Ongoing workflow delivery, governance, and measurement — one month at a time.
After a pilot proves out, the question becomes: who owns the next workflow? And the one after that? The Fractional AI Workflow Lead fills that gap — embedded implementation leadership without adding headcount. Roadmap, rollout, governance, and measurement, month over month.
The fractional model is a specific thing. Here's what it is and what it isn't, so there's no confusion about what you're buying.
The retainer is structured. Here's what you can expect each month, every month, for the duration of the engagement.
Review the backlog, score each candidate workflow by ROI and feasibility, and agree on what gets built this month. Written rationale for what was picked and what was deferred.
One workflow moved from design to production — limited to the internal owner and one team first. Feedback collected, edge cases handled, scope controlled before a wider rollout.
Every deployed workflow gets a documented data path, control set, and human-in-the-loop gate. The audit log is updated monthly — what's running, what's flagged, what changed.
Active workflows tracked against their baseline: hours saved, cycle time, rework rate, adoption, exceptions. Numbers updated each month and reviewed with you in the executive readout.
The internal champion gets a handoff document and a short session each month. Adoption blockers are diagnosed early. Workflows that aren't being used get root-caused and fixed, not abandoned.
30-minute readout covering: what shipped, what the numbers say, what's next, and any governance or risk flags. Written summary delivered within 24 hours for stakeholders who weren't on the call.
Success is tracked across commercial, diagnostic, pilot, and executive layers. Every number has a baseline. Nothing is hand-waved.
The retainer isn't a starter engagement — it assumes you've already validated that AI-assisted workflows work inside your firm. Here's what that means in practice.
Every retainer client started with an audit. The ladder isn't a sales funnel — it's how we build enough trust and data to make the retainer worth the investment for both of us.
Find the drag, size it, pick the first pilot. Written deliverable. Completely standalone.
See the audit →One workflow built, deployed, and measured. This is where we prove the model works inside your firm before committing to a longer engagement.
You're here. The pilot worked. Now we ship a new workflow each month with the governance and measurement structure already in place.
The retainer is priced by scope, not by the hour. The range reflects the number of active workflows and the complexity of the governance environment. We'll scope it together.
Not ready for a retainer? Start with the $1,500 audit →
The right entry point is a 30-minute discovery call. If you've already done a pilot, we'll scope the retainer. If you haven't, we'll figure out whether the audit is the right first step.
Or email jason@nycolai.com