Our Advisory offerings in a nutshell
AI adoption creates a governance problem and a dependency problem at the same time — and both keep moving. We help organisations map the exposure, then stay ahead of it.
Most engagements begin with a single diagnostic question and grow into a standing relationship: the systems in use, the evidence missing from vendors, the technology exposures that could become operating constraints — read continuously, not once.
Where to begin. The Advisory Briefing takes the output of a tool or product, or one of your AI systems: an hour’s discussion and a written follow-up with priorities, evidence gaps and next actions, for £450. Go on to any further work with us and the whole fee comes off it.
Read continuously, and pointed at your business rather than the market.
Not sure where this sits? The whole path, from free tools to the retainer, on one map.
The Drift Retainer
The standing relationship, and the spine of everything here. A senior, independent reading of how technopolitical movement affects your supply chains, your procurement and your people — delivered every month, in language a semi-technical leadership team can act on.
Every engagement opens with the Baseline Month, so you know within thirty days whether the relationship earns its fee.
Four ways to work together
Choose the engagement that fits your question, from a focused hour to a broader review or a standing relationship. Scope and fees are agreed before work begins; further work is optional.
Already know the issue? Compare the five specialist projects and their scope.
“What does this result mean for our AI system?”
Advisory BriefingThe output of a tool or product, or one of your AI systems. A one-hour discussion and a written follow-up with priorities, evidence gaps and next actions.
£450one hour · written follow-up“I do not know what we have actually got.”
The Exposure DiagnosticWhere your dependency on specific vendors, models and jurisdictions becomes an operating constraint — with a 15–25 page report and a 30-day follow-up call.
Fee agreed after scopingcustom scope“It keeps moving and we keep reacting.”
The Drift RetainerThe standing relationship. A board-forwardable monthly briefing, a working session on one live decision, direct access between sessions, and a quarterly written exposure review.
Fee agreed after scopingrolling monthly, no minimum term“The board has to decide.”
Strategic AssessmentThe deep one-off for a high-stakes decision: multi-framework analysis, an architecture and control map, a 40-page report, a board-ready presentation and a staged roadmap.
Fee agreed after scopingthen transitions to retainer
Specialist advisory projects
A focused project for a defined business question. Explore the question with a free tool first if one fits. Ideally the work begins with an Advisory Briefing, whose fee is deducted in full from whichever project you go on to start with us. Scope and fees are agreed after a conversation.
Which supplier dependencies could interrupt our operations?
Manufacturing Exposure Module
Semiconductor, cloud, supplier and operational dependencies mapped where they matter, with chokepoints and procurement questions.
Optional free tool: Supply Chain Mapper
Fee agreed after scoping
View project scopeWhat would a geopolitical shock cost our business?
Scenario Impact Analysis
Custom geopolitical scenario modelling for your industry and geography, with value-at-stake quantified by business unit.
Optional free tool: Scenario Modeler
Fee agreed after scoping
View project scopeWhere do EU and US requirements create cost or delay?
Regulatory Friction Assessment
US versus EU compliance gap analysis, friction-scored for your operations, with a priority matrix and a transatlantic roadmap.
Optional free tool: Policy Stress-Test
Fee agreed after scoping
View project scopeWhat do we need to satisfy a European buyer’s review?
European Procurement Readiness
Buyer requirements mapped to your evidence, with gaps, response preparation and a prioritised plan for an agreed procurement process.
Fee agreed after scoping
View project scope
Projects for Drift Retainer clients are separately scoped and charged in addition to the monthly fee. Where a broader engagement covers the same work, we agree the combined scope and fee to account for the overlap.
Every step builds on the last.
- £79 Standard Toolkit£196 to upgrade Professional, including a 45-minute live implementation review.
- £275 Professional Toolkitagreed priorities and next steps for your internal team.
- £450 Advisory Briefingcredited in full against any further work we do together.
Start anywhere. Never pay twice for the same ground.
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Tell us about your situation and what you're trying to achieve. We'll respond with initial thoughts and options for moving forward.
All enquiries are treated with strict confidentiality.
Initial response within 48 hours on business days.
Preliminary conversations are always complimentary.