What is the 359 Model?
The 359 Model is the AEQUITOUS way to take an enterprise from an AI question to a working AI capability. Prove (3 weeks) answers whether to use AI, Pilot (5 weeks) shows how it should work with real users and real data, and Produce (9 weeks) deploys it at enterprise scale in your cloud. Each engagement has fixed time, fixed price and a fixed, measurable outcome.
What is the difference between an AI proof of concept and an AI pilot?
A proof of concept, which we call Prove, is a 3 week engagement that tests whether AI can solve the problem on your data and ends in a go, refine or redirect decision. A pilot is a 5 week engagement that validates the chosen solution inside the real workflow, with real users and real data, and produces a business case and a blueprint to scale.
How long does it take to deploy enterprise AI?
Evidence takes 3 weeks with Prove. A validated pilot takes 5 weeks. A production deployment in your cloud takes 9 weeks with Produce. You can start at the stage that matches your decision, and each engagement stands alone.
Do you deliver remotely?
Yes. Delivery is remote, with working hours overlap agreed for your team. Contracting and invoicing are in US dollars, and the work runs in your cloud under your access controls.
Do we have to take all three engagements?
You commit to one engagement at a time. Prove, Pilot and Produce are each standalone. Start with Prove when the question is open, Pilot when the use case is chosen, and Produce when you are ready to deploy at scale.
What does fixed outcome mean in practice?
Before we start, we define one measurable outcome: the baseline, the target, the quality bar the system must hold, the target cost per outcome and the delivery date. We keep working on the agreed scope until it is delivered, at the same fixed price, with changes handled through an agreed change process.
How do we get a quote?
Book a 30 minute leadership call. We test fit, recommend Prove, Pilot or Produce and send a scope with outcome, timeline and fixed fee within days. Contracting is in US dollars.
What does the fixed fee cover, and what is extra?
The fixed fee covers consulting and engineering. Cloud infrastructure, AI model usage, travel, third party licenses and other costs are billed separately at actuals, ideally on your own accounts so you keep full visibility.
Which AI models and platforms do you use?
Whichever fits the outcome. We are model agnostic and vendor agnostic, and we work across frontier, specialized and open models on the major cloud platforms. The architecture is chosen on quality, latency, cost and control, and tested on your data.
Who owns what you build?
You do. Code lives in your repositories, the system runs in your cloud, your data stays in your environment, and all project IP belongs to you. We document the architecture and train your team so you can operate and evolve it.
How do you handle security and enterprise data?
We work inside your environment and to your standards. Access, data boundaries, audit, evaluation and observability are designed in from the start, and every deployment passes through your own security and release processes.
Can our internal team work alongside you?
We prefer it. Your engineers work with us from the start, which makes the handover a natural continuation of the work.