AI READINESS AUDIT
An AI audit that shows exactly where AI will pay back fastest — in 2 to 3 weeks.
A structured AI audit (AI readiness audit) for founder-led businesses doing $2M-$50M in revenue. Score your operations across 7 dimensions, identify the 3-5 AI use cases worth shipping in the next 90 days, and walk away with a written roadmap your team can execute against — with or without us.
WHO THIS IS FOR
Built for founder-led businesses, not enterprise IT
Most AI consulting was designed for Fortune 500 budgets and 12-month timelines. This audit is built for the operator who needs answers in 30 days, not a year. Serving the Phoenix metro area from our Gilbert, AZ office.
$2M-$50M annual revenue
Past the chaos of early-stage, but small enough that the founder still touches every major decision.
5-10 disconnected SaaS tools
CRM, ops platform, finance, comms, project management — all paid for, none truly talking to each other.
Tried AI tools, got mixed results
Bought ChatGPT seats, maybe a copilot or two. Productivity bumps in pockets, but no real operational lift.
Need a roadmap, not another vendor demo
Tired of sales pitches dressed up as strategy. Want a plan grounded in your actual workflows and data.
WHAT'S INCLUDED
Six deliverables. One written report. One live readout.
Every audit follows the same structured workflow so the deliverable is consistent, comparable, and actionable.
Operational workflow audit
Map every revenue-generating and back-office workflow. Identify the 5-10 highest-leverage automation opportunities.
SaaS stack & data audit
Full inventory of every tool, license, integration, and where data lives. Quantify duplication, gaps, and annual spend.
AI use-case prioritization
Score 15-30 AI use cases by ROI, time-to-value, and feasibility. Recommend the 3-5 to ship in 90 days.
Team & change-readiness review
Stakeholder interviews to surface adoption risks before they kill momentum. Skill gaps, governance, and incentives.
Written readiness report
20-30 page deliverable with scoring, prioritized roadmap, vendor/build recommendations, and a 90-day action plan.
Executive readout & Q&A
90-minute working session with the leadership team. Walk through findings, debate trade-offs, align on what ships first.
THE PROCESS
Two to three weeks. Three phases. One executive readout.
Week 1
Discovery & data collection
Kickoff, stakeholder interviews (5-8), tool inventory, data-flow mapping, and access to representative process documentation.
Week 2
Analysis & scoring
Workflow scoring across 7 dimensions, AI use-case modeling, ROI estimates per opportunity, and vendor/build evaluation.
Weeks 2-3
Report & executive readout
Written readiness report delivered, followed by a live executive readout and a prioritized 90-day implementation roadmap.
INVESTMENT
The audit is a $7,500 fixed fee.
One price for the full diagnostic, readiness scoring, and 90-day roadmap, agreed before kickoff — no hourly billing, no surprise change orders.
PROOF
What this work has delivered
FAQ
Common questions about the audit
An AI audit (also called an AI readiness audit) is a structured diagnostic that reviews your workflows, SaaS stack, and data to determine where AI will actually pay back. It scores operational readiness across 7 dimensions, prioritizes the 3-5 highest-ROI AI use cases, and produces a written 90-day implementation roadmap — so you invest in AI based on evidence, not vendor hype.
Two to three weeks from kickoff to the final readout. Week 1 is discovery and interviews, week 2 is analysis and scoring, and the written report and executive working session follow by the end of week 3.
The Aries AI Readiness Audit is a $7,500 fixed fee for founder-led businesses doing $2M-$50M in revenue. The price is quoted before kickoff, with no hourly billing and no change orders. Detailed pricing is in the audit cost guide.
Yes. This audit is built specifically for founder-led small and mid-sized businesses ($2M-$50M revenue), not enterprise IT departments. It is one fixed-fee engagement sized for an owner-led operation, so a small business gets a focused diagnostic rather than a Fortune 500 timeline.
A DIY AI audit can surface obvious quick wins, but an outside AI audit firm brings cross-industry benchmarks, ROI modeling, and objectivity your internal team can't easily replicate. The value is a prioritized, defensible roadmap — not just a list of tools to try.
A 20-30 page written readiness report with scoring across 7 dimensions, a prioritized list of 3-5 AI use cases to ship in 90 days, vendor vs. build recommendations, an annual SaaS-spend analysis, and a 90-minute live executive readout.
The founder/CEO plus 4-7 functional leaders (sales, ops, finance, customer success, IT if applicable). Total time commitment per leader is 60-90 minutes for the interview, plus the final 90-minute readout.
No. The report is yours. Many clients hand it to internal teams or other vendors. About 60% choose to engage Aries for implementation because the audit team already understands the context — but it is never required.
Wondering what to budget? See a full breakdown of AI readiness audit pricing in 2026.
Ready to find out what AI is actually worth in your business?
Schedule a 30-minute strategy call. No pitch deck — just a working conversation about where you are, what you've tried, and whether an audit is the right next step.