AI Strategy Consulting
An AI strategy that aligns with your business goals.
Ad-hoc AI adoption wastes money and creates chaos. We build AI strategies grounded in executive alignment, cross-functional workflow redesign, and pilot-to-rollout implementation planning, so every dollar you spend on AI drives measurable results.
- Investment
- From $5,000 · enterprise engagements custom
- Packages
- Strategy Session, Strategy Sprint, Strategic Engagement, Enterprise Engagement
- Best for
- Scaling companies, mid-market and enterprise
- Starts with
- A free consultation
The Basics
What is AI strategy consulting?
AI strategy consulting is the process of developing a comprehensive plan for how your organization should adopt, implement, and govern artificial intelligence. It goes beyond identifying individual tools or automations. It is about creating a coordinated approach that connects AI investments to business outcomes.
A good AI strategy answers the fundamental questions: Where should we invest? What should we build vs. buy? How do we manage risk? What does our team need to succeed? And how do we measure whether it is working?
Without strategy, companies end up with disconnected tools, redundant subscriptions, and teams that do not know what is expected of them. With strategy, every initiative is prioritized, budgeted, and tied to a clear business case.
By the Numbers
Why AI strategy matters
88%
of organizations use AI regularly in at least one business function (McKinsey, 2025)
~1/3
say they have begun scaling AI across the organization (McKinsey, 2025)
30%+
of generative AI projects Gartner predicted would be abandoned after proof of concept by end of 2025 (Gartner, 2024)
19.2%
of Canadian businesses used AI to deliver goods or services, triple the 2024 rate (Statistics Canada, Q2 2026)
Sources: McKinsey, The State of AI (2025); Gartner (July 2024); Statistics Canada (2026).
Our Approach
How we build your AI strategy
Comprehensive Audit
We assess your current technology landscape, cross-functional workflows, data infrastructure, and team capabilities to understand your starting point and identify the highest-impact AI opportunities across business units.
Competitive & Market Analysis
We analyze how competitors and industry leaders are using AI, identify market trends that affect your business, and benchmark your AI maturity against industry standards to build a case for executive alignment.
AI Roadmap Development
We build a phased pilot-to-rollout implementation plan with prioritized initiatives, ROI projections, resource requirements, and clear milestones. The roadmap aligns AI investments with your business objectives and includes change management considerations at every stage.
Governance & Risk Framework
We develop governance frameworks covering AI usage policies, data governance guidelines, risk mitigation strategies, and compliance considerations tailored to your industry and regulatory environment.
Executive Alignment & Handoff
We present the complete strategy to your leadership team with a clear business case, budget recommendations, and next steps. The deliverable includes a cross-functional workflow redesign plan your team can act on immediately.
Who It's For
Who needs AI strategy consulting?
Scaling Companies
Businesses growing past 20-50 employees that need to systematize operations before complexity outpaces capacity. AI strategy ensures you scale with the right tools rather than piling on headcount.
- Growing professional services firms
- SaaS companies scaling operations
- Multi-location businesses standardizing processes
Mid-Market & Enterprise
Established organizations with complex operations, multiple departments, and significant technology investments that need executive alignment, governance frameworks, and a coordinated approach to AI adoption across business units.
- Companies with 50-500+ employees needing cross-functional workflow redesign
- Organizations with existing tech debt and change management challenges
- Businesses in regulated industries requiring structured governance
Pricing
Strategy packages
Strategy Session
$5,000 flat
A single 90-minute session on one decision point, plus a follow-up memo with options analysis, a recommendation, and implementation guardrails.
Strategy Sprint
From $10,000
Four weeks on one defined question: problem framing, solution options, and a recommendation deck.
Strategic Engagement
From $25,000
Eight to twelve weeks on a multi-initiative roadmap: business case modelling, vendor evaluation, pilot design, and a board-ready deck.
Enterprise Engagement
Custom
Multi-quarter work on board-level, M&A, or regulatory questions, with ongoing executive advisory and governance support. Scoped per engagement.
Strategy engagements start with a free consultation. Book a call to discuss your needs.
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
An AI assessment evaluates your current state and identifies opportunities. AI strategy consulting goes further by developing a comprehensive roadmap, governance framework, budget plan, and implementation timeline. Strategy engagements are longer, more involved, and typically include executive advisory, change management recommendations, and ongoing strategic support.
It depends on the shape. A Strategy Session is one 90-minute session plus a follow-up memo. A Strategy Sprint takes about four weeks, and a Strategic Engagement takes eight to twelve weeks depending on the size and complexity of your organization. The longer engagements include discovery, stakeholder interviews, competitive analysis, roadmap development, and a final strategic presentation. We also offer ongoing advisory retainers for organizations that want strategic support as they implement.
Companies typically benefit most from AI strategy when they are scaling past startup phase, have established processes that could be optimized, and have the budget to invest in long-term technology initiatives. If you are spending over $500K annually on operations or have more than 20 employees, a strategic approach to AI will yield better returns than ad-hoc tool adoption.
We can do both. Our strategy engagements include a detailed implementation plan with recommended vendors, tools, timelines, and budgets. You can also engage us to lead implementation through our automation and workshop services. We can also serve as an ongoing strategic advisor while your internal team or other vendors handle execution.
Our AI roadmaps include a phased implementation plan (typically 6-18 months), prioritized initiatives with ROI projections, technology recommendations, resource requirements, governance and risk framework, change management considerations, budget estimates, and success metrics. The roadmap is designed to be actionable, not a shelf document.
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