Building an AI Practice
Turn systems engineering skill into a consultancy that delivers.
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- Certificate of Completion
- Self-paced, online
- Professional technology education
The hard part of client AI work is rarely the model. It is scoping something that can actually be delivered, pricing it honestly, holding quality when you are not the one doing every step, and turning down work that should not be automated at all.
This program takes the systems engineering method and adds the commercial layer: how engagements are scoped, estimated, delivered and defended.
- Scope an engagement that can actually be delivered
- Estimate AI work without optimistic guessing
- Price for the value and the risk together
- Hold quality when delivery is shared
- Recognise the work you should turn down
Arvanord engineering team — the engineers who scope and run client engagements.
- Working knowledge of AI systems
- Experience delivering technical work to clients or internal stakeholders
Final exercise — a scoped, priced and documented engagement plan.
Building an AI Practice — Certificate of Completion
Credential ID format: ARV-B-YYYY-NNNN
Program outline.
Module structure is published openly. Lesson content is produced to Arvanord's engineering documentation standard.
01Scoping
- Discovery that produces a real scope
- Separating automation from redesign
- Deliverables a client can accept
- Writing an engagement that holds
02Estimating & pricing
- Estimating unfamiliar work
- Contingency and risk pricing
- Value-based pricing where it applies
- Contracts for systems that iterate
03Delivery
- Running a first engagement
- Handover and documentation
- Quality control across contributors
- Managing expectation drift
04Practice
- What to productise and what to keep bespoke
- Saying no
- Case evidence without overclaiming
- Building a reputation on delivery
05Final exercise
- Scope and price a real engagement
- Document the delivery plan
- Review against engagement standards
- Certificate issuance
Common questions.
Is this for people already consulting?
It suits both independent consultants and technical leads who deliver AI work to internal stakeholders. The commercial questions are the same.
Does it teach sales?
No. It covers scoping, estimating, pricing and delivery — the parts that determine whether work is profitable and repeatable.
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