Full Deployment Assurance
Full-depth buyer-side assurance for one enterprise AI tool: architecture and data-flow evidence, full structured review depth as scoped, remediation ownership, and gate-level conditions. Does not include building or operating the vendor product.
$35K to $75K
Base range
4 to 5 weeks
Typical timeline
Full structured framework
As scoped
Right for this review
Choose Full Deployment when forums expect traceable architecture evidence, a complete findings register (as scoped), named remediation, and explicit criteria across POC, pilot, and production gates.
- Often used for higher-complexity categories (e.g. Pure AI Services, AI-Native SaaS, AI Content Generation), still scoped per tool
- Deployments where agentic, RAG, self-hosted, or similar overlays apply
- Organizations that need file-ready documentation for multi-stage approval
- Environments where regulated or sensitive data raises the evidence bar
- Security and architecture teams who need defensible artifacts, not a vendor attestation
Scope
One AI tool, any implementation category. Full structured framework coverage including all applicable diagrams, all relevant control domains, overlays, and three approval gates; exact depth depends on architecture and implementation conditions.
- Full 17-category structured assessment across the framework (as scoped)
- All applicable capability overlays identified and assessed
- Stakeholder interviews across up to 15 groups
- Six diagram types including conditional overlays
- POC, pilot, and production gate documentation
Deliverables
Architecture diagrams
Logical architecture and data flow with control points. Conditional diagrams for agentic action flow, RAG retrieval flow, output lifecycle, and model lifecycle as applicable.
Full findings tracker
Structured coverage across 17 category groupings with current state, required state, severity, and evidence requirements documented per review area (depth as scoped).
Stakeholder interviews
Structured interviews across up to 15 groups: Security Architecture, IAM, Network, Data Engineering, ML Engineering, Legal, Privacy, Risk, Product, and more.
Three-gate approval documentation
POC, pilot, and production gate criteria with sign-off documentation and go/no-go conditions for each stage.
Evidence collection guide
Per review-area evidence requirements with owner assignments and acceptable evidence formats.
Remediation roadmap
Remediation plan with owners, due dates, priority ordering, and dependency mapping.
Sector and regulatory cross-reference
Where named in scope: structured notes against relevant control themes (e.g. HIPAA, PCI-DSS). Legal interpretation and filings remain with your counsel and GRC teams.
Executive summary
Concise posture statement, recommendation, and conditions, suited to executive and steering readouts.
How the engagement works
Four to five weeks, one tool, full framework depth as scoped.
4-5 weeks total
- Discovery callDay 0
Classify the tool, confirm applicable overlays, align on stakeholder groups and review gates.
- Scoping and proposalDays 1-3
Within 2 to 3 business days: written scope with overlay identification, stakeholder plan, and fixed-price proposal.
- Scope and stakeholder alignmentDays 1-3
Finalize architecture documentation requirements, confirm stakeholder interview schedule, issue document request.
- Architecture documentationDays 3-7
Build logical architecture diagram, data flow diagram with control points, and applicable conditional diagrams.
- Control identificationDays 5-10
Structured identification across all 17 category groupings with stakeholder interviews across up to 15 groups; depth depends on deployment and overlays.
- Remediation planningDays 8-14
Map remediation owners, prioritize by severity and timeline, align on POC and pilot gate criteria.
- Evidence and gate approvalsOngoing
Support evidence collection, review artifacts against scoped control expectations, and prepare sign-off documentation for each gate.
- Post-production follow-onOptional
If scoped separately: re-review triggers, monitoring criteria alignment, or a later assurance pass, by agreement, not bundled implementation work.
Pricing
$35,000 to $75,000
Fixed-price, scope-based
- Category 1 (Pure AI Services): $45K to $75K
- Category 2 (AI-Native SaaS): $45K to $75K
- Category 6 (AI Content Generation): $30K to $60K
- Regulated data and deep evidence needs move price to the higher end
Capability overlay pricing
Overlays are priced in addition to the base engagement when the deployment includes them.
Discovery calls take twenty minutes.
We confirm deployment fit, outline review scope, and match you to the right packaged offer. No engagement starts until you decide to proceed.