Outcome-driven AI consulting

AI consulting with a guarantee: no performance, no pay.

AppliedWorks AI turns AI ambition into measured business outcomes—machine learning models, LLM systems and AI agents delivered to production. We define the result together. If we don't hit it, you don't pay.

30–50%
Downtime reduction*
200–400%
ROI in 24 months*
4
Products shipped
Live asset telemetry — TwinEdge AI, built by our team

*Industry benchmarks for AI predictive maintenance programs

AI strategyRAG systemsAI agentsMLOpsIndustrial AIGovernance

95%

of enterprise AI pilots deliver zero return.

MIT research found that despite $30–40 billion invested, 95% of corporate generative AI initiatives show no measurable P&L impact. The causes aren't the models. They're brittle workflows, weak data foundations and consultants paid for effort instead of results.

Source: MIT NANDA, The GenAI Divide (2025)

We get paid when the agreed outcome is achieved.

  1. 01

    Assess

    A free AI assessment identifies where AI can produce a measurable result in your business—and where it can't.

  2. 02

    Define the outcome

    We agree on the metric, baseline, target, measurement method and timeline. In writing, before work begins.

  3. 03

    Build & deliver

    One senior team builds, integrates and deploys to production—not to a pilot report or a slide deck.

  4. 04

    Pay on performance

    Fees are tied to hitting the agreed outcome. Miss it, and you don't pay the performance fee.

See the full engagement model

One team owns the result, from strategy to production.

Every service follows the same rule: define a measurable outcome before the work begins, then make our fee depend on delivering it.

S.01

AI & Digital Transformation Strategy

Opportunity assessments and roadmaps tied to P&L impact. Build-vs-buy decisions, operating model design, vendor selection and rescue plans for stalled pilots.

Outcome: a prioritized AI roadmap with quantified business cases.

S.02

LLM Engineering: RAG, Fine-Tuning & Custom Models

Production RAG over enterprise knowledge, model fine-tuning, evaluation harnesses, permission-aware retrieval, citation controls and API cost optimization.

Outcome: a production copilot with measured answer accuracy.

S.03

Agentic AI Implementation

Agents and multi-agent workflows that execute real business processes, governed by approval gates, audit trails and human-in-the-loop controls.

Outcome: an agent workflow handling an agreed volume end-to-end.

S.04

Machine Learning Model Development & MLOps

Forecasting, classification, anomaly detection, optimization and computer vision—plus the pipelines, monitoring and retraining needed to keep models reliable.

Outcome: a monitored model in production hitting an agreed metric.

S.06

AI Governance, Risk & Compliance

AI inventories, risk classification, EU AI Act readiness, technical controls, model risk management, bias audits and post-market monitoring playbooks.

Outcome: an auditable governance program delivered to deadline.

Not sure which service fits? Book a free assessment and we'll tell you—including if the answer is “you don't need us yet.”

No performance, no pay. Here's exactly how that works.

Traditional consulting bills for time. We get paid when the agreed outcome is achieved. That changes which projects we take, how we scope them and how hard we push to production.

  1. W.01

    Free AI assessment 1–2 weeks

    We review your goals, data, systems and constraints. You get an honest opinion on where AI can move a measurable number—and where it can't.

  2. W.02

    Outcome definition

    Together we write the outcome contract: metric, baseline, target, measurement method, shared responsibilities and timeline.

  3. W.03

    Delivery

    Our team builds the data foundations, models, integrations and deployment. Progress stays visible against production milestones.

  4. W.04

    Measurement & payment

    The result is measured against the agreed baseline. Hit it: full fee. Miss it: you don't pay the performance fee.

  5. W.05

    Operate & improve Optional

    Models drift and businesses change. We can continue with monitoring, retraining and expansion under a monthly retainer.

We decline work when the outcome can't be measured.

The model requires clear access to data and systems, a business sponsor and a measurable baseline. That honesty is the point.

What counts as an outcome?

A number we can measure: downtime hours, processing time, cost per case, forecast error, resolution rate or a defined compliance milestone.

What if the outcome depends on things you don't control?

The outcome contract defines shared responsibilities and assumptions up front. If a dependency changes, we flag it early and re-scope instead of letting the project drift.

Do you charge anything up front?

The structure varies by engagement. It may be a cost-covering base plus performance fee, or fully contingent for tightly scoped projects. The exact split is documented before work begins.

What size projects do you take?

From focused 8–12 week pilots to multi-phase transformation programs.

Deepest where AI ROI is most provable.

We work across the enterprise, with particular depth in asset-heavy industries—where returns are measured in downtime hours, throughput and maintenance dollars.

  • Manufacturing
  • Energy & utilities
  • Oil & gas
  • Mining & metals
  • Transportation
  • Financial services
  • Healthcare
  • Retail & consumer
  • Technology

The consultancy we'd want to hire.

AppliedWorks AI was founded on a simple frustration: enterprises spend billions on AI, most pilots return nothing, and the consultants get paid either way. We put our fees where our promises are—and we prove our capability with products we've shipped ourselves.

  1. 01

    Outcome-based fees

    Our economics are connected to yours.

  2. 02

    Builders, not deck-makers

    Four shipped products across industrial, enterprise and consumer AI.

  3. 03

    Production-first

    Every engagement is scoped to end in production.

  4. 04

    Honest scoping

    We say no when the outcome isn't achievable or measurable.

Book your free AI assessment.

Tell us about your business and the number you want AI to move. We'll review your goals, data and systems, then give you an honest read—typically within 1–2 weeks.

Free. No obligation.
If AI isn't right for the problem, we'll say so.

Assessment requests are reviewed by our team within one business day.

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AI that pays for itself—or you don't pay at all.

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