Your First AI Automation, Built and Shipped in 4 Weeks
A fixed-scope, fixed-time engagement that maps your highest-ROI automation opportunity, builds it, connects it to your live stack, and trains your team to run it — all in one month.
Why AI projects stall before they ship
Most small businesses that try to adopt AI end up with a stack of software subscriptions nobody uses, a consultant's strategy deck they cannot execute, and a team that is more skeptical than before. The problem is not the technology — it is the lack of a structured path from 'we should do something with AI' to 'this is live and saving us ten hours a week.' The AI Implementation Sprint is that path. One month. One automation. Shipped, documented, and handed off to your team.
How it works
Strategy & Audit
We analyze your operation, map your current workflows, and identify the single highest-ROI automation opportunity. You see the before/after in writing before we build anything.
Workflow Design
We map the exact data flow for your chosen automation — inputs, logic, outputs, and every tool it needs to connect. You approve the design before we write a line of code.
No-Code Build
We build, connect, and test the automation against real data from your stack. You see it running live before week four begins.
Handoff & Training
We train your team, document everything, and hand off full ownership. The system runs without us the day the sprint ends.
What we automate
Lead capture & response
Automate your entire inbound lead flow — instant acknowledgment, CRM entry, triage, and follow-up — so no inquiry falls through the cracks.
Sales pipeline automation
Automate CRM updates, follow-up sequences, and pipeline reporting so your team spends time selling, not entering data.
Document processing
AI extracts, classifies, and routes documents — invoices, contracts, intake forms — reducing manual processing time by 60–80%.
Operational reporting
Replace the Monday morning report-building session with an agent that pulls from your systems and delivers a ready-to-read summary on schedule.
Client communication sequences
Onboarding, status updates, follow-up, and review requests — all triggered automatically based on the stage of your engagement.
Quote-to-invoice workflow
Automate the handoff from accepted quote to invoice to payment reminder — reducing billing cycle time and eliminating manual touchpoints.
Why Applied Agency AI
We are Michigan-based operators who have worked inside the industries we serve. We do not sell software platforms or write strategy decks. We build automations that connect the tools you already use, ship in weeks not months, and are measured by outcomes — hours recaptured, leads converted, processes that used to require a person and now run overnight.
Every engagement starts with the $297 AI Readiness Audit: a one-week, fixed-price assessment that tells you exactly where AI fits your operation and what the ROI looks like before you commit to anything larger.
How we deliver it
AI Readiness Audit
$297One week, fixed price. A written report mapping your highest-ROI automation opportunities with specific tool recommendations and a 7-day action plan.
Book the auditFractional CAIO
RetainerOngoing AI leadership — strategy, shipped automations, and team training — without a $250K full-time hire. Most clients start with the audit first.
See how it worksThe Laboratory
From $19Courses, templates, and live implementation cohorts for business owners who want to build AI capability in-house.
Browse resourcesCommon questions
What is included in the sprint?
Strategy and workflow mapping, one live automation built and connected to your stack, full documentation, and team training. The sprint covers one primary automation with up to three connected workflows. If you need more, the Fractional CAIO retainer stacks automations month over month.
What if I do not know which automation to build first?
That is exactly what the AI Readiness Audit is for. The $297 audit maps your highest-ROI automation opportunities and gives you a prioritized written plan before the sprint begins. Most sprint clients start with the audit.
Do I need technical staff?
No. We use no-code and low-code platforms that your team can operate, monitor, and update after the sprint without engineering support. The whole point of the handoff week is that you own it when we leave.
What happens after the sprint ends?
Three options: you graduate and run the system independently, you continue on a lighter advisory retainer, or you move into the Fractional CAIO program to stack additional automations month over month. Most clients do the sprint first, then expand.
What tools do you build with?
We are platform-agnostic. Common tools include Make.com, n8n, Zapier, and direct API integrations — connected to whatever CRM, email, and operations platforms you already use. We select tools based on your stack, not ours.
How is this different from hiring a freelancer?
A freelancer builds to spec and disappears. The sprint includes strategy, build, documentation, and training — and you have a direct line to us if anything breaks. The outcome is a live system your team can run, not a deliverable that sits in a folder.
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Start with the $297 AI Readiness Audit — a one-week, fixed-scope assessment that maps your highest-ROI automation opportunities and delivers a written implementation plan before you commit to anything larger.
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