AI Automation Consulting That Cuts Through the Hype
2V provides AI automation consulting for companies doing $1M or more in revenue. We map your operations and tell you what is worth automating, in what order, with the ROI attached, before you spend a dollar on builds.
The trusted automation partner for $1M+ businesses
Example results from our clients
What our consulting engagements lead to
| Metric | Before | After | Improvement |
|---|---|---|---|
| Metric Sales ops monthly hours spent | Before 250 | After 50 | Improvement -80% |
| Metric Client support requests handled manually | Before 114 | After 5 | Improvement -96% |
| Metric Average time spent on one client communication | Before 3 hours | After 20 minutes | Improvement -89% |
| Metric Customer support headcount | Before 5 | After 1 | Improvement -80% |
Your AI investment needs a strategy first
Tool first is the most common mistake
Most automation spend is wasted because it starts with a tool instead of a plan. You buy the platform, automate the loudest process, and find out later it was not the one that mattered.
The math should come before the build
Consulting fixes the sequence: decide what to automate, prove the return, then build. You spend on builds with the payback already calculated.
Where AI helps, and where it does not
AI is the right answer for classification, drafting, and judgment under uncertainty. It is the wrong answer for many things vendors sell it for. Consulting tells you plainly which is which for your operation.
AI automation consulting services built for decision-makers
Five engagements that fit together into a complete strategy, or run on their own where you need depth on one area.
Operations Assessment and Opportunity Mapping
We review your current workflows end to end, find the bottlenecks, and rank the automation opportunities by payback. You get a prioritized list, not a vague promise.
AI Readiness and Infrastructure Review
We assess your data, your systems, and your team's technical capacity, and tell you plainly where AI fits and where it does not yet.
Strategic Roadmap Development
We turn the assessment into a sequenced plan: which systems to build, in what order, against what budget and timeline, with the expected ROI per system.
Vendor Evaluation and Tool Selection
We recommend the tools that fit your operations and your stack, not the ones we resell. As a certified n8n partner we know the open and self-hosted options as well as the commercial ones.
AI Governance and Compliance Framework
We set the access controls, audit trails, and review process so your automation layer meets the same security and compliance bar as the systems it touches.
How our AI automation consulting process works
Three phases. Output is a plan you can act on, not a sales pitch.
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Step 1. Discovery
We start with an in-depth review of your current workflows, identify bottlenecks, assess your team's technical capacity, and look at how automation aligns with your broader strategy. This is about crafting solutions that fit your long-term objectives, not just listing tasks to automate.
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Step 2. Roadmap creation
We translate the findings into a detailed action plan, prioritized by budget, timeline, and available resources, with specific tool recommendations and integration requirements.
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Step 3. Validation
We pressure-test the plan against the ROI before anyone writes code, so the spend is justified before it starts.
Implementation depth behind the strategy
Certified n8n Expert Partner
n8n is the modern automation platform officially partnered with companies like SAP, Microsoft, and Accenture. We recommend it as the orchestration layer on most engagements.
2V is listed on n8n's official Expert Partner directory. The strategy we hand you is grounded in what we can actually ship.
Our n8n agency pageWhat makes 2V's approach different
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AN IMPLEMENTATION FIRM THAT ALSO CONSULTS
Our advice is grounded in what ships. We have 15 years of delivery behind us and we are a certified n8n partner. We do not recommend a system we could not build. -
NO PADDED ROADMAPS
We do not pad a roadmap with work that does not pay back. If consulting concludes that you should automate two processes and leave the rest alone, that is what we will tell you. -
VENDOR-NEUTRAL TOOL SELECTION
We recommend the tools that fit your operations and stack, not the ones we resell. Open, self-hosted, and commercial options are all on the table. -
ROI MATH BEFORE COMMITMENT
We rank opportunities by payback during the assessment and attach expected savings to each one. You see the projected return before any build is approved. -
FOCUSED ON $1M+ COMPANIES
We focus on companies doing $1M or more in revenue, where the volume of manual work is large enough that automation returns quickly.
Consulting vs implementation: what is the difference
Consulting
Answers what to automate and why. Output is a prioritized roadmap with ROI math, vendor recommendations, and a governance framework. Engagement runs a few weeks.
Implementation
Builds and ships the systems. Output is production-grade automation your team owns, with documentation and training. Engagement runs a few months. When you are ready to build, the same team that wrote the roadmap can deliver it through our AI automation agency engagement.
What clients say
Strategy work that pays back the way it was scoped
"The team at 2V understood the project and completed it with minimal questions. Great communication, delivered on time."
"As a founder I was personally spending 360 hours a year just on client communication. 2V mapped the operation and automated the entire thing. That time is mine again."
Frequently asked questions
If you have a question, chances are you'll find the answer below.
What is automation consulting?
Automation consulting is the work that happens before any build: assessing your operations, deciding what is worth automating, and producing a sequenced roadmap with the ROI attached. AI automation consulting adds the judgment of where AI helps and where it does not. The output is a plan you can act on, not a sales pitch.
How is AI automation consulting different from implementation?
Consulting decides what to automate and in what order. Implementation builds it. We offer both and scope them separately, so you commit to builds only after the strategy proves they pay back.
How long does a typical consulting engagement take?
A focused assessment and roadmap usually runs a few weeks, depending on the size of the operation. The output is a prioritized plan with ROI per system, ready to build against.
How do you prove ROI before spending?
We rank opportunities by payback during the assessment and attach expected savings to each one. You see the math, and the projected return, before any build is approved.
What size of company do you work with?
We focus on companies doing $1M or more in revenue, where the volume of manual work is large enough that automation returns quickly.
Do you recommend specific tools?
We recommend the tools that fit your operations and stack, not the ones we resell. We are a certified n8n partner and know the open, self-hosted, and commercial options, so the recommendation is based on fit and total cost, not a referral fee.