Useful systems.
Built to earn their keep.
Groundwork AI helps small and mid-market companies move from "we should do something with AI" to working systems in production. Without the theater.
Boards approve a vision. Vendors demo a tool. A pilot kicks off. Six months later the pilot is still a pilot, the team is exhausted, and the board is wondering why ROI is a slide deck instead of a number. We exist to close that gap. Short, opinionated engagements that move from "we should" to "it's running" in months, not years.
Each one ships a concrete artifact you can take to your team. Designed to stack, but you can stop after any of them.
Working sessions with the people who'll have to live with the answer. We map your operating reality, surface the bets worth making, and rule out the ones that aren't.
We take the chosen bet and break it into shippable milestones with effort estimates, integration points, and a measurable success target. A written plan, not a slide deck.
We pair with your team to ship the first milestone end-to-end. You own the code, the data, and the relationship the day we leave. No vendor lock-in, no subscription dependency.
Most consulting work is graded on how the deck looks. We grade on whether something is in production making or saving real money.
Big-bang AI transformations stall. We'd rather get one boring thing into production in 90 days than a glamorous one in 18 months.
If we leave and the system breaks, we did it wrong. We work alongside your people, not around them, so when we go, capability stays.
If you're sizing up an AI initiative, or trying to unstall one, let's talk. We'll be honest about whether we're the right fit. If not, we'll point you somewhere good.