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AI Strategy That Leads to Decisions, Not Slide Decks

We help enterprise leaders answer the hardest AI questions — what to build, in what order, with which technology, and at what cost — in 2–4 weeks. Hard deliverables, actionable roadmaps, zero buzzword fluff.

2–4 wks
Time to complete strategy deliverables
6
Key deliverables included in every engagement
100%
Independent — no obligation to use us for build

Every Engagement Delivers

📊
AI Readiness Assessment
Scored audit across data, tech, team & process
🎯
Use Case Prioritization Matrix
Ranked by ROI, feasibility & time-to-value
⚖️
Build vs Buy Analysis
Capability-by-capability evaluation
🔧
Tech Stack Recommendation
Specific tools, models & vendors with tradeoffs

Choose Your Engagement

2 wks
AI Sprint
Readiness + top opportunities
4 wks
Deep Dive
Full roadmap + all deliverables
The Problem

Why Most Enterprise
AI Strategies Fail Before They Start

Enterprise AI projects fail for strategic reasons more often than technical ones. These are the patterns we see — and solve — every day.

"We started building before we knew what to build — 14 months and $2M later, we have nothing in production."

"Every vendor wants to sell us their platform. We can't get objective advice on what's actually right for us."

"We have 20 AI ideas and no framework to decide which ones to fund first."

"Our board approved AI investment but our CFO wants a credible ROI model before we spend anything."

"We hired a big consulting firm. They gave us 200 slides and zero decisions. We're back to square one."

"Our data isn't ready but we don't know what 'ready' actually means or how long it will take to get there."

These are solvable in 4 weeks — not 12 months.

Every one of these problems has a structured answer. The difference between enterprises that win with AI and those that don't isn't talent or budget — it's whether they made good decisions early. Our consulting engagements exist to give you those decisions fast, based on your actual data, systems, team, and business context — not a generic framework.

We've consulted on AI strategy for enterprises across healthcare, finance, manufacturing, legal, and retail. We know what works, what doesn't, and how to sequence investments to get to measurable ROI in the shortest possible time.

After a 4-week engagement you will have:

  • A prioritized list of your top AI opportunities with ROI estimates
  • A technology recommendation you can take to any vendor
  • A 12–24 month roadmap with sequenced investments
  • A credible TCO model to present to your CFO or board
  • Clarity on your data and infrastructure gaps
  • A build/buy/partner recommendation for each capability
Deliverables

Six Consulting Deliverables That Drive
Real Decisions

Every deliverable is a decision-ready document — not a framework overview. You can take any one of them to your board, your engineering team, or a vendor RFP and use it directly.

AI Readiness Assessment

A scored audit of your organisation across four readiness dimensions — each with specific gaps identified and actionable remediation steps.

📅 Delivered in Week 1
  • Data readiness: quality, volume, accessibility, labelling
  • Technology readiness: infrastructure, APIs, cloud posture
  • Team readiness: skills inventory, capability gaps, hiring needs
  • Process readiness: documentation, workflow structure, data flows

Use Case Prioritization Matrix

Every potential AI use case scored across five dimensions: ROI potential, data feasibility, implementation complexity, time-to-value, and strategic alignment.

📅 Delivered in Week 2
  • 10–20 use cases identified and scored
  • Top 3 "quick win" opportunities highlighted
  • ROI ranges estimated for each opportunity
  • "Start here / do later / skip" categorisation

Build vs. Buy Analysis

For each major AI capability identified, we evaluate whether to build custom, buy a platform, or partner — with honest tradeoff analysis and a clear recommendation for your context.

📅 Delivered in Week 2-3
  • Custom build vs. SaaS platform vs. open source
  • Total cost comparison over 3-year horizon
  • Vendor shortlist for "buy" recommendations
  • Lock-in risk and exit strategy assessment

Technology Stack Recommendation

Specific, named technology recommendations — which LLM, which vector database, which orchestration framework, which cloud provider — with the reasoning behind every choice explained clearly.

📅 Delivered in Week 3
  • LLM selection with model-by-model comparison
  • Infrastructure and cloud architecture recommendations
  • Open source vs. proprietary tool decisions
  • Security and compliance tool stack

12–24 Month AI Roadmap

A sequenced delivery plan that tells you exactly what to build, in what order, with what team, on what timeline — tied to measurable business outcomes at every milestone.

📅 Delivered in Week 3-4
  • Phase-gated milestones with success metrics
  • Team and hiring requirements per phase
  • Dependencies and risk register
  • Governance and review cadence recommendations

Total Cost of Ownership Model

A realistic financial model covering every cost category — development, inference, infrastructure, maintenance, and team — with 3-year projections, sensitivity analysis, and a CFO-ready summary.

📅 Delivered in Week 4
  • Development and implementation costs itemised
  • Ongoing inference and infrastructure cost modelling
  • ROI projections with conservative / base / optimistic scenarios
  • Payback period and NPV calculation
Industry Use Cases

AI Systems Built
for Your Industry's Specific Needs

Every industry has unique data, compliance requirements, and performance benchmarks. Here's how we apply custom AI development across key verticals.

2 Weeks

AI Strategy Sprint

Ideal for: Executives who need to make a fast go/no-go decision on AI investment

₹8–15L
~$9,500–$18,000 USD
AI Readiness Assessment
Top 3 AI opportunities with ROI estimates
Initial build vs. buy recommendation
Preliminary technology stack guidance
Executive briefing deck
1-hour readout session with Q&A
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Most Popular
4 Weeks

AI Deep Dive

Ideal for: Enterprises ready to commit to a multi-quarter AI program

₹20–40L
~$24,000–$48,000 USD
All 6 deliverables included
10–20 use cases scored and prioritised
Full build vs. buy analysis
Named technology stack recommendations
12–24 month AI roadmap
3-year TCO model
3 stakeholder workshops
90-day follow-up support
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💡

No obligation to use us for implementation

Many clients use our consulting deliverables to run competitive vendor RFPs, guide in-house development teams, or build internal business cases. Our strategy work is fully independent. We give you the best advice for your organisation — not the answer that benefits us most.

How It Works

How We Deliver Your
AI Strategy — Week by Week

A structured, intensive engagement designed to give you everything you need to make confident AI investment decisions in 30 days or less.

01
Day 1—5

Stakeholder Discovery & Data Audit

We run structured interviews with your CTO, COO, department heads, and data team. We review your existing data infrastructure, systems architecture, team capabilities, and any previous AI attempts. This is where we learn what you've tried, what failed, and why.

Stakeholder interview guide
Data infrastructure audit checklist
Team skills inventory
→ Readiness Assessment Draft
02
Day 5-10

Use Case Identification & Scoring Workshop

We run a facilitated workshop with your business and technical leaders to surface all potential AI use cases. Each opportunity is then scored independently by our team using a five-factor framework: ROI potential, data feasibility, implementation complexity, time-to-value, and strategic alignment.

Use case brainstorm output
Scoring framework applied to each
→ Prioritization Matrix (draft)
→ Top 3 "Start Now" Opportunities
03
Day 10-18

Technology Analysis & Build vs. Buy Assessment

For each prioritised use case, we evaluate the specific technology decisions — which LLM, which vector database, which orchestration framework, which cloud provider. For each major capability, we run a structured build vs. buy analysis with 3-year TCO comparisons. Where "buy" is recommended, we produce a vendor shortlist with evaluation criteria.

LLM comparison matrix
Vendor shortlists per capability
→ Build vs. Buy Analysis
→ Tech Stack Recommendation
04
Day 18-25

Roadmap Construction & Financial Modelling

We translate all prior analysis into a sequenced 12–24 month delivery roadmap with phase gates, team requirements, and business outcome targets for each phase. Simultaneously, we build the TCO model — a complete 3-year financial picture covering development, inference, infrastructure, and maintenance costs, with conservative, base case, and optimistic ROI scenarios.

Phase plan with milestones
Hiring and team requirements
→ 12–24 Month AI Roadmap
→ TCO Model (3-year, 3 scenarios)
05
Day 25-30

Readout, Presentation & Decision Facilitation

We present all deliverables in a structured readout session with your leadership team. We walk through each finding, answer questions, and facilitate the decision conversation. You leave the session with a clear understanding of what to do next, in what order, and what it will cost. All documents are transferred to you in editable formats.

Board-ready presentation deck
All 6 deliverables in editable formats
→ 90-day follow-up Q&A support
→ Implementation partner introduction (optional)
In Practice

What the Deliverables
Actually Look Like

Hard, specific outputs you can use — not narrative frameworks dressed up as strategy documents.

Not a framework — specific recommendations

We don't deliver a generic "AI maturity model" and ask you to self-assess. We tell you exactly where you are, exactly what's blocking you, and exactly what to do about it. Every recommendation is specific to your organisation, your data, and your constraints.

Numbers your CFO will trust

Our TCO model includes bottom-up cost estimates for every line item — development hours, compute costs, API pricing, infrastructure, and team. We show our working and provide sensitivity analysis so your finance team can stress-test every assumption.

A roadmap you can hand to any team

Whether you implement with us, with another vendor, or in-house, the roadmap works. It's structured around outcomes, not vendor capabilities. It tells any engineering team exactly what to build and in what sequence.

Honest tradeoffs, not sales pitches

We are model-agnostic and vendor-agnostic. When we recommend Claude over GPT-4 for a use case, we explain why — and acknowledge where GPT-4 would be better. Our recommendations reflect your best interests, not any vendor relationship.

Sample: Use Case Prioritization Matrix

AI Use Case Prioritization —
Enterprise Operations Division

Sample Deliverable
ROI Feasibility Score (0–100)
Invoice processing automation
91
Customer support AI
85
Contract review automation
88
Demand forecasting AI
72
Internal knowledge base
79
Recommendation Category
✓ Start Now: Invoice AI ✓ Start Now: Support AI ✓ Start Now: Contract AI ⏱ Q2: Knowledge Base ◦ Later: Demand Forecast
Scored across: ROI potential · Data feasibility · Implementation complexity · Time-to-value · Strategic alignment
Client Outcomes

What Our Consulting Clients Achieved

Decisions made, investments unlocked, and programs launched — directly from our consulting engagements.

₹4.2Cr AI budget approved after 4-week engagement

" We had 20 AI ideas and no way to choose. Aeologic ran a 4-week deep dive that cut our list to 3 priority initiatives with clear ROI cases. The TCO model was so rigorous our CFO approved the budget on the spot without asking a single follow-up question.

AK

Amit Kapoor

Chief Digital Officer, NBFC — Mumbai

Saved 14 months by not building the wrong thing first

" We were about to spend ₹3Cr building a custom LLM platform. The consulting engagement showed us we could achieve 90% of the same outcome with an existing solution in 8 weeks. That single insight paid for the consulting 15 times over before we wrote a single line of code.

SB

Sneha Bajaj

VP Technology, Healthcare Network

Board AI program approved — first implementation in 6 weeks

" Our board wanted to see a credible AI strategy before committing capital. The roadmap and TCO model Aeologic delivered were exactly what we needed. Board approved the program unanimously and we were in production on the first initiative within 6 weeks of the engagement closing.

RV

Rahul Verma

CEO, Mid-size Manufacturing Enterprise

Why Aeologic

AI Consulting
vs. That's Built Different

How we compare to the three alternatives enterprise leaders typically consider.

Factor
Aeologic Consulting
Big 4 / Strategy Firm
AI Platform Vendor
In-house AI Lead
Delivery speed
2–4 weeks, fixed scope
3–6 months typical
~ Fast but biased
Depends on bandwidth
Vendor / model independence
100% independent
~ Usually independent
Always recommends own platform
Independent
AI engineering depth
Practitioners who build AI
Generalist consultants
~ Narrow to their stack
~ Varies by experience
Implementation continuity
Can seamlessly move to build phase
Separate build team needed
~ Only their platform
Stays through build
Cost
₹8–40L fixed scope
₹50L–₹5Cr+
Low or free (with bias)
~ Salary + equity
Output format
Decision-ready documents
Often 200-slide decks
Platform demo + pitch
~ Varies
Industry-specific AI depth
Healthcare, BFSI, Mfg, Legal
~ General with AI practice
Platform-first, not domain
~ Depends on background
FAQ

Frequently Asked
Questions

Everything enterprise decision-makers ask before working with us — answered directly and thoroughly.

What does an AI consulting engagement include?

An Aeologic consulting engagement includes: an AI readiness assessment (scored audit across data, technology, team, and process dimensions), use case identification and ROI prioritization (ranking AI opportunities by business value, feasibility, and time-to-value), a build vs. buy analysis for each major AI capability, specific technology stack recommendations with named tools and vendors, a sequenced 12–24 month AI roadmap tied to business outcomes, and a Total Cost of Ownership model with realistic 3-year budget projections. All six deliverables are included in the 4-week deep dive format.

How long does the engagement take, and what does it cost?

We offer two formats. The 2-week AI Strategy Sprint (₹8–15L / $9,500–$18,000 USD) delivers an AI readiness assessment, top-3 opportunity analysis, and an executive briefing deck — ideal for organisations needing a fast go/no-go decision. The 4-week AI Deep Dive (₹20–40L / $24,000–$48,000 USD) delivers all six deliverables including the full prioritization matrix, build vs. buy analysis, technology recommendation, 12–24 month roadmap, and TCO model — ideal for organisations ready to commit to a multi-quarter AI program.

Do you provide consulting as a standalone service without development?

Yes, absolutely. Our consulting engagements are fully independent of any development work. Many clients use our deliverables to run competitive vendor RFPs, build internal business cases, guide in-house development teams, or take to their boards for budget approval. There is no obligation to proceed with us for implementation — and we never compromise the quality of our advice to create development work for ourselves. We give you the best recommendation for your organisation, full stop.

What is an AI readiness assessment and why do we need one?

An AI readiness assessment is a structured audit that evaluates how prepared your organisation is to benefit from AI investment. It covers four dimensions: data readiness, technology readiness, team readiness, and process readiness. Without this assessment, enterprises routinely invest in AI initiatives that fail because of preventable infrastructure or data gaps — not because the AI technology doesn't work.

How is AI consulting different from hiring an AI engineer to lead strategy?

AI consulting focuses on strategy, decisions, and direction — answering what to build, in what order, with which technology, and at what cost. An AI engineer focuses on building. The best AI programs start with consulting to establish a rigorous roadmap, then transition to engineering to execute it. Skipping the consulting phase is one of the most common reasons enterprise AI projects fail.

Are you truly vendor-neutral? Do you recommend competitors?

Yes, genuinely. We are model-agnostic and vendor-agnostic. We work with Claude, GPT, Gemini, open-source LLMs, and every major cloud provider. When our analysis shows that a client's best option is to use an existing SaaS platform rather than build custom, we say so — even when that means less implementation work for us.

What happens after the consulting engagement is complete?

All clients receive 90 days of follow-up Q&A support after the engagement closes. If you decide to proceed with implementation, we can seamlessly transition to an engineering engagement without any knowledge ramp-up, since our consultants have full context of your systems and priorities.

How do you handle confidential business information during the engagement?

We sign a comprehensive NDA and Data Processing Agreement before any discovery work begins. All information shared during the engagement is treated as strictly confidential. All documents and data are stored in encrypted, access-controlled systems, and can be deleted from our systems upon written request after the engagement closes.

Start Your Engagement

Get the AI Strategy Your Organisation Needs to
Make Confident Decisions

Tell us where you are and what decisions you need to make. We'll propose the right engagement format, timeline, and cost — and explain exactly what you'll have at the end.

1

Free 45-Minute Strategy Consultation

Speak directly with a senior AI strategist who has delivered real AI programs — not a sales rep.

2

Engagement Proposal Within 24 Hours

Scope, deliverables, timeline, and fixed cost — in writing, within one business day of your consultation.

3

Discovery Begins Within 1 Week

Once contracts are signed, stakeholder interviews begin within 5 business days. No waiting list.

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