Technology, AI & Automation
Artificial intelligence your organization actually uses
Most AI initiatives don’t fail because of the tool. They fail because nobody adopts them, or because they were built on data nobody trusts. That’s where we start.
Free · 10 minutes
What we see
Three ways to lose money on artificial intelligence
Spend without return
The tool gets bought, the license gets paid, and six months later nobody opens it. The cost wasn’t the license — it was the months the real problem went unsolved.
Pilots that die in the presentation
The demo impresses the board and operations run exactly the same on Monday. Installing is not adopting.
Data nobody trusts
AI built on numbers that don’t reconcile doesn’t produce bad answers — it produces bad answers that look certain. And people believe them.
How we think about it
AI is not a separate engine
It runs through all seven engines of your organization. That’s why every service here is anchored to an engine and to a measurable result — not to a tool.
Leadership
Decision quality, accountability, and founder dependency.
Strategy
Direction, priorities, differentiation, and review.
Finance
Reliable close, cash flow, margins, and controls.
People
Structure, roles, onboarding, performance, and compliance.
Operations
Process, quality, capacity, and continuity.
Technology
Systems, data, automation, security, and adoption.
Growth
Positioning, conversion, retention, and pricing.
Services and pricing
The ALUD AI ladder
Every step produces a complete result on its own. None of them obligates the next.
AI Readiness Scan
10 min
Twenty-eight questions across your seven engines. It returns your readiness index, the blockers that would make any AI initiative fail today, and where to start. Business 360™ is the full diagnostic if you want to go deeper.
10 min
No cost
AI Clarity Session
1 week
A 90-minute executive session and a 6-to-8-page memo: what to tackle first, what not to tackle yet, and what the problem is costing you today.
1 week
$497
AI Blueprint by Engine
2–3 weeks
Diagnostic of one or two engines, current-state and target-state process maps, a 30/60/90 roadmap, and a business case with real numbers.
2–3 weeks
$2,400
AI Blueprint 360
3–4 weeks
All seven engines, an interdependency map, a prioritized portfolio of 12 to 20 use cases, a governance framework, and a wave-by-wave sequence.
3–4 weeks
$5,900
AI Sprint
4–6 weeks
Real implementation: one to three use cases in production, integrated, documented, and in your team’s hands.
4–6 weeks
$7,500 – $14,000
AI Transformation Program
4–6 months
A multi-engine program in waves: 6 to 12 adopted use cases, governance running, and capability transferred to your team.
4–6 months
$28,000 – $60,000
AI Elevate
Monthly
A continuous-evolution retainer: monitoring, adjustments, new use cases, and adoption review.
Monthly
$1,450 – $4,500/mo
Executive AI Advisory
Monthly
Two strategic sessions a month, asynchronous access, and a second opinion on technology investments.
Monthly
$2,500/mo
Entry services
AI Policy & Governance Pack
Acceptable-use policy, data classification, role-based access control, and a human-review protocol. For organizations whose employees are already using AI without written rules.
$890
AI Workshop for teams
Half day or full day, up to 15 people. Every participant leaves with at least two flows of their own work running.
$1,200 – $1,900
AI Enablement by role
Applied training by function: sales, finance, human resources, operations, service, and leadership.
$290/person
Prices in US dollars for organizations whose primary operation is in Puerto Rico. Clients in the continental United States and organizations above $10M in revenue carry an adjustment factor, stated in the proposal.
Credit rule
The first yes shouldn’t be a leap of faith
The $497 for an AI Clarity Session is credited in full if you engage step 2, 3, or 4 within 45 days. And 50% of a Blueprint is credited toward implementation within 60 days.
You pay for clarity. If you decide to build with us, that clarity is already paid for. The exact terms of the credit are set out in the Engagement Letter, which is the governing document.
Use cases
What can be solved, engine by engine
We talk about results, not technology. Pick an engine.
Decision quality, accountability, and founder dependency.
| Use case | Result | Complexity |
|---|---|---|
| Automated weekly executive briefStart Monday knowing what moved and what didn’t | Start Monday knowing what moved and what didn’t | Low |
| Meeting system: agenda, minutes, and commitmentsNo commitment gets lost; no more “what did we agree on?” | No commitment gets lost; no more “what did we agree on?” | Low |
| Live organizational maturity dashboardYour Enterprise Score current, not annual | Your Enterprise Score current, not annual | Medium |
| Board preparation and partner reportingThe board pack is built from the data, not reassembled by hand | The board pack is built from the data, not reassembled by hand | Medium |
| Founder knowledge baseReduces owner dependency and enables succession | Reduces owner dependency and enables succession | High |
Direction, priorities, differentiation, and review.
| Use case | Result | Complexity |
|---|---|---|
| Continuous competitive intelligenceKnow what competitors change without going to look | Know what competitors change without going to look | Low |
| Voice-of-customer synthesisReviews, surveys, and complaints turned into decisions | Reviews, surveys, and complaints turned into decisions | Medium |
| Objective tracking with drift alertsStrategy reviews itself, not every six months | Strategy reviews itself, not every six months | Medium |
| What-if scenariosInvestment decisions on evidence, not intuition | Investment decisions on evidence, not intuition | Medium |
| Service portfolio analysisWhat to sustain, what to reprice, what to retire | What to sustain, what to reprice, what to retire | High |
Reliable close, cash flow, margins, and controls.
| Use case | Result | Complexity |
|---|---|---|
| Automated, prioritized collectionsA direct cut in days sales outstanding | A direct cut in days sales outstanding | Low |
| Invoice and receipt reading and extractionData entry ends and errors drop | Data entry ends and errors drop | Low |
| 13-week cash flow forecastKnow weeks ahead if money is going to be short | Know weeks ahead if money is going to be short | Medium |
| Assisted monthly closeShortens the close by removing the manual work that stretches it | Shortens the close by removing the manual work that stretches it | Medium |
| Margin analysis by client and productFind out what’s costing you money | Find out what’s costing you money | Medium |
Structure, roles, onboarding, performance, and compliance.
| Use case | Result | Complexity |
|---|---|---|
| Job descriptions and role scorecardsStop hiring on gut feel | Stop hiring on gut feel | Low |
| Policy assistant for employeesAnswers leave and benefits questions without occupying HR | Answers leave and benefits questions without occupying HR | Medium |
| Onboarding: automatic 30/60/90 planNew hires become productive sooner | New hires become productive sooner | Medium |
| Evidence-based performance reviewsNo more writing the review the night before | No more writing the review the night before | Medium |
| Puerto Rico labor compliance assistantReduces exposure on hours, leave, and Christmas bonus | Reduces exposure on hours, leave, and Christmas bonus | High |
Process, quality, capacity, and continuity.
| Use case | Result | Complexity |
|---|---|---|
| Procedure documentation from recordingsDocuments in hours what sat pending for years | Documents in hours what sat pending for years | Low |
| Procedure assistant for frontline staffNew hires ask the system, not the supervisor | New hires ask the system, not the supervisor | Medium |
| Request intake and triageNothing sits in an inbox without an owner | Nothing sits in an inbox without an owner | Medium |
| Shift and capacity schedulingLess overtime, better coverage | Less overtime, better coverage | Medium |
| Assisted quality control and inspectionCatches the defect before the customer does | Catches the defect before the customer does | High |
Systems, data, automation, security, and adoption.
| Use case | Result | Complexity |
|---|---|---|
| Systems and integrations mapSee for the first time how everything connects | See for the first time how everything connects | Low |
| AI tool registry and access controlKnow who uses what, and with which data | Know who uses what, and with which data | Low |
| Automated handoffs between areasRework between departments disappears | Rework between departments disappears | Medium |
| Build-versus-buy evaluationStop paying for tools nobody uses | Stop paying for tools nobody uses | Medium |
| Searchable internal knowledge baseKnowledge stops living in people’s heads | Knowledge stops living in people’s heads | High |
Positioning, conversion, retention, and pricing.
| Use case | Result | Complexity |
|---|---|---|
| Content and positioning engineConsistent presence without depending on inspiration | Consistent presence without depending on inspiration | Low |
| Automated proposals and quotesFrom three days to three hours to respond | From three days to three hours to respond | Medium |
| Personalized sales sequencesMore conversations with less effort | More conversations with less effort | Medium |
| CRM hygiene and lead scoringSalespeople work the right prospects | Salespeople work the right prospects | Medium |
| Early churn-risk detectionRetain before you lose | Retain before you lose | High |
How we work
Five steps, with a decision gate at each one
Understand
We understand the organization as a system before proposing anything.
Diagnose
We identify maturity, strengths, critical risks, and interdependencies.
Design the roadmap
We prioritize and sequence the right actions, with evidence.
Execute
We accompany implementation through structured programs and projects.
Evolve
We monitor, adjust, and raise the organization’s capability.
At every gate you decide whether to continue. There is no single point of no return.
Our commitments
What you can hold us to
Adoption over installation
We don’t charge to switch tools on. At the start of each Sprint we write down what counts as being in use: how many people run the flow in production, and how often. If that criterion is not met when the Sprint closes, we extend the engagement at no cost for up to 30 additional days. The criterion and the scope of the extension are written into the Engagement Letter before we start, not argued about at the end.
Human review before consequential decisions
When AI contributes to a recommendation, a person reviews it before it affects an employee, a customer, or the organization’s money.
AI never presents itself as a licensed professional
No solution we build presents itself as a CPA, an attorney, or a licensed professional.
Truth with evidence
We tell you the truth about your organization. If your problem isn’t solved by AI, we say so.
Questions
What people ask before starting
What if I can do this myself with ChatGPT?
You can, and we recommend you start today. What doesn’t solve itself is adoption: most AI initiatives don’t fail because of the tool, they fail because the team doesn’t use it. That’s what you’re buying here.
Is my data safe?
That’s the right question and we work on it from day one: data classification, role-based access control, and human review before consequential decisions. You get it in writing as part of the work, and we don’t use your confidential data to train third-party models.
Are you going to replace my people?
We don’t take on projects whose stated goal is cutting headcount without discussing the human impact. What we do is take off your people’s plate the work they shouldn’t be doing.
How long until we see a result?
An AI Sprint puts one to three use cases into production in 4 to 6 weeks, measured against your baseline. The diagnostic steps deliver the roadmap in 2 to 4 weeks.
Do you work outside Puerto Rico?
Yes. We serve Puerto Rico and the United States. Published prices apply to operations in Puerto Rico; for the continental United States there is an adjustment factor, stated in the proposal.
What if I want to stop mid-project?
The work moves through gates, and at each one you decide whether to continue. You pay for what was delivered up to that gate and nothing more.
Are you accountants or attorneys?
No. ALUD provides strategic and operational consulting. We do not claim CPA, audit, or legal authority. Anything requiring a license is coordinated with qualified professionals.
Ten minutes and you’ll know where you stand
Ten minutes and you will know whether your organization can absorb artificial intelligence today: your readiness index, the blockers that would make any initiative fail, and where to start. We review it personally and write back with what we see. If you want the full seven-engine diagnostic, that is Business 360™.
ALUD Consulting LLC provides strategic and operational consulting services. Services requiring a local license, certification, or jurisdiction-specific authority are provided only within the applicable professional scope or in coordination with qualified professionals.