Embedded, senior team
Our engineers work inside your environment and systems where possible, not from the outside in.
Phase 0 · Engineering Discovery
Map, prototype, and plan before you build.
A fixed four-week discovery where our senior engineers embed with your team, using AI to map, prototype, and plan, so you leave with a concrete path, not a slide deck.
Why It Works
A discovery session with AI at its core
Four focused weeks where senior engineers embed with your team, so the discovery itself is AI-accelerated, not just the roadmap it produces.
AI-accelerated from week one
Discovery runs on our proprietary AI orchestration platform, so it moves faster than a traditional audit.
A concrete path, not a deck
You walk away with runnable artifacts: a working prototype, a reference architecture, and a board-ready plan.
De-risks the spend
You see the full roadmap and business case before committing a dollar to execution.
The Four Weeks
Week by week, deliverable by deliverable
Every week ends with named artifacts in your hands, not status updates.
WEEK 01
Immersion & Audit
Senior engineers embed with your teams to map the stack, workflows, and goals, then assess AI maturity end to end.
Current-state architecture map
Diagram + short written map
AI maturity assessment
Scorecard + narrative
Prioritized opportunity backlog
Structured backlog
WEEK 02
Opportunity Mapping
We pinpoint the highest-leverage AI use cases and pressure-test the value behind each one.
Prioritized use-case shortlist
Ranked shortlist
Value & ROI hypotheses
One-pager per use case
Feasibility scoring
Scoring matrix
WEEK 03
Prototype & Architecture
We build a working proof of the top use case and define the target technical architecture.
Working prototype of the top use case
Demoable prototype (real, not a mockup)
Target reference architecture
Architecture doc + diagram
Build-vs-buy recommendation
Recommendation memo
WEEK 04
Roadmap & Business Case
We sequence the journey, size the investment, and frame the return into a board-ready plan.
Board-ready roadmap
Roadmap doc
Investment & resourcing plan
Resourcing + cost model
Business case & success metrics
Business case + KPI set
What You Walk Away With
Concrete, standalone assets you own
Whether or not you proceed to execution, these are yours.
1
Architecture map & AI maturity scorecard
A clear picture of where you are and where AI can attach.
2
A ranked, value-tested use-case shortlist with ROI hypotheses
The few opportunities worth pursuing, with the numbers behind them.
3
A working prototype plus a target reference architecture
Proof it works, and the design to build toward.
4
A board-ready roadmap, investment plan & business case
A sequenced, costed plan with the metrics execution is held to.
The Engagement
Fixed weeks, fixed fee, de-risked spend
Phase 0 is priced so the decision to explore is easy, and structured so you see the full roadmap and business case before committing a dollar to execution.
Fixed four weeks
A fixed commitment, regardless of how deep the discovery goes.
Fixed fee
Quoted when we scope your Phase 0. Billed up front.
Credited toward execution
If you proceed, the Phase 0 fee is credited toward execution. Phase 0 effectively rolls into the build.
After Phase 0
Execution: one to six months, shaped together
Coming out of Phase 0, we choose the track that carries the roadmap forward, embedded in your workflows, your backlog, your codebase.
AI-Driven Transformation
CoreWe build and ship the AI workflows identified in Phase 0: production agents and pipelines with monitoring and guardrails, not just prototypes.
Staff Augmentation
Senior engineers join your team directly: same sprints, same tools, same standups.
AI Training
Role-based, hands-on programs delivered in-flow on your live work, building capability that outlasts the engagement.
FAQ
Phase 0, answered
The questions leadership teams ask before starting a discovery.
Phase 0 is for leadership teams that know AI should be changing how they operate but need a concrete, de-risked starting point. It fits mid-market companies with real workflows and real data, whether you have active AI pilots or none at all. If you are deciding between vendors, use cases, or build-vs-buy, Phase 0 answers those questions before you commit to a build.
You keep everything. Every deliverable is a standalone asset you own, whether or not you continue with us: the architecture map, maturity scorecard, use-case shortlist, working prototype, reference architecture, roadmap, and business case.
Our engineers do the heavy lifting. From your side, expect a kickoff session, a small number of working interviews with the people who own the key workflows and systems in week one, and short check-ins each week. Access to systems and documentation matters more than meeting hours.
It is a real, runnable proof of the top use case, not a mockup or a slide. It is built to prove feasibility and value quickly, and the target reference architecture defines how it hardens into a production system during execution.
Two ways. First, it is run by senior engineers who build, not analysts who interview, so the output includes a working prototype and a reference architecture, not just recommendations. Second, the discovery itself is AI-accelerated: we run every week on our proprietary AI orchestration platform, so four weeks covers what a traditional audit does in a quarter.
Four weeks from now, you could have the plan and the proof.
Tell us about your operation and we will scope your Phase 0: what we would map, what we would prototype, and what you would walk away with.
Scope a Phase 0