# AI Strategy and Advisory

## Who this is for
- Leaders weighing whether, where, and how to adopt AI.
- Teams already using AI tools but without a coherent plan.
- Boards and funders asking for an "AI strategy" and needing one that
  isn't theatre.

## Problem
- Most AI strategy engagements produce a slide deck and no change.
- Tool selection is dominated by marketing from the loudest vendors.
- Staff are often more ready than leadership assumes — or less ready —
  and the gap matters.

## What we do
- AI readiness assessment — operations audit, staff interviews, honest
  write-up of where you are and where the quickest wins are.
- Tool selection and procurement guidance, biased toward open-source
  and sovereign choices where they're right.
- Roadmapping — a 6 to 12-month sequence of steps, each with clear
  success criteria.
- Staff training — workshops tailored to role, not a generic "AI 101".

## Outcomes
- A clear picture of current state and next three concrete steps.
- A tool stack you chose for reasons you can defend.
- Staff who can participate in AI decisions rather than just reacting
  to them.
- A roadmap that survives contact with the next quarter.

## How we work
- Fixed-price assessments. Fixed-price training. No retainer-ware.
- Written deliverables — assessments you can hand to a board.
- See also: [AI Orchestration](/services/ai-orchestration/index.md),
  [Ongoing Partnership](/services/ongoing-partnership/index.md).

## Next step
Book a discovery call to scope an assessment.

Canonical page: https://crystallized.lu/services/strategy-advisory