AI Consulting · Process Assessment

Understand the process first, then build the AI.

Before anyone builds an agent, the AI Potential Analysis clarifies how the workflow really runs today: who's involved, which systems are connected, and where practice diverges from the work instructions. You get process documentation that lets you honestly evaluate AI use cases. In the two-day package, you also get a blueprint your first agent can be built from.

The problem

There's no shortage of AI ideas, but nobody quite knows how the process behind them actually works.

Often there's already a list of what AI could take over in the business. Once it gets concrete, the details are missing: which inputs, which rules, which special cases.

  • 01The AI ideas come from a talk or a workshop, but nobody has checked whether the necessary data even exists.
  • 02Knowledge of the workflow lives in the heads of individual employees. Whoever is on vacation leaves a gap that no work instruction fills.
  • 03Nobody fully knows all the exceptions. Everyone carries their own special cases in their head, and there's no overview of them all.
  • 04Service providers want to start building right away and estimate the effort after a one-hour conversation. Whatever gets overlooked, you pay for later in the project.
Use cases
01

What you'll have in hand after the assessment day.

Everything is documented in writing and belongs to you. We write it so that someone without prior knowledge understands the process and can build from it.

01

Current-state process with steps and roles

We write down the workflow exactly as it actually runs, step by step, with the role that performs it. This is based on conversations with the people who do the work and on watching their screens. For a lab in Western Pomerania, that was exactly the starting point: an assessment day where we recorded the workflows before anything was automated.

Result Process documentation your team recognizes
02

System map

We record which programs, mailboxes, Excel lists, and folders are involved in the workflow and how data moves between them. We note where interfaces exist and where someone still retypes data today. Without this map, you can't seriously say what an agent can achieve.

Result Clarity on where an agent can dock in
03

Exception catalog

Every special case mentioned on the assessment day gets an entry: how to recognize it, how it's solved today, and who decides. Many projects lack exactly this list. Then, only once it's running, do you notice which case wasn't accounted for.

Result Special cases are known before building starts
04

Prioritized AI candidates by benefit and feasibility

From the assessment, we derive the AI use cases that would work for you and rate them by benefit and feasibility. Where a simple automation without AI is enough, we say so. This is an AI readiness check at the level of your own processes: you see what's achievable today and what needs groundwork first.

Result A ranked order instead of a list of ideas
05

Build blueprint for the first agent

In the two-day package, we describe the inputs, rules, exceptions, systems involved, and test cases for the highest-rated candidate. With this blueprint, a developer can start without having to survey the process again, whether that's us or another provider.

In the 2-day package Actionable, even without NordFlux
Paths forward

How things can continue after the AI Potential Analysis.

The analysis doesn't determine in advance what gets built with. Depending on the result, the path leads to one of these services.

Custom agent
Have your first AI agent built

The build blueprint from the two-day package is written so an agent project can build directly on it. The scope and fixed price can then be determined far more precisely than after a first conversation.

Microsoft 365
Agents in Copilot Studio

If your team works in Teams, Outlook, and SharePoint, the first agent often belongs in Copilot Studio. We only clarify which licenses are needed once the use case is settled.

Without AI
Classic automation

Some candidates don't need AI at all, because the rules are clear-cut. Then a workflow in Power Automate or n8n is cheaper and easier to maintain.

Training
Bring the team along

Once the first use case is settled, the people in the department should know what the AI does there and where it gets things wrong. AI training on your own documents prepares the team before the agent goes into everyday use.

How we work

How the AI Potential Analysis works.

Four steps to a fixed day rate of €1,000 net. How many days it takes is set in the intro call, before anything is billed.

1

Intro call, 30 minutes, free

We clarify which department or process should be assessed and who needs time for it. After that, it's clear whether one day is enough or two are needed.

2

Assessment day on-site or remote

The process assessment runs with the people who do the workflow every day: they show us real cases, we ask questions and take notes. Remotely, this works via Teams with a shared screen.

3

Evaluation

We write up the current-state process, system map, and exception catalog, and rate the AI candidates. We clarify open questions briefly by email or phone instead of filling gaps with assumptions.

4

Results discussion

We go through the documents together with management and the people involved from the department. After that, you decide whether and with whom to move forward.

Pricing
03

One or two days at an open day rate.

You pay €1,000 net per day. Assessment, evaluation, and results discussion are included; the build blueprint for the first agent is part of the two-day package.

1 day

One process

€1,000net, one department or one process
  • Free intro call, 30 minutes
  • One assessment day, on-site or remote
  • Current-state process, system map, and exception catalog
  • Prioritized AI candidates by benefit and feasibility
  • Results discussion
Ideal for: A clearly defined workflow, such as order intake or invoice checking
Book intro call

All prices net, plus travel costs and expenses for on-site appointments. No hidden hours. Free intro call

After the analysis

You want someone by your side while implementing.

If your team wants to build the first agent themselves, AI sparring accompanies the responsible person month after month. You bring your questions, we help with licenses, permissions, and the agent's logic.

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Free intro call

Which workflow in your business should be assessed first?

In the free 30-minute intro call, we clarify which process suits the AI Potential Analysis and whether one day is enough. No obligation, and if an analysis wouldn't help you, we'll say so.

  • €1,000 net per day, number of days set in advance
  • Documents that other providers can also build from
  • On-site or remote via Teams
Frequently asked questions
05

What decision-makers often ask before the AI Potential Analysis.

What does an AI Potential Analysis cost?

€1,000 net per day. A clearly defined process or department usually takes one day; two departments or a complex process take two days, i.e. €2,000 net. Assessment, evaluation, and results discussion are always included; the build blueprint for the first agent only comes with the two-day package. If the assessment takes place on-site, travel costs and expenses are added, which we tell you in advance. The intro call is free.

How does the assessment day work?

We spend the day with the people who perform the workflow daily and have them show us real cases. We note steps, roles, systems, and every exception that comes up. This works on-site or remotely via Teams with a shared screen. The only thing that matters is that everyone involved really has time that day and isn't answering the phone on the side.

What do we get at the end of the AI Potential Analysis?

You get written process documentation with the current-state process, system map, and exception catalog, plus AI use cases rated by benefit and feasibility. In the two-day package, the strongest candidate also gets a build blueprint with inputs, rules, exceptions, and test cases. Nothing gets built during the analysis itself, and it doesn't replace a data protection review.

Do we already need Copilot licenses for this?

No. The analysis isn't tied to any tool: we assess the process first and only afterward evaluate whether Copilot Studio, Power Automate, n8n, or no AI at all fits best. It's best to buy licenses only once it's clear what will be built.

Is the AI Potential Analysis eligible for funding?

Not through BAFA consulting grants: NordFlux is currently not listed as a consulting firm for that, so the full day rate applies. For training, it can look different. If your company is based in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, the Bildungsscheck MV could be an option: it covers up to 50 percent of the costs, a maximum of €3,000, and your company applies for it before the training starts. Check with the GSA in advance whether it applies in your case.

What happens after the analysis?

That's up to you. With the documents from the analysis, you can request a fixed-price quote from us for the first agent, or have it built by another provider. The quote is most accurate with the blueprint from the two-day package. If your team wants to build it themselves, AI sparring accompanies the responsible person. The analysis doesn't commit you to implementation with NordFlux.