An assessment to understand the starting point and define the next step.

In an initial session we review the current situation, the priorities and the available options. The goal is to clarify what is worth solving, and with which approach, before moving to a proposal.

TouringXX’s assessment is an initial video call — usually 45 to 60 minutes, depending on the project — reviewing what is worth solving, what already exists and which options are viable. After the session you receive a summary of the conclusions and, where relevant, a proposal of next steps. The summary is yours to keep and commits you to nothing.

What happens in that hour

Most of the time you talk: what is happening, what was tried before, which constraints exist. We ask, test assumptions and clarify the decisions that need making. The assessment helps pin down the problem and identify what to prioritise.

Several times the conclusion has been that the problem wasn’t the one the client arrived with. That hour is as useful for that as it is for selling a project.

If you don’t know where to start, answer these questions

This is guidance, not a quote or an assessment. It helps you arrive at the conversation with a hypothesis and saves the first half hour. If the topic is AI, one more question appears to tell a connected agent apart from an environment for several teams.

What the document contains

Two to four pages: short, clear and built for making decisions.

Sent after the session, once the information has been reviewed. Where relevant, it includes a proposal of next steps.

What the assessment is not

Saying so stops you arriving expecting something you won’t get. Each of these is work in itself, with its own scope and budget.

Book the session

Pick a slot and tell us briefly what it is about. The conversation usually lasts 45 to 60 minutes. We confirm the exact date by email with the video call link.

Questions about the assessment

The ones that usually hold people up before booking.