Advisory

Good strategic advice on AI shouldn't be free.

Paid. Independent. For organisations making significant AI decisions — with people who have actually built and run what you're evaluating. No vendor agenda. No junior analysts.

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The problem

You're making a significant AI investment.
Who's advising you?

Most organisations navigate AI decisions with vendor demos, internal committees, and free advice from consultants who are really selling the next project. The vendor wants to close. The committee wants consensus. The consultant wants a build. Nobody in the room is optimising for what your organisation actually needs.

Good advice is worth paying for — specifically because the advisor has no stake in what you buy.

What it is

Principal-led.
Ongoing. Honest.

This isn't a one-off assessment that produces a report nobody reads. OTOT Advisory is an ongoing retainer engagement — direct access to people who have deployed and run intelligent agent teams for organisations like yours.

What you get

Regular strategic sessions on AI adoption — where to start, what to sequence, how to build internal capability without creating dependency
Advisors who understand professional service operations — billing, compliance, client management, and the realities of mid-market organisations
Honest assessments of what AI can and can't do for your specific situation — without an incentive to oversell a platform or tool
Principals on the other end, not junior analysts. Ian and Neil are on every engagement.

What this isn't

A free discovery call that turns into a sales pitch
A strategy deck that sits on a shelf
A technology vendor telling you to buy their platform
Senior-sell, junior-deliver
Generic AI frameworks applied to your specific problem

Who it's for

Leaders making decisions that matter.

Managing partners and firm leaders at law firms, accounting firms, and professional service businesses evaluating AI adoption
Operations and technology leaders navigating AI tooling decisions without internal expertise to evaluate them properly

Board members and executives assessing AI proposals from vendors or internal teams
Organisations currently getting AI strategy advice for free — from vendors or consultants — who know they should be paying for independent guidance

Engagement structure

Three tiers. Clear scope. Monthly retainer.

Foundational

Monthly strategic session. Ad-hoc access via email. Suited to organisations in early-stage AI evaluation or maintaining strategic oversight.

Strategic

Fortnightly sessions. Hands-on involvement in AI evaluation, sequencing decisions, or deployment planning. Suited to organisations in active decision-making.

Principal

Weekly sessions. Deep involvement in architecture decisions, team capability building, and implementation oversight. Suited to organisations mid-programme or managing complex AI deployment.

All engagements are month-to-month. No lock-in. The work earns the renewal.

The right advice at the right time saves more than it costs.

If you're making a significant AI decision — or you've realised the strategy advice you've been getting for free isn't worth what you paid for it — let's talk.