Solutions
AI governance, automation and training from one accountable partner
VisionXY7 works in three practices. Most clients start with one, prove the return, then move to the next. Every price on this page is published, starts from a stated minimum and excludes VAT; offers for individuals also show the VAT-inclusive price.
Practice 01
AI Strategy, Readiness & Governance
Know exactly where AI creates value and risk in your organisation — and hold the evidence a board, auditor or regulator will ask for.
Also delivered in this practice: an ISO/IEC 27001-led review of the information-security risks in your AI systems — data, access, suppliers and incidents — built on the founder’s Lead Auditor method.
Business value
- A written position on whether the EU AI Act applies to you before stand-alone high-risk duties start on 2 December 2027.
- One register of where AI is used, what data it touches and who owns each risk.
- Evidence a certification body, insurer or tender panel will accept — not a folder of unused policies.
- A clear first fix, instead of a long list of everything that could be better.
Free AI Readiness Assessment
42 questions across eight dimensions; a scored report emailed instantly with one recommended next step. Start
ISO/IEC 42001 Quick Check
15 questions, about 8 minutes; a maturity index and the eight Stage 1 gates on screen. Start
Mini Scan (paid discovery)
Two focused hours with Dr Seify; one problem mapped to the hours it costs; a one-page written finding you keep.
AI Readiness Quick Scan
About one day, remote; one business area; a 3–5 page report.
Full AI & Business Analytics Audit
Up to a week, on-site and remote; the whole business; report plus live debrief. 100% creditable against the AI Safety & Assurance Programme.
EU AI Act Applicability Assessment
2–3 days; a formal written determination of whether and how the Act applies to you.
Specialist AI Consultancy
Ad-hoc advisory, including ISO/IEC 42001 technical deep-dives with your compliance team.
AI Safety & Assurance Programme
Five components over 3–6 months; includes the first quarter of Fractional CAIO oversight, capped at six structured advisory sessions plus bi-weekly steering committee attendance.
Fractional Chief AI Officer
1–4 days a month; minimum six months.
Fractional Advisory Retainer
For organisations below enterprise scale.
Questions about governance
What is an AI readiness audit?
An AI readiness audit is an independent review of how ready an organisation is to use AI, covering strategy, data quality, security, skills, governance and regulatory exposure. It ends with a prioritised list of what to fix first. VisionXY7's audits range from a free self-assessment to a full on-site audit from £2,000.
Does ISO 27001 cover AI?
Partly. ISO/IEC 27001 covers the information security of AI systems: the data they use, access controls, suppliers and incidents. It does not govern AI-specific risks such as bias, transparency or human oversight; that is the job of ISO/IEC 42001, the AI management system standard. Both share the same structure, so a 27001 system extends naturally.
Which ISO standards apply to AI?
Four standards matter most. ISO/IEC 42001 sets requirements for an AI management system and is certifiable. ISO/IEC 23894 gives guidance on managing AI risk, and ISO/IEC 42005 on assessing an AI system's impact. ISO/IEC 27001 covers information security, including the data AI systems use, and is also certifiable.
Does the EU AI Act apply to UK companies?
It can. The EU AI Act applies where an AI system's output is used in the EU, not only where the provider is based, so UK organisations serving EU customers may be in scope. Duties for stand-alone high-risk systems apply from 2 December 2027. VisionXY7 gives a written applicability determination in 2 to 3 days.
Practice 02
Custom AI & Automation
Take repetitive work out of your front desk, inbox, sales and operations with AI agents that are measured from day one and always answerable to a named person.
How every build is delivered: a 2–6 week pilot on one workflow; the success number agreed before the build; the ROI checkpoint guarantee (a 30-day post-launch review against the agreed outcomes, refined at no extra cost if it is not delivering); a human checkpoint before anything consequential reaches a customer; third-party API and telephony costs billed at the provider’s rates; ISO/IEC 27001-aligned security.
Business value
- Hours returned from repetitive admin, measured per workflow rather than estimated.
- Faster response to customers and leads, including out of hours.
- A payback figure for each automation before you fund the next one.
- Automation you can audit: every action logged, explainable and owned by a person.
Custom AI Agent Build — small business
Any single-purpose text agent on a pre-engineered stack; hosted and monitored.
Custom AI Agent Build — mid-market
A scoped agent integrated with your systems.
AI Voice Agent Build
One voice channel or one automation pipeline; a second channel is a separate build.
Smart Secretary Assistant
A 24/7 AI front desk: inbox triage, calendar coordination and chasing internal requests.
Workflow automation and RPA
n8n-orchestrated workflows connecting email, calendar, CRM and documents to AI models.
Smart Note-Taking and Autonomous Sales Agents
Meeting capture turned into actions; lead follow-up that never forgets.
AI Search Visibility Management
Get named and cited in ChatGPT, Perplexity and Google AI Overviews.
Questions about automation
How much does a custom AI agent cost in the UK?
At VisionXY7, a single-purpose custom AI agent starts from £449 plus from £19 a month for hosting and monitoring, and a mid-market agent build from £1,499. A voice agent on one channel starts from £1,499 plus from £99 a month. Third-party API and telephony costs are billed at the provider's rates. All prices exclude VAT.
What is n8n, and why use it for automation?
n8n is a workflow automation platform that connects business systems, AI models and APIs into automated processes. VisionXY7 uses it to orchestrate agents with tools such as email, calendars, CRMs and documents, which makes each workflow visible, auditable and easy to change, and keeps the logic under your control rather than locked inside one vendor.
How long does it take to build an AI agent?
Most VisionXY7 agents go live as a controlled pilot on one workflow within 2 to 6 weeks. The success measure, such as hours saved or response time, is agreed before the build starts. The agent is scaled only once the pilot proves the number, and a 30-day post-launch review checks it against the agreed outcomes.
Who is accountable when an AI agent makes a mistake?
A named person in your organisation stays accountable for every automated decision. VisionXY7 designs each agent with a human checkpoint before anything consequential reaches a customer, logs what the agent did and why, and sets clear limits on what it may do alone. Accountability is agreed with you before the agent goes live.
Practice 03
Executive & Team Upskilling
Give your board and teams the judgement to direct, question and govern AI — taught by a Senior Lecturer who also audits it.
Business value
- A board that can show it oversees AI, not just that it was told about it.
- Teams using approved tools well, instead of unsanctioned “shadow AI”.
- In-house capacity to run internal AI reviews between external audits.
- Less dependence on consultants — including us.
Executive Board AI Governance Training
Half a day, in the room or remote: what the board must oversee, the regulatory picture, and the questions to put to any AI project or vendor.
Team AI Training — mid-market
Role-specific AI adoption for a core group of up to around 8 people, including internal AI auditor training on request.
Small Team Training
For small businesses; a core group of up to 8.
1-to-1 Training
Paced to one person, on the tools they use.
Advisory Hours with Dr Seify
A second opinion before signing, a governance review before a board decision, or a session to unblock a stalled project.
Questions about training
What should an AI course for executives cover?
An executive AI course should cover what AI can and cannot do, where it creates value in your sector, the risks a board must oversee, the regulatory picture including the EU AI Act, and how to question a vendor or project team. VisionXY7's board session covers each of these in half a day, from £2,400.
Who delivers VisionXY7's training?
VisionXY7 training is led personally by Dr Mahdi Seify, a Senior Lecturer and Programme Leader for the MSc Business Analytics at the University of Northampton, and an ISO/IEC 27001 Lead Auditor and Lead Implementer. Sessions combine academic rigour with lessons from more than 100 cross-sector projects and are tailored to your tools.
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The full catalogue, with every option and its starting price, sorted by the size of organisation it was built for.
Small business & individuals
Tactical AI automation with immediate operational return: missed-call assistants, starter websites, agents, audits and training.
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Strategic consulting and analytics audits, Smart Secretary, RPA, sales agents, AI visibility and team training.
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AI safety, ISO/IEC 42001 readiness and fractional oversight, through a five-tier engagement ladder.
See the enterprise ladder →Who delivers it
Every engagement is delivered personally by Dr Mahdi Seify
Founder & Chief AI Officer. PhD in AI-Driven Business Analytics (University of Liverpool), ISO/IEC 27001 Lead Auditor and Lead Implementer, Senior Lecturer and Programme Leader for the MSc Business Analytics at the University of Northampton, with 25+ years in business analysis and analytics, including 8 years in AI. About Dr Seify →
The boundary
VisionXY7 prepares organisations for ISO/IEC 42001 certification and reviews their systems independently. Certification itself can only be granted by a certification body accredited under ISO/IEC 42006; no consultancy can certify.
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