Readiness & Blueprint
A paid, fixed-fee diagnostic, and the way into every Advise engagement. It answers three board questions: are we ready, what should we build first, and what will it cost to run safely on Azure.
- How long
- 4 weeks
- How it is bought
- Fixed fee
- Led by
- Chief AI Architect, with the Chief AI Strategist
- You own
- Seven artefacts and a board decision on what to do next
Week by week
| Week | What happens | Led by |
|---|---|---|
| 0 · Mobilise | Scoping call, pre-read questionnaire, read-only (Reader) access to the Azure tenant and Microsoft Purview if present | Architect |
| 1 · Discover | Stakeholder interviews (CIO, CISO, data owner, enterprise architect, 2 to 3 business leads). Current-state scan of the Azure estate, identity, network, data platform and security posture | Both |
| 2 · Prioritise and govern | Use-case workshop, scored on value and feasibility. AI governance baseline and data-boundary mapping | Both |
| 3 · Design | Target architecture for a sovereign AI landing zone on Microsoft Foundry, with a Copilot Studio or pro-code decision per use case. Token and run-cost model | Architect |
| 4 · Decide | Phased roadmap, risk register and board readout. Proof of Value candidate agreed | Both |
What you own at the end of week 4
| Deliverable | What it contains | Owner |
|---|---|---|
| Current-state AI & data audit | Azure estate, identity, network, data governance, security posture, ERP integration readiness (for example SAP S/4HANA, where in scope) | Architect |
| AI use-case portfolio | Up to 5 use cases scored on value, feasibility and risk. One named Proof of Value candidate | Strategist |
| Target architecture blueprint | Sovereign AI landing zone on Microsoft Foundry, AI gateway, network isolation, identity, Copilot Studio or pro-code decisions, architecture decision records | Architect |
| AI governance & data-boundary baseline | AI usage policy, AI register template, data classification and boundary map, aligned to ISO/IEC 42001 | Architect |
| Risk & FinOps model | Token consumption forecast, run cost at pilot and at scale, risk register | Architect |
| Phased roadmap | 90-day, 6-month and 12-month plan from proof of concept to production | Both |
| Board readout | A 90-minute session and a 10 to 12 slide pack with the recommendation and budget ask | Strategist |
