Tool: Implementation Cost Calculator

Decide

How much will this AI project cost to implement?

Planning range

$91,494$158,355
$91,494Mid $117,300$158,355

6–13 weeks · Risk Medium

Workbench

Estimate the work to get one path live, not a transformation budget.

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How hard it is to land
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PilotProduction

Planning range

$91,494$158,355
$91,494Mid $117,300$158,355

6–13 weeks · Risk Medium

Risk

MediumThe range is usable if the workflow and systems stay as entered.

Pilot or production

A pilot is the right next step. Do not staff a production program yet.
Adnan Boz
Adnan Boz

How I see it

Price the work to get one path into production

Launch invoices hide integration, data preparation, evaluation, change, and the difference between a pilot and a production path.

Enter the shape of the work: how many workflows, how many systems, how hard the data and security are, and whether this is a pilot or production.

The result is a planning range, the lines that dominate the estimate, a timeline band, a risk level, and whether you should stay in a pilot until a condition moves.

Economic model

Implementation range

base + workflows + integrations + data + security + change + reliability, shown as a low-to-high band

This is a planning estimate for an upper-middle-market workflow, not a bid. A regulated or multi-country path will sit above the band.

When this is the wrong next step

Do not use this tool to decorate a decision.

  • You need a fixed bid for procurement this week.
  • The scope is a company-wide program, not one or two workflows.
  • Nobody can name the systems that must be integrated.
Adnan Boz

A useful next step

Bring the numbers into a conversation.

The tool is a first cut. If the result is material, we guide the implementation and stay hands-on through operations — or tell you when a simpler answer is better.

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