--- title: AI consulting for mid-market companies | Codivated canonical: https://www.codivated.com/ai-consulting/ --- [Home](https://www.codivated.com/)/[Services](https://www.codivated.com/services/) AI consulting # AI consulting that ends in a working agent, not a deck A mid-market company should get working AI agents from an AI consulting firm, not a strategy deck. Codivated starts with a $15,000, two-week First Agent Sprint that ends with a ranked plan and a first working agent. [Ask about the First Agent Sprint](https://www.codivated.com/contact/)[What the sprint includes](https://www.codivated.com/ai-readiness-assessment/) Opportunity mapWeek 1 Order exceptionsFirst agent Inbound lead follow-upHigh Invoice matchingHigh Customer win-backMedium Month-end reportingLater Ranked by expected returnIllustration Deliverables ## What should an AI consulting engagement deliver? Three things. If an engagement ends with only a roadmap, the hard part is still ahead of you. 01 ### A ranked list Where AI pays off in your business, with the first agent to build marked. 02 ### A model of the return Hours returned and revenue influenced, with the assumptions shown. 03 ### An agent in production At least one agent working with your team using it. Mid-market ## How is a mid-market company different from an enterprise client? Mid-market companies need both the plan and the build, from one team. A company with 200 to 2,000 people usually has real volume and budget but a thin internal AI team. Large consulting firms are built for enterprise programs with long timelines. Freelancers can build a tool but rarely redesign the workflow around it. Compare ## What kinds of AI consulting firms are there? ### Global consulting firm What you usually getStrategy, operating model and large-scale programs Time to something workingMonths Fit for a mid-market companyStrong for enterprise programs; often more process than a mid-market company needs ### Data and AI services firm What you usually getData platforms, machine learning models, analytics Time to something workingMonths Fit for a mid-market companyGood when the problem is data infrastructure ### Automation agency or freelancer What you usually getWorkflows built in no-code tools Time to something workingDays to weeks Fit for a mid-market companyGood for small, self-contained tasks ### Codivated What you usually getAn opportunity map, an ROI model and agents in production, then ongoing care Time to something workingTwo weeks to a first working agent Fit for a mid-market companyBuilt for it Where to start ## Where should a $50M company start with AI? Start with one workflow that repeats dozens of times a day, follows clear rules and costs money when it waits. Pick the measure before you build. Read [where AI agents pay off first](https://www.codivated.com/insights/where-ai-agents-pay-off-first/) for the four workflows we look at first. ### Order exceptions ### Invoice matching ### Inbound lead qualification ### Customer follow-up Pilots ## Why do AI pilots stall, and how do you avoid it? Why pilots stallWhat we do instead The agent is bolted onto a process designed for people We redesign the workflow with your team Nobody owns it after the pilot We name an internal owner Nobody agreed what success looks like We agree the measure before the build The First Agent Sprint ## What does the First Agent Sprint include? $15,000fixed ยท two weeks Two weeks. Short interviews with your team and a review of your systems, an opportunity map that ranks your workflows by expected return, an ROI model, and a first working version of the top agent, running on real cases in practice mode. It costs $15,000 at a fixed price. - Short interviews with your team and a review of your systems - An opportunity map that ranks your workflows by expected return - An ROI model - A first working version of the top agent, in practice mode [Ask about the sprint](https://www.codivated.com/contact/)[Estimate your ROI first](https://www.codivated.com/roi-calculator/) Industries ## Which industries do you work with? Distribution and logisticsProfessional servicesEcommerce and retailHome and field servicesEducation See [where agents pay off first in each](https://www.codivated.com/industries/). ## What happens after the sprint? If the agent is earning its keep, we [take it live](https://www.codivated.com/ai-agent-development/), widen what it can do as your team trusts it, and keep it working through ongoing agent care, priced per agent. If not, you keep the opportunity map and ROI model and owe nothing more. Questions ## Common questions ### Do you only do strategy, or do you build? Both. The same team that ranks your opportunities builds the agents and keeps them running. ### Are you local to South Florida? We are based in South Florida and work remotely with companies across the US. ### What if we only need help with an off-the-shelf AI tool? Our AI setup for small teams picks and sets up the right tool in about a week, with training included. ## Start with an agent you can see working. [Ask about the First Agent Sprint](https://www.codivated.com/contact/)