QConsul LLC — a certified Oregon Benefit Company. Portland, Oregon, USA.
Services — right-sized AI program and product services
Executive AI Strategy & Value Framework
Pinpoint where AI and automation will move the needle over the next 12–18 months, with a value framework tying initiatives to revenue, cost, risk, and experience KPIs. Deliverables include an executive brief, current-state assessment, prioritized opportunity map, KPI/value framework, and 12–18 month roadmap.
AI Roadmap & Use Case Portfolio
Turn AI ambition into a sequenced portfolio your teams can execute — scored use cases, business cases, and a multi-week roadmap with clear dependencies and risks.
Fractional AI PM — Agile-native, AI-native program and product leadership for the human-AI partnership
Embed a servant leader to run your AI and automation portfolio without a full-time executive hire — owning the roadmap, aligning stakeholders, and driving Agile execution.
Engagement model
Engagements run Agile by default — discovery, design, and delivery overlap and iterate rather than queue, with sprint-cadence reviews against the value framework. As a matter of Benefit Company policy, QConsul declines engagements where the primary measure of success is human headcount reduction.
Scaling capacity through trusted partners and governed AI
When scope expands mid-engagement, QConsul draws on the founder's 30-year career and a network of 5,000+ trusted colleagues to bring in vetted senior practitioners under QConsul's governance and Benefit Company standards. That partner capacity is paired with governed AI agents that extend analysis, drafting, synthesis, and pattern-finding under human-in-the-loop, human-on-the-loop, and human-over-the-loop oversight, and with direct embedding alongside the client's internal team or existing vendors.
Worked example — anonymized agent launch (example checkpoints across four lanes)
A compact swimlane illustrating how QConsul moves an autonomous agent from spec to live operation across four lanes — Operator, Agent/AI, Governance, and Platform — with example checkpoints (more or fewer added per engagement requirement). Sequence reads left to right; lane ownership reads top to bottom. Categories cued by color: Operator action (cyan), Evaluate (yellow), Analyze (white), Rework (red), Governance gate (bright green), Autonomous (magenta), Platform (muted). Example sequence: (1) Operator retrieves the skill spec; (2) Agent builds evals scoring representative cases; (3) Agent runs evals for pass/fail; (4) Operator fixes gaps and updates the spec on failed evals (rework loop returns to build–evaluate until criteria are met); (5) Agent hardens and tightens guardrails; (6) Agent rebuilds and re-runs evals; (7) Governance gate accepts the skill as production-ready — no acceptance without a clean run; (8) Agent performs a contained dry run; (9) Operator approves and promotes; (10) Platform commits to version control; (11) Platform registers tier, owner, and capabilities; (12) Platform schedules and sets oversight mode (human-in/on/over-the-loop); (13) Agent executes a live run under bounded autonomy; (14) Agent logs and reconciles success. Governance gates and kill criteria are non-negotiable.
Pricing / Rate Card
Standard rate $425/h. Four-tier bundle ladder; bundle total = bundle hours × rate. Valid through December 31, 2026. Reference figure only — the SOW and governing contract control. Downloadable PDF: QConsul-Rate-Card.pdf.
| Tier | Bundle hours | Rate | Bundle total (hours × rate) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tune-Up Start (2-Day Sprint) | 16h | $425/h | $6,800 |
| Tune-Up Project (includes Start) | 80h | $350/h | 8,000 |
| Tune-Up Program (includes Start) | 160h | $325/h | $52,000 |
| Fractional Embedded Portfolio (includes Start) | 1000h | 95/h | 95,000 |
AI licensing and platform token costs are scoped during Tune-Up Start, sit outside QConsul's control, and are billed directly by the client's AI platform vendors under the client's vendor contracts. Benefit Companies offer reduced rates to qualifying 501(c)(3) organizations — inquire to confirm availability.
Frequently asked questions
What engagements does QConsul LLC offer?
Right-sized engagements clients compose to fit: Fractional AI PM for embedded program and product leadership, Tune-Up Start / Project / Program sprints for focused work, and standard-rate hours for ad-hoc support. Each anchors to people, planet, and profit.
What does a typical engagement timeline look like?
Engagements run on Agile cadences — discovery, design, and delivery overlap and iterate rather than wait in line. Near-term wins ship in the first sprints while the roadmap keeps reprioritizing against your KPIs and the value framework.
Can QConsul scale to meet enterprise project demand?
Yes. Drawing on the founder's 30-year career and a network of 5,000+ trusted colleagues, QConsul brings in vetted senior practitioners under QConsul's governance and Benefit Company standards when scope expands mid-engagement. That partner capacity is paired with governed AI agents — extending analysis, drafting, synthesis, and pattern-finding under human-in-the-loop, human-on-the-loop, and human-over-the-loop oversight — and with direct embedding alongside the client's internal team or existing vendors.