Zero Data Retention
Your data is not stored by the model provider.
We access models exclusively through contracts that prohibit the provider from retaining submitted content. What is processed does not end up in a training dataset or a provider log.
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Strategy consulting
that ships code.
We bring AI into your company the way large consultancies do, but with actual delivery, a fixed price, and no 300-page deck.
Book a free AI opportunity review
45 Minuten, unverbindlich. Als Ergebnis eine konkrete Potenzial-Übersicht.
The offer
Four steps. Each one standalone.
You decide after each step whether to continue. No package assumes you will take the next one.
- Stufe 01free45–60 minutes
AI Opportunity Review
A first conversation, not a sales call. We go through your processes and sort out where AI realistically earns its keep and where it does not. You get a one-page summary with two or three concrete starting points and a rough sense of what each would cost. If we see no viable angle, we say so. That is where it ends.
- One-page opportunity summary
- 2–3 prioritised starting points
- Rough effort and cost estimate
- Stufe 02fixed price2–3 weeks
AI Opportunity Analysis
We screen the relevant processes, assess your data situation, and develop three to five use cases, each with a calculated business case, a build-or-buy recommendation, and an initial data-protection review. The result is a roadmap you can actually decide on. Not a deck that sets up the next decision. If the picture is already clear after the review, we skip this step.
- Process screening and data assessment
- 3–5 use cases with business case
- Build-or-buy recommendation
- Initial GDPR assessment
- Decision-ready roadmap
- Stufe 03fixed price per packageby package scope
Delivery
The roadmap becomes packages with a statement of work, fixed price, timeline, and acceptance criteria, structured as a works contract under German law (§ 631 BGB). The effort risk sits with us. You are buying a defined outcome, not a block of day rates.
- Statement of work per package
- Fixed price and timeline upfront
- Defined acceptance criteria
- Works contract (§ 631 BGB)
- Stufe 04monthlyongoing
Operations and Enablement
A monthly platform licence or retainer, each including a development allowance, plus enablement for your team. The people who built the software also run it. That saves you handing over to a third party who has to learn the system from scratch.
- Operations and monitoring
- Development allowance
- Team enablement
- Roadmap-driven further development
How it works
What happens during an AI opportunity review.
So you know what you are signing up for before booking a call.
Before: three questions by email
Your industry, rough company size, and the issue you are dealing with. That is all we need to come prepared.
The conversation: 45 to 60 minutes
We go through your processes and look for the points where a lot of manual work meets structured data. That is usually where the money is.
Afterwards: one page
Two or three starting points, each with a rough effort estimate and the question that needs to be answered before a decision. One page, not a deck.
Your decision
Commission an analysis, go straight to a delivery package, or leave it there. All three paths are available.
Scope
What an opportunity analysis contains
An extract of the structure we agree on as a statement of work, before the engagement, not after.
- Process screening of relevant departments
- Data situation assessment: what exists, in what quality, and where
- Three to five use cases, prioritised by value and feasibility
- Business case per use case, calculated rather than estimated
- Build-or-buy recommendation per use case
- Initial GDPR assessment including legal bases
- Roadmap with package proposals and fixed-price framework
Where we sit
Between consultancy and agency: where Lytics fits.
Outcome
Lytics Studio
Strategy and running software
Traditional Strategy Consultancy
Concept and slides
Traditional Agency
Software as ordered
Billing
Lytics Studio
Fixed price per package
Traditional Strategy Consultancy
Day rates, open-ended
Traditional Agency
Time and materials
Responsibility for delivery
Lytics Studio
With us, against acceptance criteria
Traditional Strategy Consultancy
"Implementation partner recommended"
Traditional Agency
No strategic review
After the project
Lytics Studio
Operations and further development
Traditional Strategy Consultancy
Final presentation
Traditional Agency
Handover
Data protection
AI architecture your data protection officer can sign off on.
Four principles that apply in every project. Built into the architecture, not added as an appendix.
Masking before model access
Personal data is removed before any model ever sees it.
Names, addresses, customer numbers, and similar identifiers are replaced before transmission and restored afterwards. The model works on pseudonymised data; the mapping stays in your system.
Complete DPA chain
Every involved service provider has a data processing agreement in place.
Sub-processors included. Your data protection officer receives a complete chain, not a vendor list where the contractual basis is left open.
Restore tests under Art. 32 GDPR
We demonstrate that backups can actually be restored.
Art. 32 GDPR requires the ability to restore personal data promptly. An untested backup does not meet that standard. We run regular restore tests and document the results.
Common questions
Things you probably want to know.
What does working with you cost?
The opportunity review is free and non-binding. The opportunity analysis runs at a fixed price and, depending on company size, sits in the low five-figure range. The amount is deliberately sized so that management can approve it without a board resolution. Delivery packages are offered individually after the analysis, each at a fixed price. We do not work on day rates.
Do we need our own data for AI to be useful?
Most companies have more data than they realise. It is just scattered across ERP, CRM, ticketing systems, and file storage. The review always includes a look at what actually exists and in what condition. Some use cases work without proprietary data. Others require a clean data foundation, in which case that becomes the first step.
What if AI is not the right move for us?
We will tell you that during the review, and you pay nothing. An honest no is better for us than a project without results that also fails as a reference. Not every company has a viable AI starting point right now. Often the answer is process improvement or data quality before any model.
How long until we see results?
The review is a single session of 45 to 60 minutes; you receive the summary within a few days. The opportunity analysis takes two to three weeks. How quickly something productive goes live depends on the scope of the first delivery package. The timeline is in the proposal before you sign.
Do we have to commission the analysis to work with you?
No. If the review already surfaces a clear case, we skip the analysis and propose a delivery package directly. The analysis makes sense when several starting points compete and the question is how to prioritise.
How do you ensure our data stays within the EU?
We select model providers and hosting regions so that processing takes place in the EU. We work with zero-data-retention agreements and mask personal data before every model call. Every involved service provider, including sub-processors, has a data processing agreement in place.
What happens if a fixed-price package turns out to be more work than expected?
That is our problem, not yours. The works contract (§ 631 BGB) is there for exactly this reason: we owe a defined outcome, not a time budget. If the scope changes at your request, you get a separate package with its own fixed price, not an open-ended change discussion.
Who looks after the software in three years?
We do, if you want. Operations and further development are available as step 04, with a monthly retainer and a development allowance. Alternatively, we hand over with full documentation to your team; in that case, enablement is part of the final delivery package. What we do not do: leave behind a system nobody understands.
Let's find out in 45 minutes where AI actually pays off in your company.
Book a free AI opportunity review
45 minutes, no strings attached. You leave with a written shortlist.