How to Engage

Three ways in. None of them a funnel.

Diagnose where AI can create value. Lead the operating model that makes it real. Oversee the capability as it scales. Each engagement stands on its own merits, entered when it fits.

The three Rhiza Advisory engagements compared across best-fit situation, problem addressed, what Rhiza does, principal outputs, engagement shape, client ownership, and likely next step.
Comparison criterion Diagnose Operational AI Diagnostic Lead Fractional Operational AI Leadership Oversee Strategic AI and Data Oversight
Best for AI activity exists, but priorities, value, ownership, or the execution path are still unclear. AI is strategically important and you need senior operating guidance, without adding a delivery team. Internal ownership exists, but leadership still needs executive guidance, value oversight, or board and investor narrative support.
Problem addressed Teams are pursuing disconnected use cases with no shared view of business value, feasibility, or strategic importance. Promising initiatives stall before production because the workflow, ownership, data, or operating model is not ready. The capability is running, but no one is independently testing whether it is creating the value the business is counting on.
What Rhiza does A concentrated assessment of the highest-value opportunities, current constraints, organizational readiness, and the practical path forward. Embedded fractional leadership delivered through focused execution cycles. Rhiza works alongside business leaders, internal teams, and external partners to establish ownership, guide delivery, remove cross-functional barriers, and connect the work to measurable outcomes. Ongoing executive or board-level advisory for organizations that need experienced judgment, operating oversight, and strategic continuity without a full-time role.
Principal outputs
  • Prioritized AI opportunities
  • Business-value hypotheses
  • Feasibility and data-readiness assessment
  • Operating-model gaps
  • Recommended first initiatives
  • Executive decision roadmap
  • AI operating model
  • Ownership and decision rights
  • Executive steering cadence
  • Value-tracking framework
  • Value-creation oversight
  • Board and sponsor advisory
  • Acquisition-readiness narrative
Engagement shape A focused, time-boxed engagement concluding in a 90-day action plan. Typically begins with a focused 90-day value-realization phase, then continues in execution cycles. Ongoing senior judgment as the capability matures, at a cadence set with leadership.
Your ownership Your leaders and teams supply context and decisions. Rhiza supplies structure, ranking, and executive judgment. Delivery runs through your internal teams and trusted execution partners. Rhiza leads the work; it does not implement it. Your team owns and runs the capability. Rhiza provides independent executive judgment alongside it.
Likely next step Most engagements begin here. It clarifies where the value is and whether deeper leadership or oversight is the right next step. Scope and cadence are established after the initial diagnostic. Usually follows a diagnostic or leadership phase, but can stand alone where internal ownership is already in place.

No pricing is published here. Scope, cadence, and investment depend on the situation, and are discussed directly rather than estimated in advance.

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