AI consulting built for small and mid-size companies
Most AI consulting is scoped for enterprise budgets and enterprise timelines. ZenitData scopes for yours: a ready to use solution in weeks, not a slide deck describing one.
Big consultancies weren't built for you
Most AI consulting is priced and paced for companies with a dedicated innovation budget and a procurement team. That leaves growing companies stuck choosing between doing nothing and overpaying for a program built for someone else's scale.
- ✕ Big four proposals start at €150K and run 8 to 12 months
- ✕ Nobody on the team has time to run a six month AI pilot
- ✕ Leadership wants "an AI thing" but nobody knows where to start
- ✕ Every vendor call turns into a platform pitch before anyone understands the problem
- → The AI decision gets postponed another quarter
- → Budget goes to a tool nobody actually asked for
- → Competitors move first on the same opportunity
Typical scenario 01
Leadership approved an AI budget six months ago and nobody has scoped a first project yet
Typical scenario 02
A vendor demo looked impressive, but nobody can explain how it solves an actual bottleneck
Typical scenario 03
A consultancy proposal came in at 10x the budget available, for a scope that was never validated
Typical scenario 04
An internal pilot stalled because nobody had the bandwidth to finish it alongside their day job
The bottleneck is not ambition. It is fit. Most AI consulting is scoped for enterprise budgets and enterprise timelines. ZenitData scopes engagements for teams that need a fast, honest answer, not a year-long program.
Most AI decisions get postponed not for lack of ambition, but for lack of a scoped starting point.
AI consulting sized to match your team, not a Fortune 500
We scope the problem, prove the approach with a fixed-price pilot, and hand you a working result your team can run without us.
Scoped AI Audit
We map where AI genuinely reduces friction in your operations, or tell you honestly if it does not, yet.
Fixed-Price Pilot
A working proof of concept with a defined budget and success criteria, before any larger commitment.
Implementation
When the pilot proves out, we build the working tool, integrated with the systems your team already uses.
Team Training
Every engagement ends with your team able to run, monitor, and adjust the result without us in the room.
What is included
- ✓ A scoped audit of where AI fits your actual operations
- ✓ An honest recommendation, including "not yet" when that is the answer
- ✓ A fixed-price, fixed-scope pilot with clear success criteria
- ✓ The finished, ready to use solution, not a slide deck describing one
- ✓ Implementation grounded in your real data and workflows
- ✓ Integration with the tools your team already uses
- ✓ Training so your team can run the result independently
- ✓ Ongoing support if you want to keep building together
Who it is for
- Founders and operators without a data science team
- Companies with an approved AI budget and no scoped project yet
- Teams that got a Big Four proposal and need a realistic alternative
- Leaders who want a working pilot before a bigger commitment
When the answer is a working tool, that build continues through AI Studio, where you can see real delivered projects.
From open question to working answer
Four structured steps from "we should probably do something with AI" to a working result your team runs on.
Scoped Audit
We start with your actual operations, not a generic framework, and find the two or three places AI genuinely helps.
Fixed-Scope Pilot
A working result before you commit further budget. No open-ended retainer, no scope creep.
Build
When the pilot proves out, we build the full version, integrated with your existing tools and data.
Handoff
Your team can run and adjust the result without us in the room, with support available if you want it.
What we help you figure out and build
AI Opportunity Audit
- Process and bottleneck mapping
- Build vs. buy vs. not-yet analysis
- Prioritized use case shortlist
AI Automation
- Agent workflows with clear escalation
- CRM and support automation
- Internal reporting and synthesis tools
Internal Tools
- ROI and pricing calculators
- Custom dashboards and copilots
- Gen AI proofs of concept
Vendor Evaluation
- Model and platform selection
- Build vs. buy assessment
- Second opinion on existing proposals
Team Enablement
- Hands-on training on delivery
- Documentation your team can extend
- Ongoing support if you want it
We don't deliver a slide deck, we deliver the ready to use solution
Scoped Audit Report
A clear, prioritized shortlist of where AI genuinely fits, and an honest call on what does not.
Working Pilot
A fixed-price proof of concept your team can actually test, not a slide deck describing one.
Production Build
The full working tool or workflow, integrated with the systems your team already runs on.
Team Training
Hands-on training so your team can run, monitor, and adjust the result independently.
Built for the people who own the decision
Get a fast, honest answer
- Where AI genuinely fits your operations
- A pilot you can test before committing budget
- No jargon, no platform pitch
Automate the bottleneck, not the buzzword
- Support, sales, and reporting automation
- Clear escalation logic built in from day one
- Integration with your existing CRM and tools
Turn an approved budget into a real project
- A scoped project instead of an open-ended mandate
- A second opinion on proposals already on the table
- A team that stays hands-on through delivery
An AI engagement should change how a decision gets made
Faster decisions
A scoped audit turns "we should do something with AI" into a concrete, fundable project.
Lower risk
A fixed-price pilot proves the approach before you commit to a larger build.
No wasted spend
An honest "not yet" is a better outcome than a pilot that never should have started.
Team independence
Your team can run and adjust the result, no dependency on an outside consultant.
Realistic timelines
Weeks to a working pilot, not months to a strategy deck nobody acts on.
A clear next step
Working tools move straight into AI Studio for full build and delivery.
Not a big four proposal, not a platform pitch
Most AI consultants either sell a platform or hand you a strategy deck. We stay hands-on from the audit through the build.
Lower overhead, faster timelines
Weeks to a working pilot, not months to a proposal. No enterprise procurement process to navigate.
We say when AI isn't the answer
A scoped audit that concludes "not yet" is a better outcome than a pilot that never should have started.
We stay hands-on
No handoff to a junior team after the proposal is signed. The people who scope the work build it.
We deliver the product, not the proposal
Every engagement ends with a working, ready to use solution your team can run, not a strategy deck.
Grounded in market intelligence
When relevant, we validate the use case against real market data before building, not after.
What our clients actually say
The pricing and margin calculator changed how we work. Margins are up 20 percentage points since the team started using it, and at this point everyone runs their numbers through it before a negotiation.
Zenit built us an AI product for market intelligence. Today we communicate with roasters and producers through it, sending them structured insights every week.
A working pilot your team can test beats a strategy deck nobody acts on.
Common questions
No minimum size, but this is built for teams that need a fast, practical answer without a six month procurement cycle, not for organizations set up for a year-long enterprise transformation program.
We say so. A scoped audit that concludes "not yet" is a better outcome than a pilot that never should have started.
Lower overhead, faster timelines, and a team that stays hands-on with the build rather than handing you a strategy deck and moving to the next client.
If there is a clear opportunity, we move into a fixed-scope pilot. If the tool needs building, that work continues through AI Studio, where you can see real delivered projects.
A scoped audit usually takes 1 to 2 weeks. A fixed-price pilot typically runs 4 to 8 weeks, depending on the use case and data readiness.
Yes. A second opinion on scope, pricing, and fit is often the fastest way to know whether a proposal makes sense for your business.
Your team has the question, we scope the answer
Every engagement is scoped around your business, your budget, and your team's actual bandwidth.