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AI implementation for SMEs
Implementing AI, step by step.
I look at how your business works, tell you what can be improved and then build it myself. After the proposal, you decide whether to go ahead.
Step-by-step plan
How to implement AI: five steps.
After a free introductory call, you start with a paid business analysis; one week is recommended. After the proposal, you decide whether I also build it for you. Not sure where to start? That is what the analysis is for. Also read where to start with AI.
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1. Analysis
I visit you, talk to the people who do the work and look at your systems and data. I look for work that comes up often and where AI or an integration helps. If AI doesn't fit somewhere, I tell you that too.
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2. Proposal
You receive a short written proposal: what can be improved, what it costs and where to start, with a fixed price. It is yours, even if you carry it out yourself.
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3. Build
I build it myself, in the systems you already use: custom software, an integration or an AI application. I test with examples from your own business.
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4. In use
I explain to someone in your team how it works. AI does the groundwork, an employee decides. With the quote generator for De Rijplaten Specialist and De Slowfeeder Specialist, AI prepares the quote; after one click on approve, it goes to the customer.
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5. Maintenance
The software runs on my side. I keep it up to date and adjust it when your work or your systems change. We set out hosting and maintenance in advance in a monthly agreement.
Bart manages to bring complex questions back to clear choices that help you move forward as a business owner.
Bert van Roekel De Rijplaten Specialist and De Slowfeeder SpecialistRead the full reviewTranslated from Dutch · original on GoogleConsultant or builder?
Adviser and builder.
In AI implementation, an AI consultant gives advice and an implementation partner carries it out. I do both: first the analysis and the proposal, then I build it myself. That way you deal with the same person from analysis to delivery. That is also why I call myself an AI agency (in Dutch).
Do it yourself or outsource it? Both are possible. The proposal is yours: you can have it built, carry it out yourself or work with another party.
Honest caveats
What to watch out for with AI in your business.
AI can take a lot of work off your hands, but not everything. This is what I pay attention to, and you are welcome to hold me to it.
AI can make mistakes
AI can misread something or make something up. That is why a person decides on exceptions and before anything goes to a customer.
Your data needs to be in order
If customers appear twice or data is missing, that needs to be cleaned up first. That is extra work, and I only do it after you have agreed to the price.
Not everything is suitable
Work where you weigh up what happens at every step is something you automate later, or only in part. Sometimes an off-the-shelf package is enough.
Your team needs to be on board
AI only helps once your people work with it. That is why, during the analysis, I talk to the people who do the work, and I explain it after delivery.
Rules apply
If you let people use AI, you must help them work with it sensibly. That is called AI literacy. Read what you need to arrange in AI literacy is mandatory, or take a look at AI training.
Costs
What does AI cost for your business?
That depends on what is needed: which work, which systems and how many exceptions. That is why, after the analysis, you receive a proposal with a fixed price, so you know where you stand in advance. The introductory call is free.
What the costs depend onBusiness analysis
I map out your processes. You receive a proposal with a fixed price.
One week recommended duration
Integration
Your systems connected, with an alert if something goes wrong.
2–3 weeks build and test
Implement: AI application or software
One improvement built, connected to your systems and explained to your team.
4–6 weeks build and test
AI policy and training
Your team learns to work with AI, with clear rules for AI use.
On request half a day or a full day
We set out hosting and maintenance in advance in a monthly agreement. You can read what the costs of subscriptions, custom work and maintenance depend on in what AI costs for an SME. You can read more about subsidies in subsidies for AI and automation.
Agreements
Payment, ownership and privacy.
Payment
Half at the start, half on delivery.
Ownership
What I build is yours. If you stop the maintenance, you take the code and your data with you.
Privacy
We sign a data processing agreement for each assignment.
Questions
Questions about the approach.
Is your question not listed? Have a look at the frequently asked questions, or ask it in the introductory call.
How do you start implementing AI in an SME?
With one process that comes up often and takes a lot of time, not with a tool. In the business analysis we find that process together. After that you receive a proposal with a fixed price, and you decide whether to go ahead.
What does AI implementation cost for an SME?
That depends on what is needed: which work you want to improve, how many systems it needs to talk to, how many exceptions there are and how clean your data is. The introductory call is free. After that I carry out a paid business analysis. Based on that, you receive a proposal with a fixed price, so you know where you stand in advance. Hosting and maintenance are also agreed in advance. Also read what AI costs for an SME.
How long does it take from analysis to delivery?
One week is recommended for the analysis. Implementation then takes 4 to 6 weeks, an integration 2 to 3 weeks. That is an indication: the planning for your situation is set out in the proposal.
What do I need to provide myself?
Mainly time from the people who do the work, so I can talk to them. Beyond that, insight into your systems and a few examples, such as a quote, an invoice or a list. We sign a data processing agreement for each assignment.
What happens after the analysis?
You receive a proposal with a fixed price: what can be improved, what it costs and where to start. Then you decide. You have me build it, you do it yourself or you leave it for now.
Can I buy just the analysis and the proposal?
Yes. The proposal is yours. You may carry it out yourself, or with another party. You can read what an adviser does and what a builder does in What does an AI consultant do?
Is there a subsidy for AI implementation?
There is no separate subsidy for AI. There are, however, schemes that part of a project may fall under, for example for training. Plan your project so that it also makes sense without a subsidy. Read more in subsidies for AI and automation.
What happens after delivery?
I explain to someone in your team how it works. The software then runs on my side. For hosting and maintenance we make a fixed monthly agreement in advance.
Next step
Curious what could work for you?
- The first conversation is free and without obligation
- By phone or at your premises
- You speak directly with me
Bart van Engelenhoven You tell me what takes up your time, I tell you honestly whether I can help.