The AI Jumpstart: production AI in 6 to 8 weeks
Two to three working AI workflows built in your Microsoft 365 tenant, with governance, documentation, and staff training included. A fixed price, agreed before the build starts.
Short answer
The AI Jumpstart is a six to eight week, fixed-price engagement that delivers two to three production AI workflows inside your Microsoft 365 tenant, with governance documentation, staff training, and a 90-day roadmap included. It runs for commercial, GCC, and GCC High tenants.
Working systems, not a plan for working systems.
Most AI initiatives stall between the pilot and production. The Jumpstart is built to close that gap in six to eight weeks: workflows your staff can run, a governance framework your security team can review, and a plan for what comes next.
Commercial organizations on Business Premium, E3, or E5 get a lighter-weight scope with no government compliance overhead. Government agencies on GCC or GCC High get the same engagement built inside their cloud boundary, with documentation that supports their authorization package.
What every Jumpstart delivers.
Fixed scope, defined in writing before work starts.
Process discovery
Interviews and process mapping to find the two or three workflows worth the most to you, with technical scoping notes.
Two to three production workflows
Copilot Studio agents, Power Automate flows, or AI pipelines designed, built, tested, and deployed in your tenant.
Governance starter framework
An acceptable-use policy, data handling guidance, audit logging, and Purview settings aligned to your existing controls.
Complete documentation
Architecture diagrams, annotated source in version control, runbooks, and a data flow map your security team can review.
Staff training
Hands-on training for the people who will run the systems, plus a Q&A session after handoff.
90-day roadmap
A ranked plan for the next phase: what to build, why, and in what order.
Six to eight weeks, four stages.
You know what happens in each stage before it starts.
- Weeks 1 to 2
Discovery and scoping
Process interviews, environment review, workflow priorities, and a signed scope.
- Weeks 2 to 5
Build and configure
Agents, flows, and pipelines built to spec, with governance configured alongside.
- Weeks 5 to 7
Test and deploy
User acceptance testing with your staff, fixes, production deployment, and security review.
- Weeks 7 to 8
Train and hand off
Staff training, runbook walkthrough, the 90-day roadmap, and formal handoff.
What you need before week one.
You do not need to be AI-ready to start. A few things need to be in place.
- A Microsoft 365 tenant with at least one Copilot Studio or Power Platform environment
- An IT contact who can grant permissions and approve connector configurations
- Agreement from your security team to allow a scoped build in your tenant
- Two or three manual processes with clear inputs and outputs that take measurable staff time
- One to two hours a week of IT staff time for check-ins during the build
- Not sure you are ready? The AI readiness review answers that in two weeks.
What senior-led delivery means in practice.
| Factor | Puget Sound AI | Large integrator |
|---|---|---|
| Who scopes it | Senior engineers, on the scoping call | A proposal or sales team |
| Who does the build work | Senior engineering throughout | Often rotated to a separate delivery team |
| License resale incentive | None. We do not resell Microsoft licenses. | Often present |
| Scope model | Fixed scope, fixed price | Time and materials is common |
| Who owns the code | You do, at handoff | Varies by contract |
| First workflow in production | Week 5 | Varies with staffing and onboarding |
Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Fixed price, agreed up front.
Scope is written at the end of discovery and the price does not change. Single-workflow builds under the micro-purchase threshold are available for tightly scoped needs.
| Engagement | Price |
|---|---|
| Commercial JumpstartTwo to three workflows, documentation, training, and roadmap, without government compliance overhead. | $30,000 to $50,000 |
| Government JumpstartBuilt inside GCC or GCC High, with documentation that supports your authorization boundary. | $40,000 to $60,000 |
| Monthly retainerOptional after the Jumpstart: new workflows, tuning, and support. | $4,000 to $10,000 a month |
Available under FFP, T&M, micro-purchase, and simplified acquisition. Rates benchmarked against GSA CALC data.
Jumpstart questions
What kinds of workflows can the Jumpstart deliver?
Anything that runs in your Microsoft 365 tenant with Copilot Studio, Power Automate, Power Apps, Microsoft Foundry, or PowerShell. Common examples are policy and staff question agents, approval and intake flows that replace email chains, license and identity reviews, and records classification. We scope to the work that saves the most time in your organization.
Can the Jumpstart run in a GCC or GCC High tenant with compliance requirements?
Yes. Government builds are architected to operate within Microsoft's FedRAMP-authorized GCC or GCC High boundary. We document data flows, use least-privilege service accounts, configure audit logging, and write documentation that supports your authorization boundary and NIST SP 800-171 work. Your compliance team keeps final say on every control.
What if we only need one workflow?
Then scope one. A single focused workflow can often be delivered under the $15,000 federal micro-purchase threshold as a standalone build. The Jumpstart bundles two or three because that is where shared setup pays off, but it is not a minimum.
What happens after the Jumpstart?
You own everything, with no license fees to us. The 90-day roadmap shows what to build next. Monthly support from $4,000 to $10,000 is available and optional.
Can a prime contractor subcontract the Jumpstart?
Yes. It can be scoped as a deliverable-based subcontract task. UEI SU4QWJZWXY97, CAGE 17DX6, SAM.gov active, with insurance certificates on request.
Train your team first.
A Jumpstart scopes faster when the people who will own it already know the tools. Many teams run a course first.
Scope your Jumpstart.
In 20 minutes we can tell you which workflows are worth building first and what the fixed price will be.