design
A phased 6-18 month roadmap with quick wins in months 1-3, foundation work in months 3-9, and transformational projects beyond.
Change Management
Workshops, training, and a rollout plan that brings your people along. AI fails when adoption fails - we design for adoption.
Architecture & Integration Design
Reference architectures for your data, model, and integration layer so AI plugs into your stack without rebuilding everything.
Vendor & Model Selection
We benchmark AI tools and platforms for your use cases - saving the months of trial-and-error most teams burn through.
Managed Support
Ongoing partnership: roadmap reviews, technical guidance, and an embedded senior engineer for as long as you need one.
AI strategy without us vs with us
What three to six months of internal AI exploration looks like compared to a focused Deburise sprint.
- Time to a decision-ready plan3-6 months
- Use cases evaluated2-3 favourites
- Data-readiness clarityDiscovered mid-build
- ROI projectionsVendor-supplied estimates
- Board-ready outputInternal slide deck
- Vendor lock-in riskHigh - chosen up front
- Time to a decision-ready plan3-6 weeks
- Use cases evaluated20+ scored & ranked
- Data-readiness clarityDay one of sprint
- ROI projectionsConservative, defensible
- Board-ready outputApproved roadmap
- Vendor lock-in riskNone - picked by fit
HowThree-week sprint, then a clear decision point
Listen
Stakeholder interviews, ops review, and data-maturity audit. We learn how the business actually works.
Analyze
Map every opportunity, score by impact and feasibility, and identify the dependencies and risks for each one.
Recommend
Deliver the roadmap, prioritized backlog, ROI estimates, and a board-ready summary you can act on or share.
Execute (Optional)
Continue with our delivery team to build, deploy, and operate the systems you just planned.
How a 3-week strategy sprint breaks down
We weight the engagement towards listening and analysis because that is where the value sits. Recommendations write themselves once those are done well.
- Stakeholder interviews & ops review32%
- Data & systems maturity audit24%
- Use case scoring & prioritisation22%
- ROI modelling & business case14%
- Roadmap & board pack8%
Deliverables you can act on the next morning
Every engagement ends with these artefacts in your hands, ready to brief a build team or take to a board.
WhyCommon pitfalls we help you avoid
Tool-first thinking
Adopting a platform before knowing what problem it solves. We work backward from outcomes, not features.
Underestimating data work
Most AI projects discover halfway through that the data isn't ready. We surface this on day one.
All-or-nothing rollouts
Big-bang AI launches usually fail. Our roadmaps are sequenced for compounding wins, not a single mega-project.
QuestionsAnswers to common questions about this service.
How is your consulting different from a Big Four engagement?+
We're senior engineers and operators, not slide-makers. Every recommendation comes from someone who has built and deployed the thing they're recommending. Engagements are shorter, faster, and the deliverable is a build plan you can execute - by us or by your team.
Do I need to commit to a build engagement to start with consulting?+
No. We offer standalone strategy and roadmap engagements. Many clients use us for the planning, then continue with us for delivery - but it's never required.
How long does an engagement typically take?+
Most strategy engagements run 3-6 weeks depending on scope. Smaller readiness audits can wrap in 2 weeks. Larger transformations with multiple business units may take 8-10 weeks.
What does it cost?+
Strategy engagements are fixed-fee based on scope and team size, typically ranging from a focused two-week sprint to a multi-month transformation engagement. We send a clear proposal after the first scoping call - no surprises.
Let's buildReady to put AI to work in your business?
Book a free 30-minute strategy call. We'll map your highest-impact automation opportunities and give you a clear roadmap - no obligation.