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AI Implementation Consulting
Stop guessing where AI fits. Get a build plan you can actually ship.Most AI consulting ends with a slide deck and a bill. This ends with a build plan: the three highest-ROI agent opportunities in your business, mapped to your tools, your data, and your team — with cost models, eval criteria, and a rollout schedule. Two weeks. If you hire us to build, the consulting fee credits 100% toward the engagement.
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Surface ⇄ System
- price
- from $1,000
- timeline
- 2 weeks
- mode
- audit
price
from $1,000
timeline
2 weeks
cadence
one-time
scope
One-time / fixed scope
Process mappingROI modelingTool auditBuild planCost forecasting
// compare the flagship suite
Compare flagship offers
Five engagements. Pick what matches your situation.
| Engagement | Price | Timeline | Mode | Best for | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
AI Implementation ConsultingYou’re here | from $1,000 | 2 weeks | Audit | Don’t know where AI fits | — |
AI Agent Development | from $2,600 | 4 weeks | Build | Repetitive ops work eating your week | View |
AI Voice Agent | from $1,800 | 3 weeks | Build | Missed inbound calls | View |
AI Lead Engine | from $2,200 | 4 weeks | Build | Targeted outreach without spam | View |
Agent Operations Retainer | from $600/mo | Monthly | Operate | Already shipped — keep it sharp | View |
01// why this exists
Most AI consulting hands you a deck. We hand you a build plan.
You don’t need another vendor pitching their stack. You need a clear-eyed map of where AI fits in YOUR business — and where it absolutely does not. Two weeks of process mapping, ROI modeling, and tool audit. You walk away knowing what to build, what to buy, and what to skip. If you hire us to build, the entire fee credits toward the engagement.
BYOK
Pay LLM providers direct — no markup on tokens
Eval harness
Regressions caught in CI before they reach production
Spend cap
Hard ceiling you set — no surprise OpenAI invoices
Human-in-loop
Approval queue on every action that touches money or customers
02// how it works
The architecture, end to end.
No black boxes. Here's the actual shape of the system you get — with the guardrails, eval loops, and human approvals where they belong.
How a 2-week consult flows
From your messiest workflows to a ranked, costed build plan.
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// where this fits
Real use cases we ship.
- 01
Operations-heavy SMB
Quotes, scheduling, vendor coordination eating 30+ hours/week of manual work.
- 02
Customer-facing teams
Support tickets and follow-ups where 80% of replies are template-shaped.
- 03
Document-heavy workflows
Contracts, invoices, intake forms — anything that gets re-typed into a system.
- 04
Data already exists, nobody reads it
CRM, sheets, and inboxes loaded with signal that never reaches a decision.
04// what you walk away with
The outcome, not just the output.
- 01Three ranked AI agent opportunities mapped to real ROI
- 02Build plan with cost model, eval criteria, and rollout schedule
- 03Tool + data audit so you know what you have to work with
- 04Honest assessment of what NOT to automate (saves you from the obvious mistakes)
- 0560-minute walkthrough + 14 days of Slack follow-up
// agent flow
How the agent thinks.
The decision graph behind the engagement. Inputs, branches, and the point where a human stays in the loop.
05// methodology
How the engagement actually runs.
Concrete phases, concrete artifacts. You always know where we are and what comes next.
- Day 1–4
Discovery
Calls with you and 2–3 team members. Map current workflows, tools, data sources, pain points. Identify the moments where AI could meaningfully help.
Process mapTool inventoryPain point log - Day 5–9
Opportunity sizing
For the top 5–7 candidate workflows, model the ROI: time saved, error reduction, cost-per-task. Estimate build effort and monthly run cost.
Opportunity briefsROI spreadsheetCost models - Day 10–14
Build plan
Rank the top 3, recommend a sequence, identify dependencies. Final report + Loom walkthrough + 60-minute review call.
Final reportBuild planLoom walkthrough
// track record
Receipts, not promises.
- 2 weeks
- Typical delivery · fixed scope
- 3
- Ranked opportunities · with cost models
- 100%
- Credit toward build · within 60 days
06// scope
Concrete artifacts you keep — and what we leave out.
Working code, written docs, dashboards your team owns. We also list what this engagement deliberately does not cover, so scope is honest before you sign.
// deliverables
- Process map of current workflows and where AI fits (or doesn't)
- Three opportunity briefs ranked by ROI and complexity
- Tool + data inventory (what's in your stack, what's missing, what's ready)
- Cost model: build estimate + monthly run cost per opportunity
- Recommended sequence (what to build first, why, and what to skip)
- Loom walkthrough + 60-minute review call
- 14 days post-engagement Slack support
// not included
- Building the agents (use AI Agent Development)
- Custom integrations or tool connectors (in-build scope)
- Vendor procurement or contract negotiation
// add-ons
Extend the engagement.
Stakeholder workshop
+$600Half-day workshop with your leadership team to align on AI strategy + answer questions.
Vendor evaluation
+$480Compare 3–5 off-the-shelf AI tools against custom build for your top use case.
See the artifact, not the marketing.
Real shape, redacted content. Pick a tab to preview what ships.
Sample Audit Report
Twelve-page audit excerpt: scope, methodology, findings ranked by impact, and a prioritized fix list. Redacted.
Sample provided after intro call · ask sage@sageideas.dev
How we reduce risk
Async-first, weekly demos, no surprises
You see exactly what shipped each week. No status meetings to attend, no reports to chase.
Code is yours from day 1 — no lock-in
Your repo, your infra, your accounts. We work in your stack. You can take the work in-house at any time.
07// questions
Honest answers.
01Is this just a deck?
No. Decks are easy and useless. You get a build plan with concrete next steps, cost numbers, and an opinion on what to skip. If you want a deck, we can render the build plan as one — but the value is in the recommendations, not the slides.
02What if you find AI isn't a fit?
You get told that, in writing. The most valuable consulting outcome is sometimes "don't do this." We'd rather lose the build engagement than waste your money on something that won't work.
03Does the fee really credit toward a build?
Yes — 100%. If you hire us to build any of the recommended agents within 60 days, the consulting fee comes off the build invoice. It's not a discount; it's a credit.
04Do I need technical staff to engage you?
No. We talk to whoever runs the business and whoever runs the tools. If that's the same person, even better.
// engage
Ready to scope AI Consulting?
Book a 30-minute discovery call. No pitch deck. We'll either confirm fit and send a proposal, or tell you straight that this isn't the right move.
strategy system
From offer to operating system.
AI Implementation Consulting is presented as a real engagement, not a generic service page: the surface, backend shape, delivery artifacts, and conversion path are all visible before the first call.
Scope AI Consultingstrategy system
Surface ⇄ System
- price
- from $1,000
- timeline
- 2 weeks
- tier
- flagship
price
from $1,000
timeline
2 weeks
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Living architecture
Scope ⇄ Ship
The page now exposes how the engagement moves from buyer pain to production artifact, then into measurement and next-step routing.
Scope AI Consulting- 01DiscoveryCalls with you and 2–3 team members. Map current workflows, tools, data sources, pain points. Identify the moments where AI could meaningfully help.
- 02Opportunity sizingFor the top 5–7 candidate workflows, model the ROI: time saved, error reduction, cost-per-task. Estimate build effort and monthly run cost.
- 03Build planRank the top 3, recommend a sequence, identify dependencies. Final report + Loom walkthrough + 60-minute review call.
Conversion path
Surface ⇄ System
01
Diagnose
Confirm the real strategy constraint, current surface, and business goal before writing code.
02
Design the system
Turn the offer into screens, data, workflows, ownership boundaries, and a measurable delivery plan.
03
Ship the artifact
Deliver AI Consulting as working code, docs, dashboards, or launch assets your team can actually use.
04
Route the next move
Decide whether the work becomes a one-time delivery, a care plan, or a larger product build.
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