Engagements
Two Ways to Begin. One Standard of Delivery.
Every engagement is principal-led by David Walters. Every recommendation is vendor-neutral.
Every delivery is held to the standard of environments where getting it wrong is never an option.
We Don't Sell Retainers. We Deliver Results.
Most consulting companies structure engagements to maximize billable time. Discovery phases that stretch. Strategy documents that multiply. Implementation is left to the client once the invoice is paid.
Steam Powered Consulting is structured differently.
Every engagement has a defined scope, a defined timeline, and a defined set of deliverables.
You know exactly what you are getting, exactly when you will receive it, and exactly what it will cost
— before you sign anything.
There are two ways to engage with SPC.
The first is designed for leadership teams that need clarity before commitment.
The second is for organizations ready to move from diagnosis to transformation.
Executive AI Readiness Assessment
$5,000 — Delivered Within 48 Hours
The fastest way to understand where your organization stands — and what it needs to do next.
The Executive AI Readiness Assessment is a structured SONAR™ diagnostic — 30 questions, 90 points — that maps your organization across the five mission-critical dimensions of AI readiness: Strategic Leadership, Operational Data, Normalized Operations, Aligned People, and Risk & Compliance.
Within 48 hours of completion, your leadership team receives a comprehensive executive briefing containing:
A dimensional score across all five SONAR™ pillars
A prioritized findings summary — your highest-impact gaps, ranked by risk and urgency
A recommended sequence of remediation actions calibrated to your specific starting point
A clear picture of your readiness — or unreadiness — for the machine customer economy arriving in 2028
No generic benchmarking. No industry averages. A precise diagnostic of your organization — built on your data, your processes, and your operational reality.
The $5,000 assessment fee is fully credited against the 90-Day AI Implementation Fast Start Sprint if you proceed.
This makes the assessment entirely risk-free for organizations that go on to engage the 90 Day AI Transformation Sprint — and an independently valuable investment for those that need clarity before committing to full transformation.
Ideal for: Leadership teams that need an honest, independent picture of their AI readiness before committing to a full transformation program.
90-Day AI Implementation Fast Start Sprint
$45,000 — Fixed Price. No Surprises.
The 90-Day AI Implementation Fast Start Sprint is SPC's core engagement — a structured, principal-led transformation program that takes your organization from diagnostic to deployment in 90 days.
It is not a strategy document. It is not a roadmap delivered and forgotten. It is an end-to-end implementation program — diagnosis, design, deployment, and ongoing support — delivered personally by David Walters CEng MIET.
The Sprint is a fixed price engagement at $45,000. No hourly billing. No scope creep invoices. No surprises.
You know exactly what you are getting, exactly when you will receive it, and exactly what it will cost — before you sign anything.
The Sprint is structured in two phases:
PHASE 1 — 30-Day Fast Start Intensive
Executive AI Readiness Assessment (SONAR™ Framework): Your transformation begins with a complete SONAR™ diagnostic — establishing a precise baseline of your AI readiness across all five pillars before a single implementation decision is made.
Leadership Alignment Workshop: A structured virtual workshop with your executive team — establishing shared understanding of the AI transformation imperative, the 2028 deadline, and the organizational commitment required to succeed. (In-person delivery available at additional cost.)
Business Value Mapping: A rigorous mapping of the specific operational and commercial outcomes your organization needs AI transformation to deliver — ensuring every subsequent decision is anchored to measurable business value, not technology novelty.
Process Mapping — Up to 3 Key Departments: Detailed mapping of up to five processes per department across up to three of your key operational departments — identifying AI augmentation opportunities, process gaps, and implementation priorities.
Corporate AI Implementation Strategy: A comprehensive, organization-specific AI implementation strategy — built on your SONAR™ findings, your value mapping, and your process analysis. Not a template. Not a framework applied generically. A strategy built for your organization.
Corporate 8-Step Change Management Playbook (CATS™ Framework): A bespoke change management playbook built on Harvard Business School John Kotter's 8 Accelerators — sequencing your transformation in a way your organization can absorb, sustain, and build on. Because technology without change management fails. Every time.
12-Quarter Implementation Plan: A structured three-year implementation roadmap delivered via Smartsheet — giving your leadership team a living, actionable plan that extends well beyond the Sprint engagement and positions your organization for full agent-readiness by 2028.
Quick Win AI Agent — Custom Built for Your Operation: A bespoke AI agent designed and built specifically for your organization — not a configured off-the-shelf tool, but a custom-built deployment mapped to your specific workflows, processes, and operational requirements. Installed, tested, and operational before the end of Phase 1.
Installation and Training: Full installation of your Quick Win AI Agent, with hands-on training for the teams who will use it — ensuring your organization can operate, maintain, and build on the deployment independently.
Weekly Progress Meetings: Structured weekly check-ins throughout Phase 1 — keeping momentum, surfacing blockers early, and ensuring every deliverable stays on track.
Private WhatsApp Group — Executive Sponsor: Direct access to David Walters via a private WhatsApp group — with a guaranteed 24-hour response SLA throughout the engagement. Because transformation doesn't wait for scheduled calls.
PHASE 2 — 60-Day Concierge Service
Phase 1 delivers the foundation. Phase 2 embeds it.
The 60-Day Concierge Service provides ongoing implementation support as your organization begins operating with its new AI capabilities — ensuring early wins compound, blockers are resolved quickly, and momentum is sustained into the 12-Quarter plan.
Continued weekly progress meetings
Continued Private WhatsApp Advice 24-hour SLA with David Walters
Concierge consulting support on emerging questions, implementation challenges, and next-step decisions
Guidance on expanding AI deployment to adjacent processes identified during Phase 1
By the end of the 90-Day Sprint, your organization will have:
✓ A complete SONAR™ AI readiness baseline
✓ An aligned executive leadership team
✓ A documented AI implementation strategy
✓ A CATS™ change management playbook
✓ A 12-quarter implementation roadmap
✓ A custom-built, operational Quick Win AI Agent
✓ 60 days of concierge support to embed and expand the AI Transformation of your businesss
Ideal for: Organizations whose leadership is committed to AI transformation and ready to move from assessment to action — in 90 days.