FOR FOUNDERS, SMBs AND TECHNOLOGY BUSINESSES
Technology decisions should move the business forward.
I work with founders and leadership teams who need independent judgement on technology, AI investment and the operating changes required to deliver business value.
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What has JRDN delivered?
In an anonymised AI assessment engagement, I reviewed spend, readiness, controls and use case priorities. The business received a clearer basis for investment decisions and a sequenced roadmap. The case describes assessment outputs; it does not claim realised savings or ROI.
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Who is this for?
Founders, SMB owners, IT services businesses, AWS partners and leadership teams facing expensive decisions without enough clarity on value, priorities or execution.
BUSINESS ADVISORY REVIEWS
A bounded question. A useful written output.
These Leland reviews use a limited evidence set and defined live hours. They do not include the larger assessments below. Each scope states the document limits and written output.
AI Readiness Review
Test the readiness of one function or workflow for a specific AI initiative, with a clear decision memo and next actions.
INR 84,500 (indicative)
Three 60 minute sessions; three weeks
Scope and preparation
A bounded review for one business leader deciding whether one function or workflow is ready for a specific AI initiative. The fee is INR 84,500 (indicative). Three 60 minute sessions over three weeks cover intake, evidence discussion and readout. I review up to five supplied documents and three candidate use cases. You receive a memo of up to five pages with a readiness hypothesis, material gaps, a use case shortlist and the recommended next decision. Evidence limitations are explicit. This review does not include an enterprise maturity score, independent control testing, a tool build, vendor procurement, a full data audit or the larger AI Readiness Assessment.
Bring the business decision, one function or workflow boundary, up to three candidate use cases and up to five existing documents. Useful inputs include a workflow view, data constraints, current tools and ownership. I review the available evidence and challenge assumptions in your context. One clarification round is included within seven days of the readout. New evidence, a new decision or wider scope requires a separate agreement. Platform cancellation and rescheduling terms apply. Existing bookings retain their agreed terms.
Technology and Delivery Decision Review
Work through one technology, AI, analytics or project delivery decision and leave with a concise options and action brief.
INR 56,300 (indicative)
Two 60 minute sessions; two weeks
Scope and preparation
Two 60 minute sessions over two weeks for a technology or business leader with one defined decision. The fee is INR 56,300 (indicative). The focus may be an AI proposal, a technology investment, delivery recovery, an operating model issue or an analytics decision. I review up to three supplied documents, compare options with you and test the trade offs and risks. You receive a decision brief of up to three pages with recommended next actions. This is a bounded advisory review. It does not include an enterprise assessment, detailed architecture, code or security audit, a multi system implementation plan or guaranteed project recovery.
Bring one decision that needs an answer, the options already considered and up to three relevant documents. We agree the boundary before reviewing the evidence. One clarification round is included within seven days of the readout. New evidence, a new decision or wider scope requires a separate agreement. Platform cancellation and rescheduling terms apply. Existing bookings retain their agreed terms.
Founder Operating Reset
Reduce founder dependence in one workflow with clearer decisions, ownership and a practical 30 day operating plan.
INR 1,12,600 (indicative)
Four 60 minute sessions; four weeks
Scope and preparation
Four 60 minute sessions over four weeks for a founder of a small technology or services business who is a bottleneck in one operating workflow. The fee is INR 1,12,600 (indicative). The scope covers one business unit, one workflow, one organisation view and up to five existing documents. I work with you to identify the bottleneck, clarify decision ownership and design a practical operating rhythm. You receive one concise memo with the bottleneck map, decision ownership table, proposed meeting rhythm and 30 day implementation plan. The engagement does not include an execution team, full process audit, financial modelling, sales pipeline ownership or a standing COO mandate.
Bring one workflow where decisions depend too heavily on you, an organisation view and up to five existing documents. Include examples of delayed decisions, handoffs or recurring meetings. We agree the boundary and the people who will own the next steps. One clarification round is included within seven days of the readout. New evidence, a new decision or wider scope requires a separate agreement. Platform cancellation and rescheduling terms apply. Existing bookings retain their agreed terms.
AWS Partner Growth Review
Assess one AWS practice and choose the capability, proposition and commercial actions that belong in the next 90 days.
INR 1,12,600 (indicative)
Three 60 minute sessions; three weeks
Scope and preparation
Three 60 minute sessions over three weeks for a founder or practice leader testing the readiness of one AWS practice for its next growth move. The fee is INR 1,12,600 (indicative). I review current practice evidence, one pipeline view and up to five supplied documents. We examine the proposition, capability, alliance and delivery questions that matter for growth. You receive a readiness gap view, priority growth actions and a 90 day plan with ownership and follow through. This does not include ongoing pipeline management, bid production or a promise of AWS funding, competencies, validation, referrals or sales.
Bring your current AWS practice proposition, capability evidence, one pipeline view and up to five relevant documents. Identify the growth decision and the constraints you want to test. One clarification round is included within seven days of the readout. New evidence, a new decision or wider scope requires a separate agreement. Platform cancellation and rescheduling terms apply. Existing bookings retain their agreed terms.
SIX ADVISORY FAMILIES
Evidence for a wider business decision.
Each assessment has an agreed business boundary, evidence request and set of outputs. Lite uses a narrower boundary. Full uses broader evidence and deeper analysis. Scope and responsibilities are agreed in writing.
AI Readiness Assessment
Lite: INR 5,00,000; 3 weeks
Full: INR 11,00,000; 5 weeks
Scope boundaries
Lite. One function; up to five interviews, ten documents and five use cases. Readiness findings and a prioritised action plan.
Full. Up to three functions, ten interviews, twenty documents and ten use cases. Consolidated readiness, governance gaps and a staged roadmap.
AI Value Analysis
Lite: INR 4,00,000; 4 weeks
Full: INR 9,50,000; 6 weeks
Scope boundaries
Lite. Up to three use cases. Cost and benefit assumptions, scenarios and investment gates.
Full. Up to eight use cases. Comparative scenarios, portfolio priorities and measurement design.
Technology Assessment and Strategy
Lite: INR 5,00,000; 4 weeks
Full: INR 14,50,000; 6 weeks
Scope boundaries
Lite. One business unit and up to five systems. Constraints, options and priority roadmap.
Full. Up to three units and twelve systems. Dependencies, operating implications and investment sequencing.
Founder Operations Advisory
Lite: INR 2,40,000; 3 weeks
Full: INR 6,60,000; 6 weeks
Scope boundaries
Lite. One unit and up to three workflows. Bottlenecks, decision rights and an operating rhythm.
Full. Up to three units and six workflows. Integrated ownership, governance and implementation priorities.
SMB Growth Advisory
Lite: INR 2,40,000; 3 weeks
Full: INR 6,60,000; 6 weeks
Scope boundaries
Lite. One offer and one target segment. Proposition, funnel evidence and commercial constraints.
Full. Up to three offers and two segments. Priorities across sales, delivery and customer value.
AWS Partner Growth
Lite: INR 2,40,000; 2 weeks
Full: INR 8,50,000; 6 weeks
Scope boundaries
Lite. One AWS practice. Readiness, proposition and a prioritised growth plan.
Full. One practice across up to two markets. Capability, alliance, pipeline and delivery growth roadmap.
Fees above are in INR, excluding applicable GST. Delivery is remote. These six catalogue fee schedules apply to statements of work signed by 31 March 2027. More units, systems, markets or use cases require an amended scope. Existing signed terms remain authoritative.
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What happens during an advisory engagement?
1. Define the decision
We clarify the question, desired outcome and scope before work begins.
2. Review the evidence
I hear relevant stakeholders, assess what is available and test the assumptions behind the current direction.
3. Agree the next moves
We prioritise recommendations, owners and measures of progress. Planning and governance support can follow where agreed.
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What does an organisational AI readiness assessment cover?
This is a business assessment, distinct from the personal AI career readiness diagnostic. The current Lite scope runs for three weeks and the Full scope for five weeks. Review the detailed AI Readiness Assessment for deliverables, inputs and limits. Scope is confirmed before work begins.
Strategy and business priorities
Clarify the business problem, intended outcomes, ownership and the choices AI adoption needs to support.
Data and process foundations
Examine whether available data, current processes and integration dependencies can support the use cases being considered.
Technology, people and governance
Review capability, adoption, policy, control and accountability, distinguishing documents from evidence of actual practice.
Value and investment sequencing
Prioritise opportunities with their assumptions, costs, dependencies and risks. Define the baseline and evidence needed to judge value before scaling.
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What do you receive from advisory work?
The agreed deliverables can include a current-state assessment, evidence gaps, prioritised recommendations, decision options, a sequenced roadmap, accountable owners and measures of progress. The precise outputs follow the business question and scope.
See the anonymised AI assessment case study ↗
Explore the assessment samples
These redacted visual samples show how I structure the work. They illustrate the assessment approach and do not claim realised savings or investment returns.
Prefer a readable summary? Read the AI readiness method or read the AI value and economics method.
ONGOING MANDATE
Fractional Technology Leadership
Ongoing CIO or CTO leadership against an agreed mandate. We define the days or hours per month, decision authority, deliverables, meetings and escalation before starting. The fee is quoted after discovery and scope.
Engineering delivery, architecture implementation, procurement authority and line management are included only when expressly agreed. The mandate sets out the decisions I will own and the responsibilities that remain with your team.
ENGAGEMENT THEMES
What broader work can the scope include?
Cloud strategy and modernisation, data and AI foundations, technology operating models, IoT and smart city strategy, productisation and commercial alignment can sit within an agreed assessment or mandate.
Founder growth, AI adoption, customer value and services firm productisation are engagement themes. A professional moving from services to a product company is a separate career coaching engagement.
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How does consulting differ from ongoing advisory?
A defined consulting engagement produces an assessment, strategy, architecture or roadmap. Ongoing advisory supports executive decisions, stakeholder alignment and governance as the organisation moves forward.
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Do you build and implement the technology?
My focus is assessment, strategy, planning, implementation direction and governance. Support can include architecture reviews, vendor alignment, backlog shaping and delivery oversight. Hands-on build and remediation responsibilities are agreed explicitly with your team or delivery partners.
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What does the client team need to contribute?
Relevant stakeholders, available evidence, timely decisions and engagement in working sessions. We agree what information is required and how it will be handled before work begins.
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How are fees and timing agreed?
A proposal sets out scope, deliverables, responsibilities, schedule and commercials. Depending on the work, the structure may be a focused assessment, fixed-scope sprint, milestone-based engagement or ongoing retainer.
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Frequently asked questions
Is this implementation or only strategy?
Scope can include assessment, planning and governance support. We define implementation responsibilities explicitly before engagement.
Is AI readiness the same as AI value analysis?
No. Readiness examines the capability to adopt AI responsibly. Value analysis examines where investment may create measurable business outcomes.
Do you work with AWS partners?
Yes. AWS partner growth, MAP execution and practice governance are areas of focus.
When should we use a fractional CIO or CTO instead of a one time technology assessment?
Start with an assessment when you need an independent view of your current technology, risks and investment priorities. Consider fractional leadership when decisions keep returning and you need ongoing direction across priorities, vendors, delivery and governance. I can help define that responsibility and work with your team at an agreed cadence. Explore Technology Assessment and Strategy, or book a conversation to discuss ongoing leadership support.
Can we start with a focused assessment?
Yes, where it fits the decision. A focused assessment can clarify priorities before a wider engagement. We agree scope and commercials first.
YOUR NEXT MOVE
Clarity today.
Momentum tomorrow.
Book a free 30-minute discovery conversation. Bring the decision, challenge or transition you are working through.