Question 1

Why should I choose this over First Workflow Live?

Accepted Answer

Because you don't have to commit build budget to get the recommendation. You take the Architecture Blueprint and Business Case to your decision-maker before anyone writes code, and decide then. You leave with six artifacts your team owns, plus the option to build in-house, with us, or with a third party.

Question 2

What if I'm leaning toward building in-house?

Accepted Answer

Good. We write the deliverables for that case: the Architecture Blueprint is detailed enough for your engineers to build against, the Business Case justifies internal capacity allocation, and the Roadmap sequences the work so it doesn't compete with your core product roadmap. We're not in the business of taking work that should stay internal.

Question 3

How is this different from a McKinsey-style strategy deck?

Accepted Answer

A strategy deck stops at the recommendation. The Operating Plan carries through to an Architecture Blueprint your engineers can build from the week after we hand it over. The audit, matrix, roadmap, business case, and stakeholder evidence come with it, each priced at standalone-deliverable rates and bundled here.

Question 4

Can I convert this into First Workflow Live later?

Accepted Answer

Yes. The Operating Plan deliverables become the Phase 1-3 inputs for a First Workflow Live engagement, no work is re-done. Sign a First Workflow Live engagement letter within 90 days of Phase 3 sign-off and your full $20,000 Operating Plan fee is credited against the $50,000 First Workflow Live fee. Effective First Workflow Live cost for Operating Plan converters: $30,000.

Question 5

What if AI isn't right for any of our pains?

Accepted Answer

We say so in the Workflow Audit Report and the Opportunity Matrix. About a third of the workflows we look at are better served by process redesign or a non-AI tool. You get that read either way. The Roadmap will recommend against the build, and we'll be explicit about why.

Question 6

What's the timeline?

Accepted Answer

Four to six weeks, fixed-fee, scope locked at signing. Phase 1 (audit) takes about a week, Phase 2 (opportunity matrix and roadmap) takes one to two weeks, Phase 3 (architecture blueprint and business case) takes one to two weeks. Stakeholder interviews are scheduled at the start; kill-gate calibration runs mid-engagement.

Question 7

Should I start here or with the AI Ops Review?

Accepted Answer

If you're a smaller team or you're not yet sure whether AI fits your workflows at all, the A$4,950 AI Ops Review is the qualifier. If you've already had a Review (or you've done your own internal qualification) and you want the full strategy + architecture + business case in one engagement, start here.

Deliverable	Standalone value
Workflow Audit Report	$4,950
AI Opportunity Matrix	$8,000
30/60/90 Prioritized Roadmap	$6,000
Architecture Blueprint	$9,000
Business Case Document	$4,000
Stakeholder interviews + kill-gate calibration	$3,000
Total stacked value	$34,950
Your price	$20,000

Plan, design, business case.
Before any build commitment.

$34,950 worth of work, priced at $20K.

Plus $13,850 in bonuses, included.

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30-Day First Build Check-In

Founding-Client Slack

Co-Authored Case Study

Pick this if your build still needs sign-off.

Your decision-maker won't approve a build off a discovery call.

You need documents your team owns, not a deck that lives on someone else's hard drive.

You want to keep the option to build it in-house.

The three your decision-maker reads.

The first questions we hear.

Six deliverables in four to six weeks.

Plan, design, business case.Before any build commitment.