The AI Opportunity Assessment
Identify and Prioritize Your Best AI Opportunities
Our Opportunity Assessment is a structured consulting engagement designed to help leadership teams understand where AI will deliver the greatest operational impact. During this process organizations typically identify 10 to 25 opportunities across their operations.
Our Structured Consulting Engagement
The AI Opportunity Assessment represents approximately 10 to 15 hours of consulting work focused on evaluating opportunities across your organization.
During this engagement we work with your leadership team to:
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Identify processes that are strong candidates for AI assistance
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Prioritize opportunities based on operational impact
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Estimate the potential financial impact of AI
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Outline a starting roadmap for an AI program
Organizations often use the results of this session to guide AI initiatives for the next several years.
Estimated consulting value: $5,000+
The engagement is offered at no cost for organizations where the assessment is likely to provide meaningful value.
What You Will Walk Away With
Following the working session your organization will receive:
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A prioritized list of AI opportunities
A ranked list of processes that are strong candidates for AI use. -
An AI program roadmap
A clear starting point for launching a structured AI initiative. -
A three year ROI map
A high level model outlining the potential operational and financial impact of AI.
These insights help leadership teams evaluate AI with real operational data rather than assumptions.
How the Assessment Works
Step 1
Qualification and Discovery Conversation
We begin with a short conversation to understand your organization and the operational challenges you are exploring. This discussion helps determine whether the AI Opportunity Assessment will deliver meaningful value for your team.
If the engagement appears to be a strong fit, we schedule the working session with the appropriate leaders from your organization.
Step 2
AI Opportunity Working Session
During the working session we review key workflows across your organization and identify processes that may benefit from AI. The goal is to uncover areas where AI can improve efficiency, reduce manual work, and support operational scale.
Some organizations participate with a single operational leader while others include leaders from multiple departments.
Step 3
Opportunity Prioritization and ROI Mapping
Following the working session we organize and prioritize the opportunities identified during the discussion. This helps your leadership team understand which initiatives may deliver the greatest operational impact.
You will leave the process with a prioritized opportunity list, a starting roadmap for AI initiatives, and a high level three year ROI model.
Meet Gray Somerville
Gray Somerville is Co-Founder and Chief Innovation Officer at R-Path Automation. Gray has spent more than two decades helping organizations evaluate operational automation opportunities and build scalable operational programs. Gray leads the AI Opportunity Assessments and works directly with leadership teams to identify automation initiatives that can deliver measurable operational impact.
Who the Assessment Is Designed For
The AIOpportunity Assessment is most valuable for organizations that:
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Manage complex operational workflows across multiple departments
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Are evaluating AI as a strategic operational improvement initiative
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Want to build a structured AI program rather than isolated projects
The session works best when at least one operational leader participates. Typical participants include leaders responsible for operations, innovation, finance, or quality. Many R-Path clients eventually engage at 100 hours per month or more once their AI program is underway.
Determining If the AI Opportunity Assessment Is a Good Fit
Because the AI Opportunity Assessment involves a significant amount of consulting time, we first confirm that the engagement will be valuable for your organization.
The first step is a short conversation with Gray Somerville to understand your organization and discuss the challenges you are exploring. If the assessment appears to be a strong fit, we will schedule the full working session. Book your session now!
Schedule Your Qualification Conversation
Most organizations identify 10 to 25 automation opportunities during the assessment process.
The initial conversation simply helps determine whether the Automation Opportunity Assessment will deliver meaningful value for your organization. Schedule a Qualification Call: No obligation. If the assessment is not the right fit, we will gladly point you toward helpful resources.