Service 01 · Data & systems readiness
Seven in ten companies your size say at least half of their core applications cannot support AI. Nothing else works until that changes. We wire your ERP, CRM and documents into one clean, governed layer your AI can actually use, with a finish line you can verify.
The work every other AI project depends on
Make your systems ready for AI before you build
A 30-minute readiness call. No deck.
- Systems & data inventory
- Integration layer: ERP, CRM, documents
- Retrieval & structuring
- Access & permissions
- Readiness sign-off
Why this, why now
70%
of $100M–$1B companies say at least half their core applications cannot support AI
Grant Thornton, 2026
34%
name data quality as the number one barrier to deploying AI, ahead of security and legacy integration
RSM Middle Market AI Survey, 2026
63%
of organisations do not have, or are unsure they have, AI-appropriate data management
Gartner, n=1,203 data leaders
1 in 2
advanced AI projects turns into a data project first
Accenture, Q1 FY2026 earnings call
The unglamorous work that decides everything after it.
Every stalled pilot we have seen traces back to the same place: the model was fine, the plumbing was not. Readiness is finite, scoped, technically verifiable work with an obvious completion state. It is also the reason the next project ships instead of stalling.
What we build
Built against your systems. Tested on your cases. Run for you.
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01
Inventory
Every system the workflow touches, who owns it, how it can be reached and what its data looks like in practice. Two weeks, written down.
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02
Integration layer
Read and write access to your ERP, CRM, helpdesk and document stores through one governed layer, so every future AI system plugs into the same place.
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03
Retrieval & structuring
Documents, tickets and records cleaned, structured and indexed so a system can find the right fact and cite where it came from.
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04
Access & permissions
Who and what may read which data, scoped by task and by time. Nothing standing, nothing inherited.
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05
Readiness sign-off
A test set of real questions your data must answer correctly before we call it ready. You sign off on results, not a diagram.
How it runs
Scoped to one outcome, with a finish line you can check.
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Wk 1
Inventory
We map the systems behind one workflow, name the owners, and find out where the data will fight us.
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Wk 2–4
Integrate & structure
We build the integration layer and clean, structure and index what the workflow needs.
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Wk 5
Readiness tests
Real questions, real records, an agreed pass mark. Fixed until it passes.
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After
Build on it
Straight into the first workflow build, or handover to your team with the layer documented.
Most readiness engagements finish in four to six weeks. What we need from you: one owner and read access to the systems in scope.
Who this is for
You will recognise yourself if…
- 01 A pilot worked in the demo and died on real data.
- 02 Your AI vendor's fix is always one more integration.
- 03 Nobody can say which system is the source of truth.
- 04 You have a strategy deck and no data plan.
None of this means your team lacks the skills. It means the work is finite, technical and finishable, and you would rather have it done than staffed.
Pricing
Packages from $999 a month. Larger scopes quoted to fit.
Starter
From $999 / month
One workflow, automated properly. Built against your systems, tested on your real cases, then operated and improved for you every month with a monthly report. For businesses that want one thing done well.
Scale
Custom build fee + monthly run
Several workflows or agents across teams, deeper integration work, tiered autonomy and a monthly governance report. A fixed build fee agreed up front, plus a run retainer sized to the estate.
Enterprise
Custom quoted per engagement
A governed pilot in your environment, statistical acceptance testing, outcome SLAs and a governance retainer for your risk function. Verified-outcome terms where they fit.
No seats and no surprise line items. Every package is written down, with what it covers and what it costs, before work starts.
Talk to us
Find out how ready you are.
Bring one workflow. In 30 minutes we will tell you which systems it touches, where the data will fight you, and what it takes to fix.