Ongoing AI advisory
A one-off plan gets you moving. Keeping it on course as the tools change and your team takes on more is a different job. Our ongoing advisory gives you a senior, vendor-independent point of contact each month: someone who keeps the roadmap current, owns the tool and vendor decisions, and watches cost and risk as your use of AI grows. It works like a fractional AI lead, without the full-time hire.
- A senior contact every month
- Vendor-independent throughout
- Adjust or pause as you go
What having us on call gives you
The value here isn't a document. It's steadier decisions, fewer expensive wrong turns, and someone who carries the context so you don't have to start cold each time.
- AI decisions made with someone accountable for them
- A roadmap that stays current as tools and priorities shift
- Cost and risk kept in check rather than left to drift
When a steady hand helps most
Advisory tends to earn its place when one or two of these ring true.
- There's no one in-house whose job it is to own AI decisions.
- Tools and prices keep shifting and you'd rather not track it all yourself.
- Different teams are adopting AI at different speeds, with no shared plan.
- You have a roadmap, but it's drifting without anyone to keep it honest.
- You'd like a second opinion before signing the next licence or contract.
- You want someone your team can ask, rather than guessing.
What the retainer covers
A standing relationship rather than a project, shaped around how your use of AI is actually growing.
Regular strategy reviews
A standing session each month to look at what's working, decide what comes next, and keep the roadmap honest as your priorities move.
Tool and vendor decisions
An independent view when you're weighing a new tool, licence or supplier, so the choice fits your needs rather than the loudest sales pitch.
Cost and governance oversight
We keep an eye on what AI is costing and how it's being used, and flag anything that needs tightening before it becomes a problem.
A point of escalation
Someone your team can bring questions to between projects, and a steady hand to help newer staff use AI well.
A one-off plan, or a steady hand
Both are valid. It comes down to whether you need direction once, or someone keeping you on course as the tools and your priorities change.
A one-off strategy
When you need direction once
- A fixed-scope assessment and a costed plan
- Ideal if you have someone in-house to carry it out
- Yours to own and run at your own pace
- A contained piece of work with a defined end
Ongoing advisory
When things keep moving
- A senior contact every month, plus access in between
- Someone accountable for the decisions as tools change
- Cost and risk watched continuously, not once a year
- Adjust or pause whenever your needs change
How a retainer runs
Light to set up, easy to adjust, and never a long lock-in.
Start
We get to know your business, your systems and where AI already sits, so advice is grounded from day one.
Embed
We agree a sensible cadence, usually a monthly session plus access in between when something comes up.
Guide
We keep the roadmap and the tool decisions current, and help you act on them at a pace that suits.
Review
We measure progress against the plan and adjust as your business and the tools develop.
Common questions
A few of the things organisations tend to ask before getting started.
No. It's a fractional arrangement: a senior contact for a set amount of time each month, on a simple monthly basis you can adjust or pause. You get the judgement of an experienced AI lead without the cost or commitment of a permanent one.
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Start with a conversation
Book a free, no-obligation call. We'll discuss your business, where AI might help and where it might not, and the most sensible first step.