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AI Consulting Built for Business Outcomes

A written map, an ROI order, and a commercial path you can fund — from Free Discovery to Consulting $499, Starter $2,500, and Growth $8,000/mo. This page owns the “AI consulting services” query. The catalog hub remains /services/.

Start with one process, not a 12-month program.

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The problem

Strategy without a next action

Slide decks that never name the first process, the owner, or the kill criteria. Zion writes a path you can fund or decline.

No ROI order

Ten “AI ideas” with equal urgency is how programs stall. We rank by effort, risk, and the KPI the process already has.

Advisory that cannot build

If the right next step is an agent, a smaller automation, or waiting, we say so — then we can implement on Starter or Growth.

Spend without a baseline

Cloud and model invoices need an envelope before anyone scales tokens. Pair consulting with FinOps consulting when spend is the constraint.

What we deliver

Current-state map — the one process you named: systems, owners, and where work dies.
ROI-ordered list — what to do first, what to wait on, what not to automate.
Build / buy / wait — a recommendation, not a catalog upsell.
Architecture sketch — data boundaries, human approvals, and the smallest useful pilot.
Written commercial path — Discovery → Consulting → Starter or Growth, with live prices on /plans/ (/pricing/ is a soft noindex alias).

Board-level ROI

Begin with a named process, owner, baseline and stop rule. Readiness vs ROI: Free Discovery helps you record those inputs and review an immediate self-assessment. The questionnaire does not establish measured ROI. Optional path: Discovery → Consulting $499 (roadmap) → Starter or Growth after the scope is agreed. We will not invent a payback percentage. Longer write-up: Pay vs Consulte for AI automation. Related enterprise path: AI & IT engagement for enterprise.

Questions the board actually asks

Which process? Who owns it? What is the baseline today? What does it cost to try? What do we stop if it fails? If those answers are missing, you are not ready for Starter — you are ready for Discovery.

Impact × effort

We rank by the KPI the process already has, the systems it touches, and the risk of a bad write. Ten equal “AI ideas” is how programs stall. High impact / low effort goes first. High risk / unclear owner waits.

Baseline before a story

Cycle time, queue depth, error rate, or hours on the exception list — whatever you already measure. A new dashboard is not a baseline. If the baseline is missing, record that gap and agree a measurement window before evaluating outcomes.

Cost envelope

Build cost (Consulting $499, Starter $2,500, Growth $8,000/mo) plus model and cloud lines. Unbounded tokens are a FinOps problem — pair this with FinOps consulting when spend is the constraint. The envelope is written before anyone scales a pilot.

Free Discovery provides an initial report based on your answers. Consulting $499 can develop a roadmap within a separately agreed scope. The questionnaire and its illustrative estimates do not establish measured savings.

Get a board-readable map before you fund a program.

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Readiness checks before spend

Readiness is a checklist on this page — not a separate /ai-readiness-assessment/ SKU. If two or more items below are missing, start with Free Discovery, not a platform purchase.

Named process — one workflow with a start, a system of record, and a definition of done. “We need AI” is not a process.
Named owner — a human who can pause the work, approve a write, and take the readout to finance.
Data boundary — which systems and fields are in scope. Unsanctioned paste-into-chat is out until a control owner says otherwise.
Baseline — a number you already track, or a measurement window to agree before evaluating the pilot. No invented KPI.
Human gate — irreversible or high-cost actions wait for a person. If you cannot name the gate, you are not ready for an agent.
Cost envelope — what you will spend on people, tools, and model calls before the next review. Growth $8,000/mo is a managed loop, not a blank check.
Kill rule — what “stop” looks like: no owner, no baseline movement, or spend without a log.

Healthcare or PHI processes start on healthcare IT. Payments or banking-adjacent stacks start on industry solutions. This page does not sell a certified readiness product.

Check readiness, then fund the first process — not a catalog.

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Path: Discovery → Consulting $499

Complete Free Discovery online at /discovery/ to record the first process and any readiness gaps. Consulting $499 is optional and separately scoped. See the existing commercial menu (BRL+USD) on /plans/. Enterprise or unclear scope: Consulte.

Discovery (free) — online questionnaire and immediate self-assessment report.
Consulting ($499) — roadmap, ROI order, build / wait / do-not-build.
Only then — Starter or Growth when the first implementation is honest. Related: agents · FinOps.

Process — Discovery to Growth

Discovery (free) — eight questions, about five minutes online and an immediate report. Hub: /discovery/.
Consulting ($499) — roadmap, ROI order, and the decision to build or wait.
Starter ($2,500) — implement the first scoped outcome.
Growth ($8,000/mo) — managed loop, change control, written SLA.

Plans

Plan	Price	Role
Discovery	Free	Online questionnaire and immediate self-assessment report; no payment or meeting. Review baseline and ROI planning separately.
Consulting	$499	Roadmap, impact × effort order, readiness gaps for that process
Starter	$2,500	First implementation after the map and kill rule are honest
Growth	$8,000/mo	Managed delivery, change control, spend envelope — menu on /plans/

Free Discovery Consulting $499 Starter $2,500 Growth $8,000/mo Response within 24h

FAQ

Is this the same as the AI services hub?

No. /services/ is the catalog hub. This page is the commercial landing for “AI consulting services” — outcomes, ROI order, and the path to a project or retainer.

When should we hire consulting vs start an agent?

If you already know the process and the KPI, autonomous agents may be the next conversation. If you do not, start here or on Discovery.

How do you treat healthcare or regulated processes?

Free Discovery is an initial questionnaire, not a compliance audit or certification. Do not submit regulated or confidential data through it. A healthcare or other regulated engagement requires separately agreed data handling, access and review requirements.

What does Discovery include?

Complete eight questions online in about five minutes and receive an immediate self-assessment report to copy or download. No payment or meeting is required. Submission sends your answers through FormSubmit to Zion Commercial with a copy to your validated email; service acceptance is not confirmed inbox delivery. Start at /discovery/ or use /contact/ for questions.

How fast do you respond?

Within 24 hours via /contact/ or kleber@ziontechgroup.com.

How do you present ROI to a board?

Use a measured baseline, agreed cost assumptions and a defined evaluation period. Free Discovery records initial inputs; it does not certify ROI, savings or payback. We do not invent a payback percentage or a case study. See Board-level ROI and Pay vs Consulte for AI automation.

Do you sell a separate AI readiness assessment?

No. There is no /ai-readiness-assessment/ URL. Readiness is the checklist on this page. If the process, owner, baseline, or kill rule is missing, start with Free Discovery.

What if we are not ready to spend on a build?

Use the initial self-assessment to record the gaps and decide what to validate next. Consulting, a smaller pilot, waiting, or a scoped FinOps review may be appropriate after scope review. No purchase is required to complete Discovery.

When does consulting become an agent project?

When the process, owner, data boundary, and human gate are written. Then the next conversation is autonomous AI agents — still sequenced Discovery → Starter → Growth. Governance and helpdesk deepen that page; they are not separate SKUs.

Get the map before the program.

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