Most AI projects fail before they start — at the choosing stage.
The expensive mistake isn't picking the wrong tool. It's picking the wrong problem. Teams automate what's visible instead of what's costly, and six months later there's a dashboard nobody asked for and a team more skeptical than before.
The AI Opportunity Audit exists to prevent exactly that. Before anything gets built, we find out where your operation actually leaks time and money — quoting, reporting, document review, intake, SOPs, the answers buried in files and people's heads — and rank every opportunity by ROI, effort, risk, and readiness. AI is one of the levers, not the premise. Sometimes the highest-value fix is a process change that costs nothing.
Built on industrial engineering and management consulting discipline, not a software vendor's sales motion. My incentive is the right answer, not a licence deal.
What you walk away with
- A ranked opportunity list — every candidate scored on ROI, effort, risk, and readiness, with a business case for each
- A readiness picture — where your data, tools, people, and governance stand today, and what actually blocks each opportunity (this is the "AI readiness assessment" most firms sell on its own)
- A practical implementation roadmap — sequenced, sized, and honest about dependencies
- One clear recommendation — what to fix first, and why. Most consultants give you options; I give you a recommendation
- An executive-ready report and presentation — built to get sign-off, not sit in a drawer
How the 30 days run
Week 1 — Discovery
On the ground (Calgary and area) or on calls: how work actually flows — people, tools, handoffs, delays, workarounds. I ask unusual questions. That's where the value hides.
Weeks 2–3 — Analysis & ROI modelling
Every opportunity gets sized: hours recoverable, cost of the fix, risk, and how ready your operation is to absorb it. Readiness gaps become roadmap items, not dealbreakers.
Week 4 — Report & presentation
You get the written report, the roadmap, and a live presentation to your leadership team — with the one-thing-first recommendation defended in plain language.
Pricing
Fixed fee, quoted after the free 25-minute call once scope is clear. No hourly meters, no surprises. Depending on the project, Canadian government AI-adoption funding (NRC IRAP and other federal and provincial programs) may offset part of the cost — I help identify what applies.
Calgary-based. Alberta-wide.
I'm based in Calgary and run audits on-site across Alberta — Calgary, Edmonton, Red Deer — with remote delivery anywhere in Canada. My hands-on background is aerospace manufacturing, and the same operational patterns show up in engineering firms, logistics, professional services, government, and growing businesses across the province.
Questions people ask about the audit
What does an AI audit actually include?
A structured review of how work flows through your operation: people, tools, handoffs, and delays. I identify where time and cost are hiding, model the ROI of fixing each one, assess readiness across data, tools, people, and governance, and deliver a ranked opportunity list with a business case for each — plus a recommendation on what to fix first.
How is this different from an AI readiness assessment?
Readiness is one input, not the deliverable. Most readiness assessments tell you whether you could adopt AI. The Opportunity Audit tells you where it would actually pay, in dollar terms, and what to do first. You get both: the readiness picture and the ranked opportunity list.
Do we need clean data or new systems before starting?
No. The audit works with your operation as it is today. Where data or tooling gaps block a high-value opportunity, that becomes part of the roadmap — sized and sequenced, not a surprise later.
What size of business is this for?
Teams where repetitive, information-heavy work eats real hours — typically 10 to 500 employees across manufacturing, engineering, logistics, professional services, and government. If one senior person rebuilding quotes or reports every week sounds familiar, you're in range.
What happens after the audit?
You own the report and roadmap — there's no lock-in. Many clients move into a 90-day Implementation Sprint to build the top opportunity; some execute internally with their own team. Either path is a good outcome.
How does pricing work?
Fixed fee, quoted after the free 25-minute call once scope is clear — no hourly meters, no surprises. Depending on the project, Canadian government AI-adoption funding (such as NRC IRAP) may offset part of the cost; I help identify what applies.
Find out if an audit is even the right move.
The free 25-minute call comes first. If your highest-value fix is obvious, I'll tell you on the call — and you'll have saved yourself an invoice.
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