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For the mid-market

AI Potential Assessment

You know AI matters, but not where. The potential assessment gives you an honest read on your maturity and opportunities instead of a buzzword strategy deck and shows you where AI actually makes a difference for your business.

What the potential assessment is

A grounded diagnosis of your starting point for AI: not a slide marathon, but a defensible read on where deploying AI pays off economically and where it does not.

Built for the sophisticated mid-market that already works cleanly but needs clarity on where the first sensible step lies. We assess your data, processes, systems, your team, compliance and economics, then translate the result into a prioritized list of concrete use cases with an honest recommendation on where to begin.

Who the potential assessment is for

For the sophisticated mid-market that takes AI seriously but stands between competing ideas and wants to know, before investing, where deploying it actually pays off.

Does this sound familiar?
  • Several AI ideas are circulating, but nobody can say which one has the biggest lever.
  • You want to invest, but first need a defensible decision basis instead of a gut feeling.
  • Earlier AI attempts fizzled out because the data or processes did not hold.
  • In front of your board you have to justify the value and effort of an initiative convincingly.

Six analysis dimensions

We look at your company along six dimensions that decide the success or failure of an AI initiative.

Data landscape & quality

Where does which data sit, in what quality and how accessible is it? Without reliable data, every AI use case stays theoretical.

Processes & manual effort

Which core processes still tie up manual work or suffer from media breaks? This is where the first levers for measurable relief sit.

Tech stack & integration readiness

How open are your systems to interfaces and automation? We check what can realistically be connected.

Team & AI capability

What knowledge exists in-house, where are the gaps and who can take ownership of an AI solution?

Compliance & GDPR

Which legal and data-protection guardrails apply? We flag pitfalls early instead of solving them expensively later.

Economics & use-case potential

What value does a use case deliver relative to the effort? We separate worthwhile levers from expensive gimmicks.

How the assessment runs

Structured, fast and without tying up too much of your team's time.

1

Kickoff & scoping

In the free intro call we clarify the goal, scope and the right contacts and fix the frame as binding.

2

Discovery & interviews

In one or two compact sessions we capture data, processes, systems and AI ideas first-hand.

3

Scoring & prioritization

We score the use cases by value and feasibility and condense them into a defensible ranking.

4

Presentation & recommendation

You receive the results in a compact presentation with a clear recommendation for the next step.

What you get in the end

Not an abstract strategy paper, but a decision basis you can act on right away.

Maturity read

An honest assessment along all six dimensions with clear strengths and gaps instead of a flattering self-image.

Prioritized use-case list

Concrete use cases scored by value and feasibility and sorted by the biggest lever first.

Concrete recommendation

A clear recommendation on where to start and which prerequisites still need to be put in place first.

Value anchor

A clear estimate of the expected business impact per use case, so the investment holds up in front of decision-makers.

Investment

€3,500

Result within a few weeks, depending on your contacts' availability.

Fully creditable

If you then decide on a larger custom build, we credit the full investment toward the following AI Specification Day.

Binding offer after the free intro call. All prices net plus VAT.

Free intro call

Not the right fit?

If your initiative is already clear and you want to build right away, you don't need a prior diagnosis. A single AI building block or the AI Quickstart starts immediately.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What most people wonder before the potential assessment.

You don't get a buzzword strategy deck, but a prioritized list of concrete use cases with an honest recommendation on where to start. We assess data, processes, systems, team, compliance, and economics, not trends.
Little. After the kickoff, one or two compact discovery sessions with the right contacts are enough. The result is ready within a few weeks, depending on their availability.
The assessment has a fixed price. If you then decide on a larger custom build, we credit the full amount toward the AI Specification Day. The diagnosis is effectively cost-neutral in that case.
Then we say so openly. An honest no to expensive gimmicks is part of the result and saves you more than the assessment costs. We separate worthwhile levers from gimmicks.

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Clarity on where AI actually pays off

In the free intro call we clarify your starting point and whether the potential assessment is the right entry for you.

Free intro call