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Guides and Tools
Practical guides and free tools to help you work out where AI fits in your business. Case studies are on our work page.
Free Tools
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AI Readiness Assessment
Twelve questions on your people, processes, knowledge and technology. Get a score and a next step, with no email needed.
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A quick estimate of what one task costs today and what changes when AI takes on part of it, in cost and FTE.
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Practical Guides
26 guides, grouped by the decision they help with.
Choosing and Costing AI Support
- GuideAI Advisory, Consultancy and Enablement: Choosing Your Scope
- InsightAI Enablement vs AI Consulting: What Your Business Actually Needs
- GuideWhat Is AI Enablement? A Practical Business Guide
- GuideAI Consulting in New Zealand: Costs and Choosing a Partner
- GuideAI Consulting in Australia: Costs, Scope and Choosing a Partner
- GuideAI Consulting Costs in Australia and NZ: 2026 Mid-Market Survey
Planning, Pilots and People
- GuideHow to Build an AI Strategy for Your Business
- GuideHow to Run an AI Pilot That Actually Works
- InsightWhat the MIT 95% AI Pilot Finding Actually Means
- GuideManaged AI Services: What Happens After Your AI Goes Live
- GuideHow to Train Employees to Use AI: A Practical Guide
- PerspectiveBuilding Judgement as AI Changes the Work
- PerspectiveAI Efficiency Gains Need an Investment Plan
Guides by Sector
Governance and Risk
- PerspectiveThe AI Efficiency Trap: Why Governance Creates Advantage
- GuideAustralia's AI Safety Standard: A Guide for Mid-Market Businesses
- PlaybookShadow AI in Industrial Operations: A 3-Step Playbook
- InsightCalculating the Hidden Costs of Free AI: A Framework for Industrial Leaders
- GuideHealthcare AI Governance and Patient Data Security
AI Tools and Platforms
- GuideCopilot vs ChatGPT vs Claude vs Grok: 2026 Guide for Australia and NZ
- GuideWhat Are Agent Skills? A Plain-English Guide for Business
- GuideHow to Connect Xero to Claude AI: The Complete Guide
- GuideManaging Multiple Xero Organisations With AI
- GuideXeroForce vs Xero MCP: Which Xero AI Agent Approach Fits Your Business?
Our Work
See What We've Built
Case studies from our client work, with what we built and what changed.
Industrial OperationsInspection Forms in Seconds
Inspection forms took 40-60 minutes each to type up. AI now reads and checks them, and a coordinator reviews every form.
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ConstructionField Data Processed 80% Faster
Site knowledge sat with a few people. Voice capture and documented procedures now move field data to the office 80% faster.
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Field Services2 to 3 Hours Back Each Week
Field staff now record jobs by voice for the admin team, and AI tools give office staff 2-3 hours back each week.
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