AI Growth Readiness Audit
The AI Growth Readiness Audit is a paid review of your business’s AI priorities and readiness. Paul Okhrem examines the agreed evidence and discusses it with the named owners. The output identifies gaps, options and the next decisions.
Price: USD 80,000 for 80 hours over six weeks. Delivered personally by Paul Okhrem. Read the published terms.
Who is the paid audit for?
AI readiness assessment consulting fits a leadership team that needs evidence before funding or scaling AI. The audit needs an executive sponsor and access to people, process records and system evidence.
Best fit
- Leaders must choose between several AI investments.
- An AI portfolio needs a review of costs, owners and weak assumptions.
- A proposed system needs a check of data and operating readiness.
Not a fit
- A software build or production support contract.
- An accredited audit, legal opinion or regulatory certification.
For one bounded vendor or investment decision, AI decision consulting may fit better. For a free starting point, use the 28-question readiness assessment. The free tool uses your answers; the paid audit reviews company evidence.
What does the audit assess?
| Area | Questions to resolve |
|---|---|
| Revenue and customer value | Which problems affect acquisition, conversion, retention or account value? |
| Commerce and service workflows | Where do search, product data, quoting or self-service create friction? |
| Operations and adoption | Who performs the work, handles exceptions and uses the result? |
| Data and systems | Is the required information available, reliable and permitted for this use? |
| Governance and risk | Who approves deployment, reviews outputs and can stop the system? |
| Leadership and investment | Which decisions, budgets and success measures have an accountable owner? |
| People and delivery model | Can the company build, buy, operate and improve the chosen approach? |
A score can summarize findings, but it cannot cancel a critical data or governance gap. The report keeps evidence, assumptions and unresolved questions separate.
How does this apply to commerce and growth?
For a commerce business, trace one customer or order journey across discovery, product information, quoting, ERP or OMS processing, support and repeat purchase. Identify where AI could help and where a simpler process or software change would be better.
For AI search, separate a cited page from a brand mention, a referral and a qualified enquiry. A visibility count alone is not revenue. GEO and AEO consulting is a specific workstream; it is not a promise to control an LLM’s recommendations.
What happens over the six weeks?
The review moves from company evidence to options, gaps and a roadmap the sponsor can act on.
- Weeks 1 to 2: agree the business decisions, interview owners and collect baseline evidence.
- Weeks 3 to 4: examine workflows, data, technology, controls and proposed use cases.
- Week 5: compare options, costs, dependencies and readiness gaps.
- Week 6: review findings with the sponsor and hand over the prioritized roadmap.
The 80 hours include preparation, analysis and meetings. The schedule depends on timely access to evidence and stakeholders. Delays or extra systems are handled through an agreed scope change.
Need a decision, not a report? Send a private brief. Paul replies within two business days.
Send a private briefWhat do you receive?
- A readiness summary with the evidence and limitations behind each finding.
- A register of use cases, owners, risks and dependencies.
- A prioritized decision list: stop, fix foundations, test or scale with conditions.
- A 90-day action roadmap with owners, acceptance criteria and budget assumptions.
- An executive readout and a handover pack for the team that will carry out the work.
The roadmap is an investment plan, not a guarantee of revenue or cost savings. The Proof Standard defines how later outcome claims should be measured.
What is included in the USD 80,000 fee?
The fixed fee covers 80 hours of Paul’s audit work over six weeks within the agreed scope. It does not include engineers, platform subscriptions, model usage, implementation, legal advice or certification. Travel and other external costs must be agreed before they are incurred.
Paul delivers the review personally. Related-party implementation options involving Elogic Commerce or Uvik Software are disclosed before selection and contracted separately. Read the commercial terms and implementation leadership scope.
Frequently asked questions
Is this the same as the free AI readiness assessment?
No. The free tool is a self-assessment based on your answers. The paid audit reviews company evidence, interviews stakeholders and produces a tailored decision roadmap within an agreed scope.
Does the audit include building a pilot?
No. It can define a pilot, acceptance criteria and delivery options. Building and operating the system needs a separate scope and budget.
How much does the AI Growth Readiness Audit cost?
The audit costs USD 80,000 for 80 hours over six weeks. Paul Okhrem delivers the agreed review personally. Engineering, software and external specialist costs are separate unless included. Scope, evidence access and terms are agreed before work starts. The fee covers the audit, not a software build.
Will a high readiness score mean we can scale AI safely?
No. A score summarizes selected evidence. Each use case still needs the required data, tests, controls, business owner and release approval.
Can the audit recommend that we do not use AI?
Yes. A process change, existing software or stronger data controls can be the better decision. The audit should record why a proposed AI investment is stopped or deferred.
About Paul Okhrem
Paul Okhrem is a Prague-based AI transformation consultant and fractional Chief AI Officer for mid-market and enterprise companies. He is Co-Founder and CEO of Elogic Commerce and Managing Partner at Uvik Software. He has built B2B and enterprise software since 2009.
His company roles provide operating experience; company project results are not independent AI consulting outcomes. Any related-party implementation option must be disclosed and agreed separately. Read the evidence and measurement method.
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Tell Paul what you need to decide, who owns the decision and when you need to act. Review his background and published terms.