Turn the AI tips you keep hearing
into a plan for your business.

We talk with you and the people doing the work, see where the time goes and rank where AI could help most. You walk away with a clear plan, the right tools and a dollar figure on each step.

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From $3,000 + GST
Usually two to three weeks

What you walk away withYours to keep
  1. Process map

    Where your team’s time goes

  2. Tool review

    What to keep, and which AI tool fits

  3. Opportunities

    Ranked by hours and dollars saved

  4. The plan

    What to do now, and what can wait

Sound familiar?

Most owners we speak to are somewhere in here.

  • The AI sales pitches don’t stop.

    Cold calls, emails and a new AI button on every app. Nobody’s shown you what fits your business.
  • A few people use it. Most don’t.

    What works stays in one or two heads, and nobody’s sure what’s safe to put in.
  • Someone has to check everything it does.

    It makes things up and sounds sure of itself, so the time it saved goes on checking.
  • You’ve paid for it, and not much changed.

    Or you’re about to, and you want to know it’ll pay off before you commit.

The assessment tells you where AI will save your team the most time, what to do first and what isn’t worth paying for.

How it works

Two to three weeks, start to finish.

01
About 90 minutes

Kickoff with you

What’s working, what gets in the way as you grow, and the numbers behind it.

02
30 to 60 minutes each

Time with your team

Short sessions with the people doing the work, on site or by video. We see how work actually gets done and where it gets stuck.

03
Our time, not yours

We do the analysis

We compare what we heard with how the work really runs, work out what delays and rework cost, and rank every opportunity.

04
About an hour

Findings session

We walk you through the plan, answer your questions and talk about what’s next.

The assessment stands on its own. You keep the plan, whether or not we work together after that.

What you get

A plan you can act on, built from your own numbers.

Where the time goes

A map of how work moves through your business, with the time and cost marked where it gets stuck.

Your tools, reviewed

What you already pay for, including the AI add-ons, what’s earning its keep and which AI tool suits your team. We don’t resell any of them.

Opportunities, ranked

Each one scored on hours saved once checking is counted, effort, cost and what’s safe to put in, using your team’s real figures.

A plan in order

What to start now, what to leave alone and what to save for later, with a realistic idea of what each step gets you.

What clients say

We brought Daniel in for an ops and AI audit, and what stood out most was how he actually worked.

He didn't just take my word for it — he got in front of the team, sat down with the people actually doing the work, and asked where things get stuck… What we've come away with isn't a stack of new software to buy. It's a clear, sequenced plan… That's the part I trust: it feels achievable, not aspirational.

Jayden PostPrincipal Adviser, Cruz Financial Planning

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Who it’s for

A good first step if you want answers before you spend.

You’re a fit if:

You know AI should help, but you’re not sure where to start

Some of your team use AI and some don’t, and you want one way of doing it

You’d like to know what it’s worth before you pay for tools or training

You can give us a few hours of your team’s time over a couple of weeks

Not a fit if:

You’ve already decided what you want and need custom software built

You’re after a quick score without anyone talking to your team

You want AI to replace your people, not free them up

It’s just you for now, with no team yet

Investment

From $3,000 + GSTUsually two to three weeks from kickoff

  • The price depends on the size of your team and how many people we speak with.
  • You get a fixed price before we start, so there are no surprises.
  • You keep the plan, whether or not we work together after that.
FAQ

Questions about the assessment.

How much of our time does it take?
For you, a kickoff of about 90 minutes and the findings session at the end. For your team, a short session each, usually 30 to 60 minutes, booked around their week.
We already use AI, or tried it and not much changed. Is it still worth doing?
Yes. We start from what’s already working and build on it. Some of the quickest wins come from sharing what one or two people already do with the rest of the team. If an earlier try went nowhere, it’s usually because people were handed a tool without a clear job for it, or the process was messy to begin with. We look at the work first, so you can see what should change and what it’s worth.
We get pitched AI tools all the time. Will you tell us which one to buy?
We’ll recommend the one that fits your work and the tools you already pay for, whether that’s Claude, ChatGPT or Microsoft Copilot, and check the AI add-ons you’re already paying for. If what you have is enough, we’ll say so. We don’t resell software or take commissions, so there’s nothing to push.
Do you work on site?
Yes. We’re based in Melbourne and work with teams on site or by video, whichever suits you. If you’re interstate and want us there in person, we can travel, and we’ll include it in the quote so you know the cost upfront.
What happens after the assessment?
That’s up to you. Some teams run with the plan themselves. Others ask us to help with workshops or putting it in place, which we quote from what the assessment finds.
How is this different from a free AI readiness quiz?
A quiz scores your answers to general questions. The assessment is built from conversations with your team and your own numbers, so the plan fits how your business actually runs.
Daniel Donovan, founder of Alpine Advisory AI
Who you’ll talk to

Hi, I’m Daniel.

I spent over ten years in financial services, eight of them advising clients and running operations at the same time. So I know what it’s like when the work clients pay for gets buried under everything around it.

Now I help founders and their teams work out where AI genuinely helps and get it working in everyday work. It’s how I run my own business too, so everything I recommend is something I use myself.

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