AI Readiness Assessment
A focused diagnostic that ends with a written plan and a decision.
Two to three weeks. Single deliverable. $10,000 flat. Optional retainer afterward, validated against the assessment findings — not pre-sold.
What it is
A defined-scope investigation. Two to three weeks. Single deliverable: a written plan plus a decision.
What it produces
A specific, prioritized list of where AI compounds in your operation. Not a generic readiness scorecard.
Who it is for
VP Marketing or Director of Franchise Marketing at multi-unit franchise brands (50-500 units). VP Marketing or Director of Operations at multi-location retail (10-300 stores). Head of Growth, founder, or COO at DTC ecommerce ($5M-$50M revenue).
Franchise team? See the franchise-specific scope.
Pricing
$10,000 flat. Optional retainer $8k-$20k/mo for 3-6 months, validated post-assessment. Not pre-sold.
What it is not
AI training. AI implementation done-for-you. Generic strategy work. Anything outside multi-unit franchises, multi-location retail, or DTC ecommerce.
Timeline
Engagements typically begin within 1-3 weeks of contract signing. Plan delivered at the end of week three. Decision conversation within a week of plan.
Frequently asked
- What does the deliverable actually look like?
- A written diagnostic, ~15-30 pages. Specific levers, prioritized. Concrete enough to hand to an engineer or an external vendor. Includes a recommended rollout sequence and the measurement structure that proves whether each lever worked.
- How is this different from a vendor-built AI readiness checklist?
- Vendor checklists (Microsoft, Cisco, Avanade, the major consultancies) score you against a generic maturity model — useful as a sanity check, weak as a decision-making tool. The Completions assessment names specific levers in your specific operation. Different deliverable, different price, different decision quality.
- What happens at the end of the assessment?
- A decision: extend into a retainer ($8k-$20k/mo for 3-6 months), hand the plan to your internal team or an external vendor, or stop. We do not pressure into continuation. Roughly half of assessments extend.
- Why $10k? Is this negotiable?
- The price is calibrated so a director or VP can sign off without board approval, and so it filters for real budget and seriousness. We do not negotiate on the assessment price. We do scope retainers individually.
- Who is this not for?
- SaaS, fintech, B2B-SaaS-tooling. AI training programs, cohort courses, packaged software products. Single-location operators or companies under $5M revenue. We will tell you up front if there is no fit.
- How fast can you start?
- Engagements typically begin within 1-3 weeks of contract signing. We run one to two assessments in parallel — there is a real schedule, not infinite capacity.
- Is "AI Readiness Assessment" the same thing as an "AI strategy audit"?
- Yes. We use both terms. "AI Readiness Assessment" is the more common buyer phrasing; "AI strategy audit" describes the same productized engagement. One deliverable. One price.
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