Does every project require a paid audit?

No. A paid audit is not mandatory for a standard receptionist or website when the scope is already clear. The audit is for businesses that know something is costing them time or enquiries but are not yet sure which change is worth making.

What affects the audit price?

The number of workflows being reviewed, the number of locations, how many people need to be interviewed, and how many existing systems are in scope. A single-site business with one bottleneck is at the bottom of the range. The scope and the price are agreed before any work starts, so the figure is never a surprise.

What if AI is not the best solution?

Then we say so. If a process change, a form or a phone setting fixes the problem, that is what the audit will recommend. We would rather lose the implementation than sell an unnecessary one.

Does every client receive every ALF module?

No. ALF OS is a family of modules, bought one at a time, not a bundle. We configure only the modules the agreed problem justifies, and the roadmap says which those are before anything is built. Most engagements involve one.

AI Opportunity Audit Live

Find where AI is worth using — before you spend on it.

Most AI spending in small businesses goes on tools nobody ends up using. This is the work that decides what not to build.

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What it looks like

The report you are handed.

The analysis, the shortlist, the plan and the costs — yours to take to anyone you choose, whether or not ALF builds any of it.

Report template v1.0

AI Opportunity Audit and Roadmap

00Engagement detailsBusiness · Main contact · Prepared by · Date of audit
01Scope and exclusionsProcess examined · Why it was chosen · Evidence seen · Explicitly out of scope
02Step 1 — Map where the time and the enquiries goStep · Who touches it · What it waits for · Typical wait
03Step 2 — Find the bottlenecks, not the annoyances4 tests · Candidate · Tests met · Evidence
04Step 3 — Score each candidate on impact, effort and riskCandidate · Impact · Effort · Risk
05Step 4 — Apply the four tests before AI goes anywhere near itTest · Pass / fail · Note
06Step 5 — The 30-day planThe one thing being changed · What we expect to happen · The single number we will judge it by · That number today
07Beyond the first 30 daysNext candidate · Depends on · Not before
08Indicative build and running costsItem · One-off · Ongoing · What moves it
09What happens nextFollow-up call booked for · Who is on the call · Decision needed by

Excerpt — Step 3 — Score each candidate on impact, effort and risk

Candidate	Impact	Effort	Risk	Impact ÷ effort	Keep or strike

Structure only. Every field is blank because nothing has been measured — this is the template, not an audit.

What it does

A plan, not a pitch.

If the plan says the best next step is something we do not sell, that is what it will say.

AnalysisWhere the time and the enquiries actually go, mapped step by step — who touches each one, and what it waits for.

PrioritiesEach candidate scored on impact, effort and risk, ordered by impact over effort, with the ones worth striking out struck out.

FeasibilityChecked against the software you actually run, not against what it says on a vendor page. The honest answer is often no.

The planA 30-day plan with one owner and one number to judge it by, a roadmap beyond it, and indicative build and running costs.

The session

What happens on the call.

One working session, and a follow-up to work through what came out of it.

BeforeWe agree the scope — how many workflows, locations, people and systems — and the price, in writing. You send a short description of the business. No preparation deck, no data extract.

DuringWe walk the agreed workflows step by step: who touches what, where it waits, where it gets dropped, and what each one depends on. Feasibility is checked against the software you actually run.

AfterYou get the analysis, the prioritised use cases, the roadmap and indicative build and running costs, then a follow-up call to work through it. What you do next is entirely your call.

Where it stops

What it will not do.

It will tell you when you do not need it. If you already know missed calls are the problem, start with Reception and keep the fee — and there is no obligation to commission anything the roadmap recommends.

What it costs

From £750.

The final figure depends on how many workflows, locations, stakeholders and existing systems are in scope, and the scope and price are agreed before any work begins. An implementation is quoted separately against the roadmap, never bundled into the audit fee.

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Questions

About AI Opportunity Audit.

Does every project require a paid audit?: No. A paid audit is not mandatory for a standard receptionist or website when the scope is already clear. The audit is for businesses that know something is costing them time or enquiries but are not yet sure which change is worth making.
What affects the audit price?: The number of workflows being reviewed, the number of locations, how many people need to be interviewed, and how many existing systems are in scope. A single-site business with one bottleneck is at the bottom of the range. The scope and the price are agreed before any work starts, so the figure is never a surprise.
What if AI is not the best solution?: Then we say so. If a process change, a form or a phone setting fixes the problem, that is what the audit will recommend. We would rather lose the implementation than sell an unnecessary one.
Does every client receive every ALF module?: No. ALF OS is a family of modules, bought one at a time, not a bundle. We configure only the modules the agreed problem justifies, and the roadmap says which those are before anything is built. Most engagements involve one.

Start here

Ring it. Then decide.

The audit is how you decide which module is worth building. It is the only one of the five that can end by telling you to buy nothing.

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