We price around outcomes. Not hours.
Defined scope. Clear deliverables. Published investment ranges.
Every engagement has a defined scope, clear deliverables, and a published investment range. You know what you are getting before you commit.
How We Think About Value
Five principles that guide how we scope, price, and deliver every engagement.
Defined Scope
Every engagement has clear boundaries, deliverables, and acceptance criteria agreed upfront.
Outcome-Based Delivery
We price around results and milestones — not hours logged or bodies on seats.
Indicative Pricing Bands
Published ranges so you can plan budgets before the first conversation.
Milestone-Based Execution
Payment tied to visible progress. Nothing proceeds without stakeholder sign-off.
Optional Retained Advisory
Ongoing support available after delivery — step down gracefully, not abruptly.
AI Readiness Assessment
Where most enterprise relationships begin — a structured, expert-led engagement that gives your leadership team a clear picture of where you stand.
Process
Discovery & Alignment
Week 1We begin with a working session to understand your context, ambitions, concerns, stakeholders, and success criteria. This ensures the assessment is grounded in your business, not a generic maturity template.
Evidence-Based Assessment
Weeks 2-3We run interviews, technical review, and structured analysis across all six dimensions. We look beyond stated ambition and assess the real conditions for AI delivery.
Synthesis & Prioritisation
Week 3We bring the findings together into a clear view of strengths, gaps, risks, dependencies, and opportunities. Every recommendation is grounded in evidence and shaped around practical next steps.
Executive Readout
Week 4We present the findings, walk through the roadmap, answer questions, and help you align on what should happen next.
What You Receive
Executive Summary
A concise, board-ready view of your current position, the most important findings, and the implications for investment, risk, and execution.
Capability Heatmap
A visual breakdown of maturity across all six dimensions, showing where you are strong, where you are exposed, and where the biggest constraints sit.
Risk & Constraint Analysis
A clear view of the issues most likely to slow, weaken, or derail AI initiatives, from data issues and technical debt to governance gaps, delivery bottlenecks, and capability shortfalls.
Prioritised Roadmap
A sequenced plan covering immediate actions, near-term priorities, and strategic investments, mapped against business value, delivery complexity, and organisational readiness.
Recommended Next Steps
Clear guidance on how to move forward, whether that means progressing internally, working with 1Digit, or using a hybrid approach. No lock-in. No obligation.
What You Always Get
Regardless of scope, every engagement includes these commitments.
Structured Documentation
Every engagement produces clear, versioned deliverables — not slide decks that gather dust.
Executive-Ready Deliverables
Outputs designed for board-level communication, not just technical teams.
Architectural Clarity
Reference architectures, data flows, and integration patterns — not abstract diagrams.
Transparent Assumptions
Every recommendation comes with stated assumptions, constraints, and risk factors.
Defined Next Steps
Clear handover with prioritised actions, ownership mapping, and transition support.
Common Questions
Answers to the questions our clients ask most.
Do you offer fixed-price engagements?
What happens if scope changes during the engagement?
Can we start with a small engagement to test the relationship?
Do you provide ongoing support after delivery?
How do you handle procurement and contracts?
What is the typical time to value?
Ready to Scope Your Engagement?
Book a 30-minute pricing and scope discussion. No obligation, no hard sell — just clarity on what the right engagement looks like for you.