AI Discovery & Assessment

Know exactly where AI pays, one solution area at a time.

One solution area (for example, an HR system, an order flow, a claims process) assessed end to end in four weeks, ending in a priced roadmap: modernize what exists, build what is missing, or both.

What it is

One assessment, two paths out.

Every AI program starts with the same question: where does AI pay first, in the systems you already run or in a solution you don't have yet? The AI Discovery & Assessment answers it for one solution area at a time, with evidence. You pick the area (for example, an HR system, an order flow, a claims process), we assess the systems and workflows behind it, and the roadmap routes each opportunity to the right path: Application Modernization where existing systems hold AI back, Solution Development where the capability needs to be built. Not an all-company audit; the next area runs as a follow-on. Also available in the Microsoft Marketplace.

AI Discovery & Assessment

Define the solution now

Investment: $15,000 fixed fee · Duration: 4 weeks

Scope agreed together in week one: one solution area and the systems behind it. At the end of the assessment, the findings, triage, and roadmap are yours. Continue with Cohort, proceed with another provider, or pause: the decision remains yours.

Choose this when

  • Cloud costs are increasing without corresponding business value
  • Legacy applications are slowing operational or AI initiatives
  • Security, governance, or technical debt is creating risk
  • Leadership needs to know what to modernize, build, or leave alone

Outcome

What should we modernize, what should we build, what should we leave alone, and what should happen first? Answered, priced, and yours.

What you get

A plan you can act on, priced.

A/B/C triage of every workload in the area

Selective by Design: we only recommend modernizing where the return justifies it, and we tell you which applications to leave alone.

Value-vs-effort map

Every opportunity in the area plotted, modernization and new builds alike, so execution starts where payback is highest.

Fixed-price roadmap

Each opportunity priced and routed to Application Modernization or Solution Development, so the decision after the assessment is a business decision, not another estimate cycle.

How it runs

Four weeks, week by week.

1

Inventory

Component inventory and stakeholder interviews across the solution area; agree the systems and workflows that matter.

2

Assess

Automated code and infrastructure analysis, validated by our architects: architecture, dependencies, security posture, and run-cost per component. AI does the sweep; humans make the calls.

3

Triage

A/B/C scoring, value-vs-effort mapping, and a modernize-or-build call per opportunity.

4

Roadmap

Fixed-price execution roadmap across both paths, walked through with your leadership.

Who you'll work with

People who have run this at enterprise scale.

Former Microsoft, AWS, and Accenture leaders alongside hands-on infrastructure specialists, data engineers, and solution architects. The founders led global Azure modernization and helped build the Cloud Adoption Framework and the patterns behind Azure Landing Zones. Meet the team →

How much does one assessment cover?

One solution area: the systems and workflows behind it, agreed in week one and sized for a decision-ready roadmap in four weeks. The next area runs as a follow-on assessment.

Will you tell us to modernize everything?

No. Moving applications just to move them has no ROI. Expect a C bucket we recommend leaving alone.

Which platforms?

AWS, Azure, and GCP, plus datacenter, colocation, and other on-prem. Your estate decides the platform mix.

Ready when you are

Put AI to work in 30 days.

Three fixed-fee ways to start, every one ending with proof and a recommended path forward. Everything each engagement produces is yours to keep.

Prefer to talk first? Book a 25-minute fit call

We help define the business problem, confirm sponsorship, and pick the right starting engagement. If we are not the right fit, we say so quickly.