AI strategy & consultancy
AI strategy: a clear plan for where AI pays off
We look at your processes and tell you honestly where AI earns its keep, and where it's a waste. You get a prioritised roadmap and a small pilot before you commit big.
Clients rate us 4.9
- Advice grounded in what we built
- Honest build-or-skip calls
- A small pilot first
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The problem
What gets in the way
AI is everywhere, but most companies have no idea where to start.
AI hype, but unclear ROI
Everyone says you should do something with AI; nobody says what it returns. We do the sums first: where is the recurring work and how many hours does it cost? Only then do we say what it is worth building.
You don't know where to start
You have ten ideas and don't know which first, or none and a feeling you're missing something. A plan ordered by return and feasibility makes it concrete: what first, what later, what never.
The risk of building the wrong thing
The biggest risk isn't that AI fails, but that you spend months on something that doesn't touch the problem. So we often advise a small pilot on your own data first.
Compliance worries: the AI Act and GDPR
With client and personal data you can't just do anything; the AI Act and the GDPR set requirements. We factor those in from the start.
How we look at it
One vendor shouts that an agent can do anything, the next sells you a dashboard nobody opens. And you're left with the real question: where does this actually earn us something. That's what we sort out.
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We look at your processes, not at what's trending, and find the spots where AI demonstrably saves time or money. Just as important: we tell you where it isn't needed. What sets us apart from most advisers is that we build this ourselves.
We have brought hundreds of AI solutions into production, for companies in dozens of industries. So we advise from what actually works in production. We think along with you: we listen first to what you want to achieve now and where you are heading, then choose the technology to match, for the most scalable and powerful result that is cost-efficient at the same time.
What we build
How we help
We walk through your processes and look for where time disappears into retyping or searching. We map those opportunities with an estimate of what they're worth.
For each opportunity we say plainly: build it, buy it off the shelf, or don't do it. We have no interest in making the project as big as possible.
Whatever returns most for the least effort goes first. You get a plan you carry out step by step, on your own or with us, fitted to your budget and team.
Before you commit heavily, we build a small working piece on your own data. You then know whether it works before you free up the real budget.
We don't draw diagrams and leave. What we advise we have built ourselves, so it comes from systems running at clients and not from a report.
What we built
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Our approach
From idea to working software in four phases
Every project runs through the same four phases, so you always know what's happening, what comes next and what it costs, from first call to live software, usually in weeks rather than months.
- 01Phase 1Free intake
Understand & analyse
Everything starts with a good conversation. We map your goals, processes and the bottlenecks worth solving: no sales pitch, just an honest read on where the biggest win sits.
- 02Phase 2Free blueprint
Blueprint & quote
We turn the analysis into a blueprint: a clear plan showing exactly which steps we'll take and why, paired with one fixed quote. You know up front precisely what we build, what it costs and when it's done, so the bill can't surprise you afterwards. And that blueprint is free and without obligation.
- 03Phase 3Prototype in days
Build, test & deploy
Then we build, in short iterations. You see a working prototype in days and a finished product in weeks. We work on a modern, AI-native and secure stack, with data protection and GDPR in mind from day one.
- 04Phase 4100% your code
Implement & optimise
We launch, hand over the full codebase and keep improving on your terms. You get 100% ownership of the code we write. Hosting and maintenance are optional.
What you always get
Fixed price
Agreed up front.
100% code ownership
Your code, fully yours.
Live in weeks
Prototypes in days, finished in weeks.
Modern & secure
A scalable stack that always integrates with the latest tech. Secured by our in-house cybersecurity experts.
Tools & tech
Not tied to one model or platform
We're not tied to one model or platform. We pick the AI approach that fits your data, budget and goal (an off-the-shelf model, a custom pipeline, or a mix), and we're honest when simpler tech does the job just as well.
- An AI opportunity scan: the spots in your processes where AI genuinely earns its keep
- An honest build-or-skip call on each opportunity, even when the answer is 'don't'
- A prioritised roadmap by impact and feasibility, matched to your budget and team
- A grounded business case per opportunity: what it costs and what it returns
- A built-in check against the AI Act and GDPR, so there are no surprises later
- Optionally a small pilot on your own data before you commit big
- A concrete follow-up plan you can run with yourself or with us
- A fixed price agreed upfront, with no open ends
Faster Delivery. Fixed price. Forever your code.
Traditional agencies make software feel risky. Topdevs makes the project clear before we build.
Frequently asked questions
What does an AI strategy engagement cost?
It depends on how deep you want to go, but you always get a fixed price agreed upfront. A scan with a prioritised roadmap is a matter of a few days to a couple of weeks, depending on how many processes we review. Want a small pilot on top, then that's added as a separate, pre-agreed step. You know where you stand from the start.
How long until I have a plan?
We usually deliver an opportunity scan with a roadmap within a few days to a couple of weeks, depending on how many processes are involved and how well we can see into them. We work concretely: at the end you don't get a vague report but a list of opportunities in order, each with a clear recommendation. Any pilot we schedule separately afterwards.
Who owns the advice and the roadmap?
You do. The advice, the roadmap and the business cases are yours, and you can run them with your own team or another party. You're not tied to us. If we then build a pilot or the real system, that code is just as much yours, in your own environment.
Does AI strategy replace my people or my decisions?
No. A strategy doesn't make decisions for you, it makes them better informed. We map the opportunities and the risks; you decide what to do. And if we later build something, the principle is the same as in all our work: people do the judgement, the system does the repetition.
Is AI honestly needed here, or are you just selling AI?
Honesty is exactly the point. In plenty of cases the answer is 'no, just use automation or an off-the-shelf tool', and then we say so. We've no stake in the biggest possible AI project. We only put AI on the table where it demonstrably returns more than a simpler solution would.
Why advice from you and not a classic consultancy?
Because we build what we advise. Most AI advisers draw a plan and are gone before a line of code is written. We do write that code, and we bring it into production ourselves. So our advice comes from practice: we know what a pilot costs, where projects stall and what AI can and can't do, because we've done it ourselves.
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