AI Strategy & Advisory Australia
Executive AI consulting for Australian leadership teams. We assess your AI readiness, identify and prioritise the use cases that matter, build a competitive 12-month roadmap, and model the ROI your board needs to see. Delivered as a 4–6 week advisory project or an ongoing retainer by Rye Smith, Australia's Claude Ambassador.
4–6 wks
Assessment to roadmap
11
Cities advised, AU & NZ
0
Vendor commissions taken
C-suite
Built for decision-makers
Rye Smith
Claude Ambassador for Australia & Lead Workshop Trainer
Rye is Australia's Claude Ambassador and an AI strategist who has helped thousands of professionals understand and ship with Claude. He runs hands-on, classroom-style workshops in every capital city — demystifying Claude Code, Claude Coworker, and the agentic workflows that are reshaping how Australian teams work.
Claude Ambassador for Australia
Anthropic-recognised community lead
Certified Claude Code trainer
Hands-on agentic workflows since 2024
n8n Ambassador (APAC)
Cross-tool automation expert
1,000+ professionals trained
Workshops in 11 Australian cities
Most AI strategy fails before it starts
Boards are asking what the AI plan is. Executives are fielding vendor pitches, watching competitors announce initiatives, and weighing pilots that never seem to scale. The pressure is real — but pressure is not a strategy, and a scattering of disconnected experiments is not a roadmap.
The organisations that get AI right do not start with tools. They start with an honest assessment of where they stand, a disciplined view of which use cases actually create value, and a sequenced plan their leadership team and board have agreed on. That is the work this advisory engagement does.
It is a focused 4–6 week project, or an ongoing advisory retainer, delivered for executives, founders and boards. The outcome is a defensible AI strategy: a readiness assessment, a prioritised roadmap, clear build-vs-buy guidance, and ROI models you can take upstairs and get funded.
Five stages, one defensible strategy
A structured 4–6 week advisory engagement — combining executive workshops with the analysis behind every recommendation.
Stage 01 · Week 1
AI Readiness Assessment
We establish where you actually stand — current AI capability, data maturity, tooling, governance posture and the leadership appetite to back AI decisions. The output is a clear-eyed baseline of strengths, gaps and constraints.
Stage 02 · Weeks 1–2
Use-Case Discovery & Prioritisation
Every plausible AI opportunity is mapped across functions, then scored by value, effort and risk. Working sessions pressure-test the priorities with your leadership team so genuine impact rises above AI theatre.
Stage 03 · Weeks 2–4
Competitive & Opportunity Roadmap
A sequenced 12-month roadmap that balances quick wins against strategic bets, accounts for dependencies and capability, and shows where competitors are moving — and where you can lead.
Stage 04 · Weeks 3–5
Build vs Buy & Vendor Guidance
Clear guidance on when to build, when to buy and how to evaluate vendors objectively — including total cost of ownership, integration considerations and how to avoid lock-in while preserving optionality.
Stage 05 · Weeks 5–6
ROI Modelling & Board Communication
Business cases with measurable targets and realistic assumptions, a clear view of risk, and a board-ready deck — so directors understand the strategy, the risk posture and the payoff, and the roadmap gets funded.
Project or retainer
Start with a fixed-scope project; continue with an advisory retainer once the roadmap is in motion.
Advisory project
A focused 4–6 week engagement delivering the AI readiness assessment and a prioritised 12-month roadmap. The natural starting point — from A$4,500.
Ongoing advisory retainer
Once the roadmap exists, we stay engaged as a sounding board through execution — governance reviews, vendor negotiations and quarterly roadmap updates. Priced on application.
Vendor-independent throughout
We do not resell the tools we recommend. Guidance is based on your use cases, constraints and total cost of ownership — never referral commissions.
Engagement details
Duration
4–6 week project
Format
Advisory + workshops
Engagement
Project or retainer
Delivery
On-site AU/NZ or remote
Deliverable
Prioritised AI roadmap
Decision-makers
Board & C-suite
“The hard part of AI strategy isn't the technology — it's deciding what not to do, and convincing the board you're right.”
AI Strategy & Advisory in your city
We advise leadership teams across Australia and New Zealand — on-site or remote. Each city page covers the local AI strategy landscape.
Strategy first, then capability
An advisory engagement sets the direction. Delivering it takes capability — so many clients pair the roadmap with hands-on Claude training for the teams who will execute it.
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Ready to set your AI strategy?
Book a call to scope an AI Strategy & Advisory engagement. We'll talk through where your organisation stands and send a fixed proposal — readiness assessment, prioritised roadmap and a board-ready business case. From A$4,500.