Service 01

AI Strategy and Implementation in India

Most firms skip the homework. We map the workflows that actually pay, check whether internal data can support them, and write a cost-benefit case before anyone spends on development. This is AI strategy and implementation for operators—not a mural of forty use cases. We do this work for mid-market companies in India that already feel the cost of a stalled program. If the data is personal, DPDP is part of the homework—not a later layer.

Typical duration

3–4 weeks

Typical investment

Starting at ₹4.5L

Led by

Founder, hands-on

Output

Feasibility report + prioritized use-case roadmap

When this is the right engagement

  • You have a pile of AI ideas and no ranking by return.
  • Data lives in inboxes, PDFs, and six systems nobody trusts.
  • Leadership wants a build; finance wants a number first.
  • A previous pilot never made it past the demo.

The work

What we actually do

01

Use-Case Mapping

Identify high-ROI workflows ready for AI automation.

02

Data Readiness

Evaluate if internal data is clean and structured.

03

Feasibility Studies

Build cost-benefit models before clients invest in development.

Cadence

How the weeks go

  1. Week 1

    Workflow map and operator interviews

    We sit with the people who do the job today and write down the steps, handoffs, exceptions, and cost of being wrong.

  2. Week 2

    Data reality check

    We inspect whether the records, labels, and access actually exist. If the data cannot support the job, the idea dies on paper.

  3. Week 3

    Cost-benefit and a first bet

    A written model of cost, return, and kill criteria. You leave with a yes, a no, or a “not now”—not a mural of forty use cases.

What you leave with

  • A ranked map of workflows with explicit “no” and “not now”
  • A data-readiness note: what is clean, what is missing, what would block a build
  • A cost-benefit model for the first bet
  • Kill criteria and a ninety-day sequence with owners

What we will not do

This is how you tell a builder from a firm selling AI as a mood. If you need one of these, we are the wrong partner—and we will say so.

  • AI transformation roadmaps with no first system
  • Vendor bake-offs dressed up as strategy
  • Use-case workshops that end in a mural and no owner
  • Recommendations we would not staff ourselves

Questions operators actually ask

Questions about this engagement.

How long does AI strategy take in India?

A typical AI strategy and implementation audit for mid-market Indian companies is 3–4 weeks. We map the workflows that actually pay, check data readiness—including DPDP when the records are personal—and write a cost-benefit case. We do not sell a twelve-month transformation roadmap.

What does a strategy engagement cost?

Strategy starts at ₹4.5L. That is a starting range for a 3–4 week founder-led engagement in India, not a quote. Exact fees sit in a statement of work after we know the job.

Do you deliver a list of forty AI use cases?

No. We rank the workflows that will pay and kill the ones that will not. You leave with a first bet, kill criteria, and an owner—not a mural of use cases.

What do we leave with after strategy?

A ranked map of workflows, a data-readiness note, a cost-benefit model for the first bet, and a ninety-day sequence with named owners. If the idea cannot be staffed, it dies on paper.

Tell us the job that already hurts.

We’ll tell you honestly if we can help and what it would take.