L&V Consulting Group · Sydney & Australia

AI strategy consulting for Sydney businesses

Turn a broad interest in AI into a clear set of business decisions. We help you assess where AI fits, compare opportunities and plan a manageable first implementation.

Know what to build first

Buying an AI tool is easier than choosing the right problem. A useful strategy begins with your actual workflows: the information people need, the decisions they make and the manual steps that slow them down.

L&V works with small and medium businesses to explore these opportunities before committing to a build. The aim is a practical roadmap tied to your operations, available data and implementation capacity.

From assessment to action

What an AI strategy engagement can cover

Workflow and opportunity mapping

Review repetitive tasks, information bottlenecks and potential use cases with the people doing the work.

Data and tool readiness

Assess the sources, access permissions and existing systems a proposed solution would depend on.

Prioritised roadmap

Compare potential value, effort and risks. Set out recommended next steps, dependencies and a sensible implementation sequence.

Want a rough figure before you start? Pick the tasks your team does for a quick estimate of the time and money AI could save.

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How we approach the assessment

  1. Understand the work

    Start with the people, systems and steps involved. Identify where time is lost and what a useful result would look like.

  2. Choose a useful first project

    Compare value, data readiness, effort and risk. Agree the scope and a practical way to check the result.

  3. Plan delivery and measurement

    Define the intended outcome, likely dependencies, ownership and how a pilot will be evaluated. Confirm the engagement deliverables before work begins.

Questions about AI strategy

Is an AI readiness assessment useful for a small business?

It can be useful when you have several ideas but need help choosing a feasible first project. The assessment should be proportionate to your business and lead to decisions you can act on.

Do we need to replace our existing software?

Not necessarily. We first consider how your current tools and data support the use case. Any recommended change should have a clear business reason.

What comes after the roadmap?

You can use the roadmap to plan internally or discuss a scoped implementation. Our AI automation and custom AI assistant services cover practical builds.

How much does AI consulting cost?

Cost depends on the workflows, systems, stakeholders and deliverables involved. Contact us with a brief outline so we can discuss an appropriate scope before quoting.

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Find your starting point for AI

Tell us about your workflow, your team and the problem you want to solve. We serve Sydney businesses and work with organisations across Australia.

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AI Savings and ROI

Choose your type of business and enter the hours each person spends on the simple tasks. It uses the same evidence and costs as the examples on our blog.

Typical work AI can help with

Simple tasks

  • Reading invoices, orders and forms, and entering the data
  • Answering customer and client emails
  • Following up, reminders and scheduling

Complex tasks

  • Preparing customs entry data from invoices and packing lists, for checking
  • Tracking consignments across carrier portals and alerting customers to delays
  • Building quotes from rate sheets and surcharges for routine lanes
  • Analysing on-time, cost and volume data by lane and customer, and reporting on trends
  • Researching rates, routes and competitors, and writing market reports

Not in this estimate: we scope these with you.

A rough total is fine.

Wage plus on-costs like super and leave, often 20–30% more. Time saved is valued at this rate.

Time on this work

AI could free

Value of the time freed, before costs a year

AI automationBuilt-in or office AI, or a connected workflow
Set-up cost
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Value of time saved each year after that
AI agentChatGPT dots ·
Set-up cost
Running cost
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Value of time saved each year after that

A best-guess estimate, not a quote, excluding GST. A paid assessment confirms the figures before we recommend a project.

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