2weekAI Discovery
Before we build anything, we make sure you are ready. A structured 2-week discovery that documents your processes, quantifies the opportunity, and produces a build-ready brief. Whether or not you proceed to an engagement — this work has standalone value.
Why discovery is a product, not a free consultation: The reason 2-week engagements fail is not capability — it is readiness. Undocumented processes, unavailable decision-makers, unclear scope. Discovery solves all three. It is the gate that makes everything after it possible. We charge for it because the work is real — and because it delivers value you keep regardless of what comes next.
Why It Exists
They fail because the problem was not defined clearly enough to build against. Because the data was not ready. Because the decision-maker who approved the project is not available when decisions need to be made. Because nobody had written down how the process actually works.
Most businesses run on tribal knowledge. Nobody wrote down how the process works. When we ask, nobody can agree on the answer. Discovery produces the documentation. Without it, we are automating something that does not formally exist.
Every business has twenty things that need fixing. Discovery identifies which five are worth fixing first, which one to build immediately, and which three can wait. Without this, the engagement builds the wrong thing first.
2-week delivery requires 4–6 hours of the decision-maker's time. When that person is unavailable, the clock stops. Discovery confirms commitment before the engagement starts. We do not begin a build until access is confirmed.
Discovery produces a quantified ROI model before a dollar is spent on build. You know the business case before you approve the engagement. If the numbers do not justify it, we tell you. That is a better outcome than spending and wondering.
The Process
The discovery crew runs as an orchestrated system. Each agent handles its domain. Nothing moves forward without passing its gate. Nothing leaves without being client-ready.
Week 1 is investigative. We capture your situation in full detail — the processes, the people, the data, the risks, and the decisions that need to be made. Nothing is assumed. Everything is validated with you before it is documented.
Context brief validated · Process maps drafted · Data readiness scored · Risk register started · No undocumented assumptions. Gate 1 must clear before Week 2 begins.
Week 2 turns the diagnostic into a plan. We model the ROI, rank and sequence the use cases, and design the technical approach. Everything is built to be handed directly to whoever executes — whether that is us, your internal team, or another vendor.
ROI model confirmed · Top use cases prioritized · Architecture blueprint ready · All outputs client-ready · Build brief complete. Gate 2 clearance means you are ready to build.
What You Receive
Every deliverable passes its governance gate before it reaches you. Nothing is preliminary. Nothing requires interpretation. Everything is designed to be acted on immediately.
| Deliverable | What It Contains | Gate |
|---|---|---|
Context Brief | One-page summary of your situation — the problem, the stakeholders, the scope, and the success definition. Scannable in 60 seconds by a busy executive. | Gate 1 |
Process Maps | Documented workflows for every process in scope. Current state, identified waste, hand-offs, and error points. The documentation your business has never had. | Gate 1 |
Data Readiness Score | Inventory of available data, quality rating for each source, and a readiness assessment for automation use. Removes guesswork from the build brief. | Gate 1 |
Risk Register | Identified risks across data privacy, operational continuity, and integration. Each risk rated and paired with a mitigation approach. | Gate 1 |
ROI Model | Quantified business case. Annual savings estimate, FTE equivalent freed, speed improvement per process, and payback timeline. Your numbers, not industry averages. | Gate 2 |
Prioritized Use Case List | Every identified automation opportunity ranked by impact, effort, and readiness. Sequenced — quick wins first, strategic work second. Actionable regardless of who builds. | Gate 2 |
Build Brief | Technical design for the top-priority use case. Tool requirements, integration points, data flow, and decision logic. Your internal team or any vendor can execute against it. | Gate 2 |
Standalone Value
Discovery is not a sales pitch. It is a product. The seven deliverables above have value regardless of what you do next. Your internal team can build from the brief. A different vendor can quote against it. You can present the ROI model to your board. You can use the process maps as the foundation for your own operational improvements.
We do not hold your discovery outputs hostage to a continued engagement. You paid for them. They are yours.
Your processes documented for the first time — usable for training, operations, and future automation
A real ROI model you can present internally — built on your numbers, not industry benchmarks
A prioritized opportunity list your team can work from regardless of who executes
A build brief specific enough that any competent team can execute against it
A risk register that protects what is already working before anything changes
Clarity on your real problem — not the symptom, the cause — which is often more valuable than the deliverables themselves
Readiness Check
We are not looking for perfection. We are looking for honest engagement and access to the right people. If you have that, we can work with the rest.
Pricing
No hourly billing. No scope creep charges. The price is set before we start and it does not change. If your situation is more complex than a standard discovery, we tell you before we quote — not after.
Quoted per engagement · Confirmed before start
Discovery gates the engagement · Sequential pricing
Multiple business units · PE portfolio companies
Start Here
One conversation. We listen to the problem, confirm that discovery is the right next step, and tell you honestly what we think. No commitment required until you see the proposal.
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