The 5-Day AI
Readiness Sprint.

5 days. We map your systems, surface shadow AI risk, and leave you with a clear next step. Built for CFOs, COOs, and CEOs who need answers, not more questions.

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Fixed price. No surprises. No lock-in.

The problem

You know something's wrong with your data.
You just can't prove it.

Most mid-market companies are paying 30-40% more than they should on their data platform. Decisions get delayed because nobody trusts the numbers. Reports are manual. Pipelines break on Fridays. And the worst part? Nobody can quantify the waste, so nobody can build a business case to fix it.

That's what the sprint is for. In 5 days, we give you the evidence, the numbers, and the plan.

30-40%
Typical overspend on data platform costs
6+ hrs
Per week on manual reporting and data prep
72%
Of data leaders say they can't quantify waste
1 person
Usually holds the whole data pipeline together

Day by day

5 days. Here's exactly
what happens.

No ambiguity. No scope creep. You'll know what's happening every step of the way.

Day 1-2
Discovery & Stakeholder Interviews
We interview your key stakeholders, access your environment, and deliver a first-impressions brief within 48 hours.
Stakeholder interviews Environment access First observations
Day 3-5
Pain Points Quantified & Documented
Data quality issues documented, cost inefficiencies quantified, and team capability gaps mapped with real numbers.
Team gaps identified Data quality issues Cost inefficiencies
Day 6-8
Architecture & Platform Review
Full platform health score, architecture risks flagged, and benchmarking against industry best practices. Cost savings identified.
Platform health score Architecture risks Benchmarking
Day 9-10
Prioritised Roadmap Delivered
A prioritised, costed action plan. Clear recommendations. Executive summary your board can read in 5 minutes. Yours to keep.
Roadmap document Prioritised actions Cost estimate

What you get

Tangible outputs.
Not a PowerPoint and a handshake.

Everything you need to make a decision, build a business case, and take action. Whether you continue with us or not.

Platform Health Score

A clear, benchmarked score for your data platform across performance, cost, reliability, and scalability. Know exactly where you stand.

Cost Analysis & Savings

Line-by-line breakdown of where your money goes, with specific savings identified. Most clients find 30-40% in savings they didn't know existed.

Architecture Risk Assessment

Every risk in your current architecture mapped, graded by severity, and paired with a mitigation strategy. No more surprises on a Friday evening.

Prioritised Roadmap

A sequenced action plan with cost estimates for each phase. What to do first, what can wait, and what it will cost. No guesswork.

Executive Summary

A concise, jargon-free summary your board can read in 5 minutes. Designed for the people making decisions, not the people writing code.

Implementation Recommendations

Clear next steps you can act on with or without Layke. We give you the plan. You decide who executes it. No strings attached.

Investment

What it costs.
What inaction costs more.

The assessment is a fixed investment. The cost of doing nothing is usually much higher.

€2,950
Fixed price. Scope agreed upfront. No overruns.
  • 5 days, start to finish
  • Senior consultants only
  • Full deliverables you keep
  • No lock-in
Do nothing
What every month of delay costs you
  • 30-40% overspend on compute and storage
  • 6+ hours/week of senior time on manual data prep
  • Delayed decisions, nobody trusts the numbers
  • Engineering hours firefighting broken pipelines
  • Key-person risk growing every day
VS
Invest 5 days
What you walk away with
  • Specific savings identified, usually 30-40% of costs
  • A prioritised roadmap with cost estimates per phase
  • A business case your board will approve
  • Architecture risks caught before they become emergencies
  • An executive summary designed for decision-makers
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Most clients see the fee pay for itself within 60 days, just from the cost savings we identify.

What comes next

The journey doesn't end
at day 10.

The assessment gives you a roadmap you can act on with or without us. But most clients choose to keep going. Here's what that looks like.

Step 01
Assessment
5 days. We audit your entire data environment, interview stakeholders, and deliver a full roadmap you own forever.
Step 02
Roadmap
A prioritised, costed action plan with clear phases. Built for your board, not just your engineers.
Step 03
Implementation
We build it alongside your team. Fixed scope, fixed price. No scope creep, no surprises.
Step 04
Managed Support
Ongoing optimisation so your platform stays healthy, costs stay low, and your team stays focused on what matters.

Common questions

Everything you're
wondering. Answered.

That's completely fair. We offer a free 30-minute discovery call where we talk through your challenges and give you honest feedback. No commitment, no follow-up pressure. It's a good way to see how we work and whether we're the right fit before committing to anything.
Three things. First, you get senior people who've actually built and scaled data platforms, not graduates reading a playbook. Second, it's fixed price and 5 days, not 5 months and a ballooning invoice. Third, we stick around after the assessment. We're not here to write a report and disappear. We're here to help you act on it.
Minimal prep on your side. We'll need access to your data environment and time with 2-3 key stakeholders. That's it. We do the heavy lifting. Most clients are surprised by how little disruption there is to their day-to-day operations.
Your choice entirely. The roadmap is yours to act on however you see fit. Some clients take it to their internal team. Some bring in another partner. Most choose to keep working with us because we already understand their environment. There's no pressure either way. The assessment stands on its own as a deliverable.
Absolutely. We complement your team, we don't replace them. During the assessment, we work alongside your data engineers and stakeholders. If you move to implementation, we integrate with your existing workflows. The goal is to make your team stronger, not to create a dependency on us.

Ready?

Start with a conversation.

No pitch. No slides. Just a 30-minute call about where your data environment is and what it could become. If we can help, we'll tell you how. If we can't, we'll tell you that too.

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