Consulting · Strategic AI consulting

AI consulting for companies: making sure it actually pays off.

Where does AI really pay off? What's feasible, what's responsible — and who steers it? We bring clarity, structure and delivery. No hype, no tool demo — real impact on your business processes.

For executives who own the ROI. For CFOs who must prove it. For compliance leaders accountable under the EU AI Act and NIS2. We make AI decisions not just effective, but defensible.

Where does AI pay off for us first?
How does the pilot reliably reach production?
How do we stay in control of the EU AI Act & data protection?
How does AI value become measurable?

These are the right questions. We answer them with you.

The first call takes 30 minutes and is free. Strategic consulting starts at €1,800 net, a full consulting day costs €2,400 net. See the full framework.

30+ years of practice · IT · business · digitalisation · business processes

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Phase 1

Orient & assess

Clarity before investment: where does AI pay off — and where not?

01

AI Strategy & Business Readiness

Problem: AI initiatives often start without a goal or link to business strategy.

Services: Assessment, AI target picture, readiness check, prioritisation by business value.

Benefit: A solid AI agenda instead of activism.

02

AI Use-Case Analysis & Assessment

Problem: Not every idea is worth it — and few assess it honestly.

Services: Assessment by business value, data, complexity, risk and feasibility.

Benefit: Clarity on what is worth building — and what isn't.

03

AI Tool & Vendor Assessment

Problem: The market is opaque and vendor dependency is real.

Services: Neutral assessment of tools and models, exit and fallback strategy.

Benefit: An informed choice without lock-in risk.

04

AI Competence for Leaders & Teams

Problem: Without shared understanding, AI stays theory or hype.

Services: Executive briefings and grounded orientation — clear and applicable.

Benefit: Confidence to act instead of buzzword bingo.

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Phase 2

Deliver: processes, automation & systems

From analysis to a working solution — controlled and production-ready.

05

AI-Powered Process Optimisation

Problem: AI on a bad process only makes the bad process faster.

Services: Process analysis, bottleneck identification, targeted AI where it counts.

Benefit: Noticeably more efficient operations instead of AI cosmetics.

06

AI Automation & Workflow Design

Problem: Siloed tools and manual handovers slow operations down.

Services: End-to-end workflows: input → AI → control → output, with approvals and logging.

Benefit: Automation that actually runs day to day.

07

AI Knowledge Systems

Problem: Knowledge is scattered across people, documents and systems.

Services: RAG/knowledge systems that make documents and expertise usable.

Benefit: Fast, reliable answers from your own knowledge.

08

Private AI & Local/Hybrid Infrastructure

Problem: Sensitive data must not go to the cloud unchecked.

Services: Concept and build of local/hybrid AI on your own infrastructure.

Benefit: AI usage with data control and independence.

09

AI Prototyping & MVP Design

Problem: Big AI plans fail for lack of first steps.

Services: Blueprint, MVP scope, working prototype under controlled conditions.

Benefit: Learn fast before investing big.

A concrete case in mind?Describe it in two sentences. You get a first read on whether consulting, a project or neither is worth it.
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Phase 3

Govern & lead

Make AI controllable — and strengthen leadership with better decisions.

10

AI Governance & EU AI Act Readiness

Problem: AI usage with no overview, no evidence, no clear accountability.

Services: AI inventory, risk assessment, roles and evidence — along EU AI Act and NIS2.

Benefit: Audit-readiness and control instead of a black box — with evidence that holds up before the board, auditors and regulators.

11

AI for Management & Decisions

Problem: Nearly nine in ten companies are unhappy with the financial outcome of their AI spend — because ROI was never defined measurably (Roland Berger, 2025). Leadership decides on gut feeling instead of proven ground.

Services: Decision templates, AI-assisted analyses, executive view.

Benefit: Better decisions on a clear factual basis.

12

AI Transformation with Process & Org Experience

Problem: AI projects rarely fail on tech — usually on process and organisation.

Services: Guiding the AI transformation along processes, IT and organisation.

Benefit: AI that lands and stays in the organisation.

The assignment that comes first

Before an AI action can be approved, someone has to have written the rules.

Running AI agents under control takes three things no software brings along: a rule set defining what may run unquestioned and what may not; an honest list of the agents actually at work in your organisation; and named people with approval rights, wired into your own sign-in. If one of them is missing, that is not a disqualifier — it is the consulting assignment that comes first. That is what we are here for.

Execution Control Layer

AXYON

Checks every action an AI agent proposes against fixed rules before execution, obtains human approval where required, and keeps a chained log of what was ordered, approved and initiated — including the refusals. We advise beforehand; it runs in your own house, without us.

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Governance Design & Control

ZERYON Control Studio

Where the rule set is written: agents, workflows and policies are designed and rehearsed — with full governance but without real side effects. Locally on the Mac.

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The EU AI Act and NIS2 side of the question — which AI is running in your organisation at all, and how ready it is — is answered by GARION. Here too: we set it up, you operate it.

Where determinism matters most

The costlier the mistake, the more valuable a provable decision path.

The more regulated and expensive a wrong decision, the more a system whose path is defined, traceable and provable matters. Four fields our approach is especially suited to — backed by 30+ years of practice and by systems we run ourselves (GARION, KAIRON, AIRPROOF).

Industry & mechanical engineering

Scattered expertise, critical processes, high liability.

Where we connect: RAG/knowledge systems and local AI on your own infrastructure — knowledge made usable without giving up data sovereignty.

Financial services & fintech

Regulation, evidence duties, expensive wrong decisions.

Where we connect: provable AI decisions with roles, logging and audit — an ROI the CFO can defend.

Pharma & medtech

Documentation duties, sensitive data, oversight.

Where we connect: governance by design and private AI — evidence instead of a black box.

Regulated professional services

Law, tax, audit: confidentiality, liability, precision.

Where we connect: controllable systems with a defined scope — no prompt roulette, but auditable results.

How we work together — without risk

From question to impact in five steps.

1

Discovery call

30 min, no obligation. Clarify the need, first assessment.

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2

Analysis & assessment

Use cases, risk and feasibility — honestly assessed.

3

Concept & proposal

Clear plan, transparent effort, next steps.

4

Build

Build in a controlled way — with governance, evidence and fallback.

5

Operate & scale

Monitoring, iteration and measurable impact.

"AI only becomes valuable when it improves business processes, makes responsibility visible and prepares better decisions."

Terms

A clear entry. A clear framework.

The first call takes 30 minutes and is free. It serves to understand your situation and to clarify whether and how we can sensibly support you.

First call
30 minutes, free. Understand the situation, clarify whether and how we can sensibly support you.
Strategic consulting
If an assignment follows, strategic consulting starts at €1,800 net.
Consulting day
A full consulting day is charged at €2,400 net.
Larger mandates
For larger consulting mandates we agree a clearly defined scope and cost framework in advance.
Moving into development
If the consulting leads to the development of an individual AI business application, the project terms stated there apply.

No open-ended consulting loops. You know before we start what we deliver and what it costs.

FAQ

Frequently asked.

What does the consulting cost?
The first call takes 30 minutes and is free. If an assignment follows, strategic consulting starts at €1,800 net; a full consulting day is charged at €2,400 net. For larger mandates we agree a clearly defined scope and cost framework in advance. If the consulting leads to the development of an individual AI business application, the project terms stated there apply. No open-ended consulting loops: you know before we start what we deliver and what it costs. All terms.
We already have a consultancy — what is different here?
We build the systems we advise on ourselves and run them in production: GARION, KAIRON, AIRPROOF, AXYON and ZERYON Control Studio. A recommendation coming out of our intro call is therefore measured against what can actually be built and operated — not against a market study. And we say no when a project does not pay off.
What happens in the free intro call?
30 minutes over Zoom, no obligation. You describe the situation, we place where the value most likely sits and which prerequisites are missing. You get a first assessment and a proposal for the next step — not a contract to sign.
Do we have to have you build it as well?
No. Consulting and development can be commissioned separately. Often the outcome of an assessment is that an existing product will do, or that nothing should be built at all — in that case we say so, even when it costs us the assignment.
We have nobody internally to carry this. Does it still work?
We need one person on your side who is allowed to decide. AI expertise is not a prerequisite — executive briefings and enabling your teams are part of the service. What we do not take over is permanent responsibility for your processes; that stays in your organisation.
Do you advise on the EU AI Act and NIS2?
Yes — as implementation consulting, not legal advice. The risk class follows from the use case, not from the tool; that is why we always start by determining the use case rather than issuing a blanket classification. For inventory and readiness we use GARION.
How quickly can we start?
The intro call can be booked directly through the calendar on this page. How quickly an assignment can start afterwards depends on scope and is scheduled in the proposal.
Without a calendar

Describe your case in two sentences.

You get a first read on whether consulting, a project or neither is worth it — in writing, without a scheduled call. If you prefer a phone call, that works too.

Book a slot

Book your intro call online.

Pick a time that suits you — simple and direct.

The call takes place via Zoom — you’ll receive the link automatically by email after booking.