AI & Technology Assessment
Clarity before you invest in AI or new technology.
A paid, standalone assessment that helps you make informed technology decisions, without committing to an implementation project. Depending on scope, it can cover feasibility, architecture, technology choices, risks and a prioritized roadmap.
Fig.1 Assessment flow
- A
Inputs
- Goals
- Processes
- Systems
- Data
- Constraints
- B
Examination
Opportunities /Feasibility /Risks
- C
Report
- Findings01
- Recommendations02
- Prioritized roadmap03
- D
Your decision
- Build
- Buy
- Improve
- Wait
- Engagement
- Paid, standalone
- Scope
- Agreed with you
- Implementation
- Optional, separate
Who it's for
For organizations facing a technology decision that would be expensive to get wrong, who want a clear, well-founded view before they commit.
- 1.1
Leadership teams exploring AI
- Typical starting point
- You know AI could help, but not where to start.
- What it clarifies
- Where AI can add value, what is realistic with your data and what to do first.
- 1.2
Operations-intensive companies and manufacturers
- Typical starting point
- Too much of your work still runs on manual steps and spreadsheets.
- What it clarifies
- Which workflows are worth automating, in what order, and what each would involve.
- 1.3
Companies whose systems have reached their limits
- Typical starting point
- Your systems don't talk to each other, and changing them feels risky.
- What it clarifies
- What to keep, extend, integrate or replace, and the risks of each path.
- 1.4
Teams planning a significant technology investment
- Typical starting point
- You are about to commit budget and want a second opinion first.
- What it clarifies
- Whether the plan fits your requirements, which alternatives exist and what could go wrong.
- 1.5
Founders and technical product teams
- Typical starting point
- You need to know whether this can be built, and how.
- What it clarifies
- Feasibility, architecture direction and technology choices, before development starts.
What we examine
The scope is agreed with you at the start. It can be one process, one system or one decision, or a wider review. These are the areas it can cover, and the question each one answers.
- 2.1
Goals and processes
- What we examine
- How the work is done today, where time and money go, and which decisions matter most.
- The question it answers
- Where would technology make a real difference?
- Report sections
- 2.2
Existing systems and integrations
- What we examine
- Applications, integrations, data flows and technical debt: what works and what holds you back.
- The question it answers
- What should be kept, extended, integrated or replaced?
- Report sections
- 2.3
Data
- What we examine
- Which data exists, where it lives, how reliable it is and who can use it.
- The question it answers
- Is the data ready for what you want to do with it?
- Report sections
- 2.4
AI opportunities
- What we examine
- Tasks where AI could save effort or support decisions, and tasks where it should not be used.
- The question it answers
- Where does AI earn its place, and where is a simpler solution better?
- Report sections
- 2.5
Architecture and technology
- What we examine
- Architecture options, platforms and build-versus-buy choices, and how they fit what you already run.
- The question it answers
- Which approach fits your requirements and constraints?
- Report sections
- 2.6
Risks and constraints
- What we examine
- Security, privacy, dependencies, skills, budget and time.
- The question it answers
- What could go wrong, and where are the real limits?
- Report sections
What you can receive
The result is a written basis for decisions, in the form of a report. Its contents follow the scope we agree, so not every assessment includes every section.
Assessment report
Depending on scope
Contents
Sections may include the following, depending on the agreed scope.
Discovery
A documented picture of your goals, processes, systems and constraints as they are today.
AI opportunities
Where AI can add value in your work, and what each opportunity would involve.
Feasibility
What is technically realistic with your data, systems and constraints, and what is not.
Existing-system review
The condition of your current applications and integrations, and what can be kept or extended.
Architecture recommendations
A proposed structure for the solution: its components and how they connect.
Technology selection
Recommended platforms and tools, including build-versus-buy where it applies.
Risks and limitations
Technical, data and operational risks, the limits of each option and ways to reduce them.
Prioritized roadmap
What to do first, what can wait and how the steps depend on each other.
Next steps
Concrete actions you can take: with us, with another team or with your own engineers.
How it runs
Every assessment follows the same sequence, from the first conversation to your decision.
Note
There is no fixed duration. The timeline depends on the scope and is agreed with you before work starts.
Introductory conversation
You describe the situation and the decision in front of you. We ask questions and tell you whether an assessment is the right step.
OutcomeWhether an assessment fits
Scope and agreement
We agree what the assessment will cover, what you will receive and who should take part.
OutcomeAn agreed scope
Discovery
Conversations with the people who know the work, and a review of processes, systems, documents and data.
OutcomeA picture of the current state
Analysis
Opportunities, feasibility, architecture options and risks are weighed against your goals and constraints.
OutcomeOptions and trade-offs
Report
Findings and recommendations are documented in a form you can act on and share.
OutcomeYour assessment report
Your decision
You decide what happens next. Implementation is optional and separate: with us, with another team or in-house.
OutcomeYour next step
Why a paid assessment
You pay for a clear answer, not for a commitment to a project.
- 5.1
A standalone engagement
The assessment has its own agreed scope and fee. Its recommendation can be to build, to buy an existing product, to improve what you have, or to wait.
- 5.2
Clarity before investment
The most expensive software mistakes are made before the first line of code. An assessment brings costs, risks and limits into view before changing direction becomes expensive.
- 5.3
No commitment to implementation
The results are yours to use. Implementation is optional and separate: with ShamaTech, with another team or with your own engineers.
- It is
- A paid, scoped professional engagement, with deliverables agreed in advance.
- It is not
- Free pre-sales consulting, or a commitment to an implementation project.
Common questions
Is the assessment free?
No. It is a paid professional engagement. The fee depends on the scope and is agreed with you before any work begins.
How long does an assessment take?
It depends on the scope: how many processes, systems and questions are involved, and how readily people and information are available. The timeline is agreed as part of the scope.
Do we have to use ShamaTech for the implementation?
No. The assessment stands on its own. Implementation is optional and separate, and you can act on the recommendations with us, with another team or in-house.
What exactly will we receive?
That depends on the agreed scope. Deliverables may include discovery, AI opportunities, feasibility, an existing-system review, architecture recommendations, technology selection, risks and limitations, a prioritized roadmap and next steps.
We are not sure AI is right for us. Is an assessment still useful?
Yes. Part of the work is establishing whether AI is the right tool at all. We use AI where it adds clear value, and say so when a simpler solution is better.
Who carries out the assessment?
ShamaTech was founded by Raja Shama, who leads its engineering work. You work with him directly, without layers of account management.
Next step
Make your next technology decision with clarity.
Tell us about the decision or the system in front of you. We'll reply with a considered view of how an assessment could be scoped.
Or write to contact@shama-tech.com
In short
- Paid professional assessment
- Scope agreed with you
- Implementation optional and separate