Free · 20 minutes
Fit Call
Is the business problem specific enough, and is IAIS the right partner to help?
Fit Call details →Practical services for owner-led Idaho businesses
Start with the business problem. Build only what earns the next step.
IAIS helps you decide where AI is useful, test one controlled improvement, and keep it working with clear ownership and human approval.
If AI is not the right answer, we will tell you.
A clear service path
Each stage answers a different business decision.
You may not need every stage. The point is to make the next investment only after the current evidence supports it.
$3,000–$5,000 · 3–4 weeks
AI Readiness & Opportunity Assessment
Which process is worth testing, what could go wrong, and what should a controlled pilot prove?
Assessment details →Separately scoped
Focused Pilot
Can one selected improvement work safely in the real process with clear human review?
Pilot details →Ongoing monthly partnership
IAIS Operate
How will the improvement stay useful, governed, supported, and aligned with changing work?
Operate details →
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Free qualification
20-Minute Fit Call
Bring one recurring task, handoff, delay, or risk. You do not need an AI strategy or a finished project idea.
What we discuss
- The business problem and current workaround
- The people, systems, and information involved
- What a useful improvement would change
- Whether AI is appropriate—or unnecessary
What you leave with
A recommended next step. That may be an assessment, a smaller process fix, another specialist, or no project at all. This is not the paid assessment and does not include a written roadmap.
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Paid readiness and process assessment
AI Readiness & Opportunity Assessment
This engagement helps an owner or executive sponsor choose the right starting point before paying for implementation.
How it works
- Review two or three candidate business processes
- Hold one 30–45 minute executive working session each week
- Examine the strongest opportunity in detail
- Set practical guardrails, decision rights, and human-approval boundaries
- Coach the executive sponsor on safe AI use and security practices
What affects the price
- Number of processes reviewed
- Number of stakeholder interviews
- Amount and complexity of existing documentation
- Amount of mapping and written material needed to explain the recommendation clearly
Typical deliverables
- AI readiness findings
- Current-process maps
- Pain and constraint summary
- Prioritized opportunities
- Risk and approval boundaries
- Recommended first pilot
- Success measures
- 90-day action roadmap
- Executive readout
Important scope boundary
The assessment does not include implementation. If the evidence supports a pilot, IAIS scopes that work separately. If there is no credible pilot, we say so.
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Controlled implementation
Focused Pilot
A pilot implements and verifies one selected improvement in the real process—without handing control to an untested system.
What IAIS does
- Confirm the current process and pilot boundary
- Configure or build the smallest useful solution
- Keep human review at the decisions that matter
- Test with representative information and real users
- Document how the pilot is used and supported
What the pilot must prove
- The output is useful enough to change the work
- Users can recognize and correct mistakes
- Time, quality, or risk measures can be observed
- The business can support the improvement after launch
Scope follows evidence
Investment and timing depend on the selected process, systems, data access, integrations, users, and success measures. IAIS defines those boundaries before implementation begins.
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Ongoing managed and advisory support
IAIS Operate
Monthly AI Operations Partnership
Useful AI does not stay useful by itself. Processes change, people need support, quality drifts, and new opportunities compete for attention.
Managed operations
- Quality checks and issue follow-up
- Process and assistant adjustments
- Training and practical user support
- Documentation and handoff updates
Advisory support
- Leadership review and decision support
- Guardrails, approvals, and ownership
- Prioritization of the next useful improvement
- Adjustments when tools, policies, or risks change
Clear monthly boundaries
The monthly scope is documented. Large new builds, special integrations, high-volume processing, and premium third-party licenses are separately approved.
Supporting offer
AI Use & Guardrails Workshop
For leadership teams that need shared rules before—or alongside—a pilot.
This workshop is not a mandatory step in the service path. It is useful when people are already experimenting with AI but the business has not agreed on acceptable use, sensitive information, approvals, ownership, or escalation.
Practical outcomes
- Acceptable-use boundaries employees can understand
- Rules for sensitive business and customer information
- Decisions that always require human approval
- Clear ownership and escalation when something goes wrong
- A short action list for the next 90 days
Common questions
Before you choose a service.
The Fit Call is the easiest place to sort out what applies to your business.
Does the assessment include implementation?
No. The $3,000–$5,000 AI Readiness & Opportunity Assessment is paid advisory work completed over 3–4 weeks. It identifies the strongest opportunity, establishes practical guardrails, and recommends a focused pilot. Implementation is scoped separately.
Why does the assessment range from $3,000 to $5,000?
The range depends on the number of processes reviewed, stakeholder interviews, and the amount and complexity of documentation needed to understand the work.
Can we skip the assessment and start with a pilot?
Sometimes—if the process, owner, risks, information, and success measures are already clear. IAIS will not recommend implementation until there is enough evidence to define a controlled pilot.
Is the AI Use & Guardrails Workshop required?
No. It is a supporting offer for leadership teams that need shared rules or decision boundaries. Some businesses need it before a pilot; others address those topics inside the assessment and ongoing leadership work.
Do we have to replace our current software?
Usually not. We first look for improvements that work with the systems and habits already in place. A new tool is justified only when the current constraint requires it.
What if AI is not the right answer?
We will say so. A process fix, clearer ownership, better documentation, or a conventional software feature may solve the problem with less cost and risk.
Start with one problem