How is this different from the free readiness check?

The free check is a self-assessment that takes six minutes. This is four weeks of senior work with your people, your data and your contracts, ending in a costed plan.

Do we need clean data first?

No. Understanding the state of your data is part of the work, and many good first use cases need very little.

Fixed-fee assessment

AI-Native Readiness

A four-week assessment of where AI can create real value, and what has to be true in your data, people, operating model and governance to capture it safely.

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FeeR60,000 once-off$5,000 once-offAI

Fee: R60,000 once-off$5,000 once-off
Duration: 4 weeks
Senior time: 24 hours
Payment: 100% upfront

Prices exclude VATPrices in US dollars, invoiced from South Africa

Best for

Boards and executive teams being asked "what is our AI plan?"

What it covers

Strategy and value
Data and platforms
People and skills
Operating model and ways of working
Governance, risk and POPIA
Current AI use, including unofficial tools

What you receive

A readiness scorecard across six dimensions against an AI-native target state
Up to 15 AI opportunities scored on value and feasibility, with one-page business cases for the top three
An AI governance starter pack (acceptable-use policy, risk register, POPIA considerations)
Operating model recommendations (ownership, skills, and build, buy or partner)
A 12-month roadmap with quick wins in the first 90 days
A two-hour executive workshop to agree priorities

Time paid for

Time paid for: AI-Native Readiness
Activity	Senior time
Leadership interviews and staff AI-use survey	8 hours
Analysis, scoring and opportunity sizing	8 hours
Scorecard, business cases, policy and roadmap	6 hours
Executive workshop	2 hours
Total	24 hours

You buy the outcome, not an hourly rate: the time shown is the senior time committed to your work.

What we need from you

An executive sponsor at CEO or COO level, about two hours across the four weeks
Six to eight 45-minute interviews across leadership and key functions
Circulation of a short staff AI-use survey, which we supply
An inventory of systems and data, current strategy documents, and existing AI tools and contracts
The leadership team at the workshop

What happens next

The roadmap is led through Fractional CTO and AI Lead, or a scoped AI pilot. Half the fee is credited if you go ahead within 60 days.

Not included

Building AI solutions, data engineering or vendor procurement.

Prices exclude VATPrices in US dollars, invoiced from South Africa

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What you receive

A readiness scorecard across six dimensions against an AI-native target state

Up to 15 AI opportunities scored on value and feasibility, with one-page business cases for the top three

An AI governance starter pack (acceptable-use policy, risk register, POPIA considerations)

Operating model recommendations (ownership, skills, and build, buy or partner)

A 12-month roadmap with quick wins in the first 90 days

A two-hour executive workshop to agree priorities

Time paid for

Time paid for: AI-Native Readiness
Activity	Senior time
Leadership interviews and staff AI-use survey	8 hours
Analysis, scoring and opportunity sizing	8 hours
Scorecard, business cases, policy and roadmap	6 hours
Executive workshop	2 hours
Total	24 hours

You buy the outcome, not an hourly rate: the time shown is the senior time committed to your work.

What we need from you

An executive sponsor at CEO or COO level, about two hours across the four weeks

Six to eight 45-minute interviews across leadership and key functions

Circulation of a short staff AI-use survey, which we supply

An inventory of systems and data, current strategy documents, and existing AI tools and contracts

The leadership team at the workshop

AI-Native Readiness

What the AI-Native Readiness includes

What it covers

What you receive

Time paid for

What we need from you

What happens next

About the AI-Native Readiness

How is this different from the free readiness check?

Do we need clean data first?

Often paired with

AI Proof-of-Concept Sprint

AI Automation and Agents

Executive AI Briefing and Workshops

Ready to start the AI-Native Readiness?

AI-Native Readiness

What the AI-Native Readiness includes

What it covers

What you receive

Time paid for

What we need from you

What happens next

About the AI-Native Readiness

How is this different from the free readiness check?

Do we need clean data first?

Often paired with

AI Proof-of-Concept Sprint

AI Automation and Agents

Executive AI Briefing and Workshops

Ready to start the AI-Native Readiness?