How it works

Start with the constraint. Ship something people actually use.

No twelve-week strategy deck. We map how the work moves today, pick the workflow with the clearest business case, and build it into production with your team.

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The process

Four phases. Each one ends with something real.

Assess

Interviews, a systems walkthrough, and a look at where work actually stalls. No tooling decisions yet.

You getA ranked opportunity map

Design

Pick one workflow. Define the inputs, the guardrails, the review points, and what good output looks like.

You getA workflow blueprint

Build

Connect the systems, build the workflow or assistant, and test it against real work with the people who do it.

You getA working system in production

Adopt

Train the team, document the process, name an owner, and set the checkpoints for improving it.

You getA team that uses it without you

Where everyone starts

The AI Opportunity Assessment

A short, focused engagement that answers one question: where in this business does AI change the numbers, and what should be built first?

Interviews with the people doing the work, a walk through the systems you already pay for, and a ranked list of workflows with the effort and the payoff attached.

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Deliverables

A map of how the work moves today, in plain language

A ranked list of workflows worth changing, with effort and payoff

The tools you already pay for and whether they are earning it

A recommended first build, scoped and priced

What to leave alone, and why

Engagement models

Three ways to work together.

Fixed scope, fixed fee, no long-term lock-in. Most companies start with the assessment and decide from there.

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Opportunity Assessment

A short engagement to find where AI changes the numbers and decide what to build first.

✓Interviews with the people doing the work

✓Systems and subscription review

✓Ranked opportunity map

✓Scoped recommendation for the first build

Pricing$750 fixed feeCredited toward your first build if we keep going.

Most common

Build Sprint

One workflow, taken from blueprint to production, with your team in the room the whole way.

✓Quotes, Company Brain, or reporting

✓Built on the systems you already use

✓Tested against real work

✓Training and documentation included

Pricing$5K–$10K fixed, per projectOptional: $500–$1,000/mo managed maintenance — or $0/mo if you self-maintain.

Ongoing

Fractional AI Operations

Standing capacity for companies changing more than one workflow, without hiring a full-time role.

✓Monthly build and improvement cycles

✓Ownership of the roadmap

✓Team enablement and office hours

✓Cancel with notice, no annual lock-in

Pricing$8K–$15K per monthBased on retainer tier and scope.

Looking for something more specific?

Team AI workshops, internal AI hackathons, an AI implementation roadmap — let’s find time to talk it through.

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Common questions

What people ask before they start.

How long before we see anything working?

The assessment is measured in weeks, not quarters. The first build lands after it, and it goes into real use rather than a demo environment.

Do we need to buy new software?

Usually not. Most of the work runs on systems you already pay for. If something new is genuinely required, it gets justified against the workflow it fixes.

What about our data and permissions?

Existing permissions are respected, not bypassed. Answers link back to the original source so anyone can check the work.

What if AI is not the answer?

Then that is the recommendation. Sometimes the fix is process or people, and saying so is more useful than shipping a tool nobody needs.

Who does the work?

Matt Chimes, directly. Not a bench of juniors on a rotating engagement.