Blueprint

Find where AI belongs in your business.

Blueprint maps your workflows, systems, data, and decision points. You receive a prioritized implementation plan with business value, readiness, requirements, and next steps.

Credits Toward Your Build Delivered in 48 Hours You Own Everything
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The Blueprint Walkthrough

A real deliverable. Built for an HVAC company. Every one is bespoke to your business.

We do not want to just AI something to AI something. We want you to know exactly what it does, what it costs, and what it moves. This is about measurable business change, not chatbots.
Jonathan Hessing Jonathan Hessing CEO, ShooflyAI
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A complete blueprint built from a live engagement. Every opportunity ranked. Every requirement documented. Click through the actual deliverable.

The Blueprint deliverable A line drawing of the blueprint document: a ranked list of opportunities, a readiness scoring matrix, and a phased implementation timeline.

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What ShooflyAI Evaluates

Four areas. One clear picture.

One team. Consulting, development, and AI research at the intersection.

01

Workflows

The recurring processes that consume time, generate errors, or require coordination across people and systems.

02

Systems and data

What tools your team uses, where data lives, how information moves, and where handoffs create friction or lag.

03

Decision points

Where your team applies judgment, approves outputs, reviews results, or holds accountability that AI cannot replace.

04

Opportunity ranking

Each identified opportunity is scored by business value, technical readiness, and implementation scope so you know where to start.

How It Works

Structured. Live. Specific to your business.

Not a questionnaire. A working engagement designed to produce a plan your leadership can defend and act on.

  1. 01

    Pre-engagement alignment

    Before any session, we align with your stakeholders, map your tool stack, and identify who needs to be in the room. We get under NDA and document your core objectives so live time goes straight to the work.

  2. 02

    Leadership session · Operational overview

    A focused session with your leadership team. We map every major workflow, surface the KPIs that move revenue, and build a ranked shortlist of the highest-impact areas to examine in depth.

  3. 03

    Operations session · Deep examination

    A session with the people who run the workflows day to day. We go deep on the specific areas leadership identified, document the inputs and outputs, and put a number on the friction that costs your business each week.

  4. 04

    Context window

    After the sessions you have a window to send supporting material: reports, org charts, internal documentation, or a brief follow-up with someone who could not attend. We use what helps and proceed when you are ready.

  5. 05

    Blueprint delivery + live readback

    We deliver the complete blueprint within 48 hours and walk through it live. Every finding is sourced from your sessions. Every recommendation is specific to your business.

The Blueprint fee is credited toward your build or ongoing engagement.

If we work together, Blueprint rolls directly into the AI Growth Expert retainer.

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What You Receive

A blueprint your leadership can present and act on.

We never want to start with AI. We start with a measurable, ROI-driven strategy. Then we make sure your systems and data look good. Then we figure out AI enablement. The blueprint is the bridge between where you are and where you need to be.

Opportunity ranking

Every identified opportunity ranked by business value, technical readiness, and implementation scope. Your team knows where to start and why.

System and data requirements

What infrastructure, data access, and integrations each opportunity requires before a build can begin.

Phased implementation plan

A sequenced roadmap with milestones, ownership, and the first build scoped and ready to move into the build phase.

Human ownership map

Where your team retains judgment, approval authority, relationship management, and accountability throughout every proposed system. Want a rough number first? Try the free AI ROI calculator.

Everything together is what we call the Blueprint.

We do not want you to blindly trust us. We do not want to just AI something to AI something. You will know exactly what it does, what it costs, and what it moves.

The Blueprint also names the business functions worth owning, sets the baseline KPIs, and models the ROI. That is exactly what scopes your AI Growth Expert retainer tier: how many functions we run and which KPIs we are accountable for, never a count of agents.

HVAC company, all sections live with mock data

How We Work

Built on Trust. Transparent by Design.

Every build ships with documented guardrails, full methodology disclosure, and data practices that protect you from day one.

AI Governance + Compliance

We identify sensitive areas, map compliance requirements, and build guardrails into every system. You stay compliant from day one.

Your Data Stays Yours

We do not store, sell, or train on your data. Everything shared in the sessions is used only to build your blueprint. Full stop.

Methodology + Appendix

Every blueprint includes the full methodology behind our scoring and definitions for every term. No black boxes. No jargon you have to Google.

Built For

Mid-Market Companies Doing $7M to $75M

You have the team. You have the tools. They just do not talk to each other. Your people are copying data between systems, chasing follow-ups manually, and building reports by hand. That is what we find and fix.

Private Equity E-Commerce Manufacturing Wealth Management Accounting and Tax Insurance Legal Services Education

Right For You

  • $7M to $75M in revenue
  • Multiple tools that do not connect to each other
  • Using AI but not using it right, or not using it at all
  • Leadership willing to invest a couple of focused sessions in the problem
  • Open to a long-term AI operations partner, not a one-off project

Not the Right Fit

  • Pre-revenue or still figuring out the core process
  • Looking for a chatbot or a quick AI demo
  • No existing systems or operational data
  • Want one-size-fits-all AI, not a custom solution
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$3200/mo Savings (E-Commerce)
2xProposal Close Rate (Services)
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What Comes Next

Blueprint. Build. Operate.

Blueprint is the first step. What follows depends on your priorities.

01

Blueprint

Map your workflows, identify the strongest opportunities, and give leadership a prioritized implementation plan. You are here.

02

Build

ShooflyAI constructs the custom AI systems Blueprint identified. Your team reviews, approves, and owns the output from day one.

03

Operate

ShooflyAI can manage, monitor, and improve the systems your team runs. Your people retain judgment, relationships, and accountability.

This Is Not About Adding AI

It Is About Changing How Your Business Operates.

A couple of focused live sessions with our team. A complete blueprint in 48 hours. The fee credits toward your build. The only thing you risk is learning something useful.

Find where AI belongs in your business.

A live, multi-session engagement. A prioritized implementation plan in 48 hours. The fee credits toward your build.

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Buyer Questions

Common questions answered.

What does Blueprint cost?

The Blueprint fee credits toward your build or ongoing engagement. If you move forward, you have already paid for the first step. If you do not, you walk away with a prioritized implementation plan specific enough to act on independently.

What happens after I receive the blueprint?

You have two business weeks to review and decide. If you want to credit Blueprint toward a build or managed engagement, we scope it together. If not, the blueprint is yours. No follow-up pressure.

How is this different from hiring a consultant?

Consultants advise but do not build. Dev shops build but do not understand AI operations. We are the intersection of consulting, development, and AI research. We audit it, we build it, and we run it. One team, end to end.

Who should be in the sessions?

Whoever owns the operations. That usually means the CEO or COO, plus the people running the workflows you want to improve. Three to five people. We work across departments, so visibility into different functions helps.

Is this going to recommend chatbots?

No. Blueprint is about identifying where AI creates real business value and which opportunities deserve investment first. If the answer is a $50 per month tool, we will tell you that.

Do we own what you build?

100%. Code, data, models, integrations, everything. We build on your infrastructure with your API keys. Walk away and the system keeps running. We stay because you want us to, not because you are locked in.

What is the difference between Blueprint and the build phase?

Blueprint is the AI operating assessment. It maps your workflows, identifies opportunities, and gives leadership a prioritized plan. The build phase is where we construct the custom AI systems Blueprint identifies. Blueprint always comes first.