Pillar 10 · AI Consulting · Senior Advisory

AI Consulting in New Zealand — Strategy, Roadmap & Fractional CTO

Some teams need a senior advisor before they need a builder. AI roadmaps, vendor evaluation, fractional CTO support, board briefings, build oversight. no junior consultants doing your thinking, no slide decks gathering dust.

Scroll · New Zealand + Australia
01 / When fits

When Consulting Is The Right Fit

When consulting fits better than building.

01

Considering AI but unsure where to start.

You know it matters. You don't know what to invest in or in what order. The audit produces a costed, sequenced roadmap.

02

Being pitched by AI vendors.

You want an independent perspective before signing. We review the proposal, the vendor, the alternatives, and recommend.

03

You have an internal team that needs direction.

Your engineers can build. They need an architect-level perspective on what to build and how to sequence it.

04

Board-level briefing.

You want your leadership team to understand AI well enough to ask the right questions. A focused 90-min or full-day session does that.

Already know what to build and want it built? See our agency engagements →

02 / Engagements

Engagement Types

Five engagement shapes.

ENG · 01

Strategic audit

4–6 week deep look at your business and AI opportunity. Output: a prioritised, costed roadmap your team can execute.

ENG · 02

Vendor evaluation

You're being pitched. We review the proposal, the vendor, the alternatives. Independent perspective, no commercial bias.

ENG · 03

Board briefing

90-min or full-day session for your leadership team. Demystifies AI, sets honest expectations, aligns on next steps.

ENG · 04

Fractional CTO / advisor

Monthly retainer. We attend your leadership meetings, review architecture, mentor your engineers, own outcomes for your AI initiatives.

ENG · 05

Build oversight

You have another agency or in-house team doing the build. We audit the architecture, review the code, and represent your interests in the room.

03 / Compare

Consulting vs Agency Build

Consulting or build?

ConsultingAgency build
OutputStrategy, roadmap, adviceWorking systems
Timeline2–8 weeks30–90 days
Best forYou have a team, need directionYou don't, need execution

You can move from consulting to building with us, or stop at the strategy. No pressure either way.

Free Strategy Session

Book a 45-min
strategy session, free.

We'll talk through where AI fits in your business — and where it doesn't. You leave with a written summary, whether or not we keep working together.

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