Outside-in Scan
Outside-in Scan
One foot inside the organisation, one foot continuously outside it.
Internal teams naturally start from the processes, problems and technologies they already know — which creates blind spots. Per business domain, we run a structured intake with your experts, benchmark relevant AI developments outside your field of view — peers, adjacent industries, functional peers and AI-native organisations — and translate them into opportunities and decisions: what to explore, accelerate, reconsider or stop.
Outside-in Scan
What you get
- Structured domain intake session
- Targeted outside-in benchmark research
- Domain opportunity and blind-spot report
- Comparison with your current internal direction
- Visual mapping: capability awareness & value-vs-traction matrices
- Business-value hypotheses and dependencies
- Prioritised opportunity shortlist
- Collaborative walkthrough with your team and management
Collaborative, not an audit. We work with your teams — to sharpen, inspire and accelerate. Your people remain the experts on their domain; we bring the outside world in.
Pricing
- Benchmark & opportunity review — per business domainFrom €5,000
- Organisation-wide synthesis (3+ domains)€2,500
- Optional: PoC or Minimal Viable Agent per use caseFrom €5,000
Where this fits
Each service stands on its own — but they connect. Start with a free intake if you're not sure which one you need.
AI Use Case Prioritisation & Scoping Workshop
Turn a fragmented list of AI ideas into a prioritised portfolio of business cases, validation experiments and clear next decisions — not a workshop report.
Minimal Viable Agent (MVA) Sprint
ScopeRight's approach to an AI pilot — with kill criteria built in.
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FAQ
Straight answers, no buzzwords.
If a question isn't here, ask us during the free intake. We'd rather be honest than vague.
What is a Minimal Viable Agent (MVA)?
A Minimal Viable Agent is the smallest useful AI agent that proves one workflow end to end — the data it needs, the human review points, and the business value — before you scale. One job, done well enough to make a build/buy/partner decision with evidence instead of opinion.
What's the difference between an AI pilot and a Minimal Viable Agent?
A pilot usually tests whether the technology works. An MVA tests whether a scoped workflow creates real business value and can be operated by real people. Many pilots impress in a demo and never scale, because they were never scoped against an owner, a metric, or a production workflow.
What is Outside-in Scan?
A focused external benchmark for one business domain. Internal teams naturally start from the processes and technologies they already know — which creates blind spots. We run a structured intake with your domain experts, benchmark relevant AI developments outside your field of view (peers, adjacent industries, AI-native organisations), and deliver a blind-spot and opportunity report with a prioritised shortlist: what to explore, accelerate, reconsider or stop.
What does ScopeRight actually do?
ScopeRight is an independent AI scoping and validation partner. We help leadership teams prioritise which AI opportunities to pursue, validate the strongest ones through Minimal Viable Agents, and make a defensible implementation decision before significant budget is committed. Once a use case is validated, we can take it into operation: deploy a proven solution, configure specialist technology from our ecosystem, or build custom.
Do you work with private-equity firms and portfolio companies?
Yes. Operating partners and value-creation teams use ScopeRight to create a common AI decision system across portfolio companies: one prioritisation methodology, comparable business cases, kill criteria, and validated use cases — with reusable capability identified across the portfolio and execution kept company-specific where it matters. See our dedicated page on AI value creation for private equity.
Explore AI value creation across portfolio companiesAre you an AI agency?
No. Agencies typically start from implementation. ScopeRight starts one decision earlier: which problem is worth solving, what the workflow should be, what evidence is needed before scaling and which implementation model makes sense. Once that is clear, we can deploy, integrate or build the solution — but implementation follows the scope, not the other way around.
Do you build the solution yourselves?
Yes, when custom delivery is the right implementation path. ScopeRight combines senior product and engineering capability with a specialist delivery network, so we can build focused solutions directly, assemble the right technical team for larger implementations, or deploy proven technology when building from scratch would add no value. The implementation model follows the scope.
How independent are your partner recommendations?
Recommendations start from your business objective, not from a preferred vendor. In some engagements we may receive a referral or success fee from partners, but the shortlist is always fit-based and transparent.
What kind of companies do you work with?
Mid-market and larger companies — leadership, GTM, product, and innovation teams that have budget and ambition but need clarity before they commit.
What is FDE?
Forward Deployed Engineering: senior engineers embedded with your team to ship production AI. Faster than traditional consulting, more accountable than freelance work. Best when scope is clear and stakes are high.
What happens after the workshop?
You walk away with an implementation-ready scope brief your leadership team understands — plus a recommended validation direction, implementation path or partner shortlist. We can stay involved through validation and delivery, or step out entirely.
Can you review proposals we already received?
Yes. We compare scope, budget logic, and assumptions side by side and flag overengineering, under-scoping, and hidden risks — so you can walk into the negotiation with clarity.
How much does it cost?
Free intake at €0. Scope Workshop from €5,000. Minimal Viable Agent Sprint from €12,500. Partner Matching from €7,500. Implementation is custom: it is priced once the validated scope, architecture and delivery model are known.
Do you work with internal teams?
Yes. We are designed to make your internal team's next decision easier — not to replace them. Many engagements start because internal teams want a sharper scope before they go to procurement.
What if we do not know our use case yet?
That is the most common starting point. The workshop is built for exactly this: translating broad AI ambition into a concrete, prioritised, validated use case.
Do we need clean data before starting?
No. Part of the scoping work is assessing what data and integrations are realistic for v1. We help you decide what is good enough to start and what can wait.
Can you help with GTM, sales, marketing, and product use cases?
Yes. These are the most common starting points: lead qualification, proposal generation, CRM enrichment, marketing workflow automation, internal knowledge assistants, and product-led AI features.
Can you introduce implementation partners?
Yes. We maintain a vetted and growing network of FDE boutiques, AI agencies, product studios, automation specialists, freelancers, and vendors — and only recommend when there is a strong fit.
What do we get after the free intake?
A clear, honest read on whether your scope is workshop-ready, prototype-ready, or partner-ready — and what we recommend as the next concrete step.
Define the right scope. Validate it. Implement it the right way.
Before you launch another pilot or commit to an implementation, let us determine what is actually worth validating. A free 30-minute intake, an honest read, a clear next step.
Not sure which service fits? Start with a free intake. We'll tell you whether you need a scoping workshop, an outside-in benchmark, an MVA sprint, a proposal review, an implementation path — or nothing yet.