An honest comparison
Workflow deployment firm or a full-time AI director?
Hire a full-time AI or technology director when you have a steady stream of workflows to fix and the budget for a permanent leader and team. Start with a workflow deployment firm when you have one or two workflows that need fixing now and want to prove the value before adding a permanent salary.
Hire a full-time director when
- Technology change is continuous across many workflows and departments.
- You can keep a senior leader fully occupied year-round.
- You are prepared to fund the team that leader will need to build.
Start with a workflow deployment firm when
- You can name one or two workflows that need fixing now.
- You want a working tool and measured use before adding a permanent salary.
- You want to learn what good looks like before writing the job description.
The honest trade-off
A director builds lasting internal capability. A firm delivers a specific result quickly. Many companies do the second first, then hire with a clearer picture of what the role should be.
Questions people ask
When should we hire a full-time director?
When technology change is continuous across the business, you can keep a leader busy year-round, and you are ready to fund the team that person will need.
When is a workflow deployment firm the better first step?
When you have one or two specific workflows to fix and want working tools and measured use before committing to a permanent role.
Can a firm hand the work to a future hire?
Yes. Every Build ships with a handover pack written so someone else can run it: architecture, runbook, credentials inventory, data map, and the list of models and providers used.
Doesn't a full-time hire know the business better?
Over time, yes. That is the main reason to hire one. Our Spec is designed to learn the problem deeply in a single visit, which is a narrower kind of knowledge.
What does it cost to start with you?
The Workflow Spec is 15,000 dollars fixed. It stands on its own even if the answer is not to build.