What does AI Discovery & Roadmap cost?

CA$2,000–$4,000, with the exact scope and price agreed before work begins. The quote sets out the workflows, access, deliverables, timing and terms. The introductory call is free; the discovery and roadmap work is paid.

Does that price include building the solution?

The price includes a written roadmap and a basic proof-of-concept app for at least one opportunity identified during discovery. Production implementation, further development, live system integrations and ongoing support are quoted separately.

Do we have to know where AI fits already?

No. Bring a real operational problem or decision, an accountable sponsor and access to the people who understand the work. Discovery helps establish where AI could be useful and where another approach may be better.

How long does the engagement take?

We agree timing in the quote after understanding the scope, your team's availability and the information needed. A broad company review and a focused workflow assessment require different effort; we do not promise one timetable for both.

What if AI is not worth pursuing?

We explain why and what should happen instead. That may be a process improvement, better use of an existing tool, work on data quality or a decision to defer. Discovery does not guarantee savings or a recommendation to build with AI.

Who owns the roadmap?

Your business does. It is a written document you can use with your own team or chosen supplier. You are not required to hire HeitechSoft for implementation.

HeitechSoft — AI Business Solutions

AI Implementation and Digital Transformation

AI Discovery & Roadmap

Decide where AI belongs in your business.

Start with your operations: the repeated work, the information your team handles, and the decisions holding a project back. We help assess the options and produce a practical roadmap for what to do first.

AI discovery and roadmap: CA$2,000–$4,000

Scope and price agreed before work begins.

Book an introductory call

The introductory call is free. Discovery and roadmap work is paid. Discovery includes a basic proof-of-concept app for at least one opportunity identified during the engagement. Production implementation is quoted separately.

Serving Kitchener-Waterloo, Cambridge, Guelph and surrounding communities.

A decision you can act on

Your quote defines the depth of each part within the agreed business area. We focus the work on the decision you need to make.

Understand the work

Map the agreed workflows with the people doing them. Identify repeated effort, delays, handoffs and the information a better process would need.

Workflow and system review
Current effort and friction
Data and access requirements

Compare the options

Consider process changes, software you already own and AI. Separate what the evidence supports from what still needs testing.

Costs and potential value
Human review and risk
Alternatives to a custom build

Choose what to do first

Rank the opportunities within your agreed scope by value, effort, readiness and risk, with the reasoning visible.

Priorities and dependencies
Reasons to proceed or defer
Proposed success checks

Test an opportunity and leave with a plan

Get a written roadmap and a basic proof-of-concept app for at least one discovered opportunity, so you can examine how it could work before committing to production.

Basic proof-of-concept app
Written roadmap and review
Planning estimates and open questions

Start with one business problem

Suppose your team reads incoming documents, extracts the same information and re-enters it in another system. The question is whether changing that workflow would recover enough time or reduce enough rework to justify the cost.

Discovery examines the volume, the time spent, the exceptions and the systems involved. We compare the options, including the review a person would still need to do. Estimates stay labelled as estimates until they can be tested.

Relevant AI delivery experience

In our published M&A advisory case, we describe a platform that combines document intake, buyer research and matching with explainable recommendations and human review. It is an example of the implementation work a roadmap can lead to; it does not establish the outcome of your discovery engagement.

Read the AI-assisted buyer research and deal execution case.

A roadmap that stands on its own

Your plan explains the recommended first step, its dependencies and what still needs to be learned. You can act on it with your own team or chosen supplier. When a build is justified, our AI implementation services can help carry it through. If the included basic app reveals questions that need deeper testing, a separately scoped proof of concept can extend that work.

Who this helps

Owners, partners and operational leaders who have a real business problem to examine and need a defensible next step.

You need a first AI investment you can explain

You own or lead a business with several possible AI projects. You need a practical way to decide which problem is worth addressing first, before committing to a build.

Documents and requests keep creating manual work

Your team repeatedly reads documents, searches for information or copies it between systems. You want to understand the effort involved and whether AI could help without losing human oversight.

Your AI trials have not become a working process

Tools have been tried, but the workflow, data or responsibilities are unclear. You need to work through the missing pieces and decide whether to continue, simplify or stop.

When another next step makes more sense

If you already have a clear implementation specification, tell us. A separately scoped build or proof of concept may be the more useful next step.
If you need a free tool demonstration or a guaranteed recommendation for a particular vendor, this paid discovery engagement will not meet that need.
If the people or information needed for discovery are unavailable, we should resolve those access constraints before starting paid work.

From a conversation to a roadmap

Agree the paid scope before work begins, then choose any implementation work separately.

1

Introductory call
Free

Tell us about the work and the decision you need to make. We discuss whether discovery is a useful next step. You do not need to send confidential documents to start this conversation.
2

Agree the discovery scope
CA$2,000–$4,000

Before work begins, we agree the business area and workflows to examine, deliverables, client access, timing and price. The quote defines what is included; the full range of possible discovery work is not included at every price.
3

Assess, build a basic proof of concept and review
Paid discovery

We examine the agreed work, compare options, build a basic proof-of-concept app for at least one discovered opportunity and review the roadmap with you. The results help inform whether further development is worthwhile.
4

Choose the next step
Optional, quoted separately

Use the roadmap with your own team, HeitechSoft or another supplier. Production implementation, further development beyond the included basic proof of concept, and ongoing support have their own scope and price.

Before you book

What does AI Discovery & Roadmap cost?: CA$2,000–$4,000, with the exact scope and price agreed before work begins. The quote sets out the workflows, access, deliverables, timing and terms. The introductory call is free; the discovery and roadmap work is paid.
Does that price include building the solution?: The price includes a written roadmap and a basic proof-of-concept app for at least one opportunity identified during discovery. Production implementation, further development, live system integrations and ongoing support are quoted separately.
Do we have to know where AI fits already?: No. Bring a real operational problem or decision, an accountable sponsor and access to the people who understand the work. Discovery helps establish where AI could be useful and where another approach may be better.
How long does the engagement take?: We agree timing in the quote after understanding the scope, your team's availability and the information needed. A broad company review and a focused workflow assessment require different effort; we do not promise one timetable for both.
What if AI is not worth pursuing?: We explain why and what should happen instead. That may be a process improvement, better use of an existing tool, work on data quality or a decision to defer. Discovery does not guarantee savings or a recommendation to build with AI.
Who owns the roadmap?: Your business does. It is a written document you can use with your own team or chosen supplier. You are not required to hire HeitechSoft for implementation.

Bring us the work you want to improve.

AI discovery and roadmap: CA$2,000–$4,000, with scope and price agreed first.