AI Strategic Advisory.
For teams moving from informal AI usage to governed adoption. We help define the operating model, workflow controls, data boundaries, and review gates needed before AI-assisted work becomes business-critical.
§A · WHO IT IS FOR
Teams crossing from informal use to governed adoption.
AI is already entering the organization. Developers are using tools informally. Leadership wants policy with practical controls. Security wants a real model, not theater. Engineering wants acceleration without architecture drift.
STRONG FIT
- ✓ Developers already using AI tools informally
- ✓ Leadership wants policy + practical controls
- ✓ Security or compliance needs a real model
- ✓ Engineering wants acceleration without drift
- ✓ Organization needs a 90-day roadmap
§B · DELIVERABLES
A focused sprint, written down.
D · 01
AI governance operating model
Who owns AI work. How decisions get made. Where authority sits.
D · 02
Tool and vendor posture
Which tools are sanctioned, which are conditional, which are off-limits — and why.
D · 03
SDLC review gates
Recommended evidence and review points before AI-assisted work merges or ships.
D · 04
Data and compliance boundaries
What data can move where. What stays out of model context. What needs logging.
D · 05
Human-in-loop decision points
Where review is required, where approval is required, where automation is fine.
D · 06
Workflow risk and control map
A map of high-leverage workflows with associated risks and proposed controls.
D · 07
Pilot candidate shortlist
Two to three workflows that could responsibly move into a controlled pilot.
D · 08
90-day implementation roadmap
Sequenced. Realistic. Distinguishes policy from infrastructure from cultural change.
D · 09
Executive readout
A live session to walk leadership through findings, decisions, and the next 90 days.
§C · WHAT IT IS NOT
Where the line sits.
Strategic Advisory is decision support and a written operating model. It is not implementation, not procurement, and not a substitute for an internal owner.
NOT A FIT
- × Generic AI inspiration without a workflow
- × No clear owner or executive sponsor
- × No willingness to define controls
- × Open-ended free strategy
- × Outsourced policy with no internal change
§D · HOW IT FITS
Where Advisory sits in the ladder.
ADVISORY
Operating model and roadmap. Multiple workflows. Executive scope.
ASSESSMENT
One workflow. Written recommendation. The smallest serious commitment.
ACTION PLAN
Founder-authored memo for one workflow. Pilot recommendation. Defensible scope.
PILOT
Founder-led pilot for one workflow. Deposit-backed. Limited per quarter.
Discuss a governance engagement.
Twenty-five minutes. Mutual fit before either side signs anything.