Map. Validate. Decide.

Discovery Sprint

Map your highest-value AI opportunity in 2–3 weeks

You have ideas about where AI could help. You might even have a shortlist. But which opportunity is real — technically feasible, valuable to the business, and buildable on your infrastructure?

Discovery Sprint answers that in 2–3 weeks. Validated architecture, data assessment, go/no-go recommendation — documented, defensible, ready for your executive team.

If it's buildable, you'll know exactly how. If it's not, you'll know why — before you've committed months and budget to finding out.

What It Is

A 2–3 week engagement that validates your highest-value AI opportunity. We assess data, architecture, and constraints — then give you a go/no-go recommendation with clear reasoning.

We work with your team, not in isolation. By the end, you have alignment — not just a document.

What You Get

Everything documented. Yours to keep. No lock-in.

Opportunity Assessment

Validated use case with technical feasibility and business impact

Data Landscape

What data exists, what's accessible, what's missing

Architecture Blueprint

How it would be built on your infrastructure

Risk & Constraints

Technical, regulatory, and organisational blockers identified

Go/No-Go Recommendation

Honest assessment — proceed, pivot, or stop

Our Process

How It Works

Week 1

Immersion

We map your opportunity landscape, data environment, and organisational constraints.

  • Stakeholder interviews
  • Data landscape mapping
  • Constraint identification
Week 2

Validation

We validate technical feasibility and explore architecture options against your infrastructure.

  • Technical feasibility assessment
  • Architecture options
  • Risk assessment
Week 3

Decision

We deliver our recommendation with clear reasoning and next steps.

  • Go/no-go recommendation
  • Architecture blueprint
  • Clear reasoning documented

By the end, you have alignment — not just a document.

Skip vs Sprint

Discovery Sprint costs a fraction of a failed build. More importantly, it costs a fraction of the time.

Skip
Sprint

"The data doesn't exist"

Data landscape mapped

"Integration requires system we don't own"

Blockers identified

"Legal says no"

Regulatory constraints surfaced

"Is this actually better? We didn't measure."

Baseline metrics defined

Wasted months and budget

Clarity in 2–3 weeks

What Comes Next

Discovery Sprint de-risks everything that comes after. Whether you proceed with us or not, you have the information you need.

BUILD
Opportunity validates

Move to Proof of Value

Working prototype in 8–12 weeks

Details
STRATEGISE
Multiple opportunities

Move to Roadmap

Prioritised plan with architecture decisions

Details
HALT
Opportunity doesn't validate

You have clarity

Documented reasoning — no wasted months

Discuss options

Your Time Investment

Focused sessions. No death by workshop. Your team stays productive.

Executive sponsor

2–3 hours total

Kickoff, midpoint check, final decision

Technical leads

4–6 hours

Architecture sessions, data access, integration context

Domain experts

3–4 hours

Workflow walkthroughs, edge cases, success criteria

Data / IT

2–3 hours

Data access, infrastructure constraints, security requirements

What We Don't Do

Industry Standard
Run 3-month assessments
Produce 100-page reports
Require a team of 10 from your side
Promise everything is feasible
Disappear and return with a deck
Charge for a sales pitch
paterhn standard
Answer in 2–3 weeks
Decision document, not a doorstop
Focused sessions with 4–6 people
Say no clearly and early
Work with your team throughout
Engineering work, not a proposal
8–12 weeks

From kickoff to production system. Not a demo—a working system on your infrastructure.

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