Decisions, Not Decks
Cichocki Advisory helps executives turn AI policy into runtime controls and evidence — so one real workflow can answer the questions auditors, customers, counsel, and the board will actually ask. Four phases. Clear gates. Auditable outcomes.
Four Phases to Strategic Clarity
Diagnose
Get a shared fact base: readiness, constraints, and what matters most to your board.
- AI readiness score + maturity gaps (strategy, ops, governance, tech)
- Use-case intake + tiering (impact, autonomy, data sensitivity)
- Risk heatmap and “do-not-do” list
- Quick wins that are safe to ship
Decide
Make the call: what to build, buy, or stop—backed by value and risk discipline.
- Board-ready AI strategy narrative
- Portfolio prioritization + funding gates
- Vendor evaluation rubric (security, ROI, lock-in, operating model)
- Target operating model and accountability
Govern
Lightweight governance that accelerates delivery and survives audit questions.
- Governance charter + council model
- Tiered controls and decision rights
- Minimum viable policy pack (acceptable use, data use, vendor)
- Evidence artifacts: model cards, test plans, approval records
Execute
Enable teams to ship: integration, rollout, measurement, and change.
- Implementation roadmap (30/60/90)
- Operating model support (intake → build → approve → deploy → monitor)
- Value instrumentation (KPIs, adoption, reliability, cost)
- Incident playbooks and tabletop exercises
Weeks, Not Quarters
Readiness assessment, use-case intake, risk tiering. You walk away with a shared fact base and a ranked list of opportunities.
Strategy narrative, vendor evaluation plan, governance blueprint. Board-ready materials your leadership team can act on.
Policy pack, approval gates, implementation enablement. Your teams ship with guardrails from day one.
Board materials, oversight cadence, continuous iteration. Strategic clarity doesn’t end at week eight.
Principles We Don’t Compromise
Value Discipline
Every initiative needs a measurable outcome and an exit ramp if it doesn’t deliver.
Risk-Based Controls
Higher impact and higher autonomy get stricter reviews and monitoring.
Transparency
Decisions, data sources, limitations, and approvals documented in plain language.
Accountability
Clear owners for approvals, outcomes, and incident response—no ambiguity.
What our approach is NOT
Not a deck factory. The deliverable is decisions, controls, and evidence — not a 60-page strategy slide deck that lives in a SharePoint folder after week three.
Not implementation-coupled. Engagements are software-neutral. The recommendation may be to improve your existing logs, workflows, or GRC process rather than buy anything new. If software helps, we say so — and we say which.
Not a vendor pitch. No bake-off-style strategy work disguised as advisory. Vendor evaluation is scoped, time-boxed, and ends with a decision memo.
Not third-party-attested. Cichocki Advisory has controls mapped to SOC 2 TSC, not a Type II attestation. We say what we have, not what we wish we had.
