Notes from the consultancy floor — AI readiness, visibility & governance
First-person write-ups of the methods I actually use with clients — how I diagnose AI blind spots, what an AI Readiness Audit involves, where ACI governance applies for regulated sectors, and what fractional Chief AI Officer work looks like for SMEs not ready for a full-time hire.
ISO/IEC 42001 Explained: The New AI Management Standard, and Who Needs It First
What ISO/IEC 42001 actually requires, who needs to act on it first, and how Internal AI Auditor Training lets your own team run the checks between external reviews.
AI Readiness — Process MiningProcess Mining 101: Finding the Bottleneck AI Can't Fix Until You've Found It
Every AI project I've turned down started the same way: a client wanted to "add AI" to a process nobody had actually mapped yet. The three data-led questions I answer before I'll talk about any tool.
AI Governance — Board AdvisoryBoard-Level AI Governance: The Five Questions Every UK SME Board Should Be Asking
AI oversight is now a board-level governance decision, not an IT one — and most boards haven't caught up. The five questions I'd expect any UK SME board to answer clearly before approving further AI investment.
AEO / GEO — Consultancy MethodHow I Diagnose an SME's AI Blind Spots: The AEO/GEO Check I Run on Every Audit
When someone asks an AI system about a business like yours, do you exist in that answer? The five-step check I run on every client's site before I talk pricing or strategy — direct-question testing, schema, entity consistency, content gaps, and crawler access.
Inside an AI Readiness Audit: What I Actually Look For as a Consultant
A walk-through of the full AI Readiness Audit — what gets assessed, what a findings report contains, and how it turns into a prioritised roadmap for an SME.
Where AI Ends and Governance Begins: How I Apply Artificial Complementary Intelligence With Regulated Clients
How the ACI framework translates into practical governance boundaries when working with regulated clients — where AI assists, and where human judgment has to stay in charge.
Fractional Chief AI Officer: What I Offer SMEs Who Aren't Ready for a Full-Time Hire
What fractional CAIO engagements actually cover, who they're for, and how they compare to a one-off audit or a full-time hire.
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