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Your fractional Chief AI Officer
Versantly offers AI training and fractional Chief AI Officer services for Australian organisations. Start with a free organisational audit and a 30-minute strategy call. A paid training day can lead into a month-to-month retainer, with priorities, scope and exit terms agreed together.
30 minutes, no charge, no pitch. Not ready to talk? Take the free organisational audit first.
In plain terms
Versantly offers AI training and fractional Chief AI Officer services for Australian organisations.
On the strategy call we sketch the work as a labelled prototype. That is the proposal. You decide whether to proceed. If you do, an engagement agreement and signature follow before work starts.
For accounting firms, financial services (brokers, advisers), law firms and government agencies.
THE OPERATING RHYTHM
One four-week cadence, run deeper each month.
We work in a four-week cadence, reviewing priorities and scope each month. Retainers are month-to-month, with training and handover included in the agreed work.
FIG. 01 — ENGAGEMENT CADENCE
WEEK 01
Executive alignment
You set business outcomes, risk appetite, and strategic priorities. We design the department roadmap and compliance framework. By the end of Week 1, you'll have a draft 90-day action plan with measurable KPIs.
WEEK 02
Department activation
We run department workshops. Managers and individual contributors learn the AI-augmented workflow for their function. We surface policy gaps, identify quick-wins, and measure current-state capability.
WEEK 03
Implementation sprint
Your team pilots AI solutions in one department. We provide real-time support, troubleshoot blockers, and measure impact weekly. First use cases go live.
FIRST USE CASES LIVE — WEEK 03
WEEK 04
Training & reporting
We deliver monthly board-ready reporting on adoption, time/cost savings, capability growth, and policy compliance. Your team leads next month's activation. We step back further each month.
TRAINING & RETAINERS
Start with a training day. Agree the next step.
On the strategy call we sketch the work as a labelled prototype. That is the proposal. You decide whether to proceed. If you do, we prepare an engagement agreement for signature.
Retainers are month-to-month. Fees are quoted plus GST, as itemised in the proposal. Client tooling costs are separate.
Discuss your organisationTraining day
One dayPractical training using a task from your organisation. Scope and pre-work are agreed before the day.
Scoped on the strategy call
fCAIO retainer
Month-to-monthFractional Chief AI Officer support with training, governance and handover in the agreed scope. Tier and scope are agreed on the strategy call.
Scoped on the strategy call
SCOPE OF ENGAGEMENT
What the engagement covers
- 90-day AI operating system roadmap with phased, measurable milestones
- Monthly impact reporting on adoption rates, time savings, and capability growth
- Structured team training (executive, management, individual contributor)
- Training, documentation and handover in the agreed scope
- KPI dashboards for board and executive reporting
- Compliance audit aligned with National AI Plan and Privacy Act obligations
- Policy templates for responsible AI use and risk mitigation
- Fractional Chief AI Officer support for board engagement, where agreed
MEASUREMENT & GOVERNANCE
The reporting ledger
Each engagement is designed to close every month with board-ready reporting on four lines:
- L-01ADOPTION
- Usage measured per department; reported monthly to your board.
- L-02TIME / COST
- Tracked against your baseline — reported as measured, never promised.
- L-03CAPABILITY
- Growth assessed across executive, management, and individual-contributor cohorts.
- L-04GOVERNANCE
- Policy coverage aligned with National AI Plan and Privacy Act obligations.
Governance guidance is general in nature — it is not legal advice.
Questions of record
AI questions, answered.
Q.01
AI policy for accounting firms Australia
Start with a written policy that names approved AI tools, permitted tasks, data that must stay out, who checks outputs and who approves changes. Train staff on those rules and review them as tools and work change. Have your privacy or legal adviser check the policy against your firm's obligations. This is general guidance, not legal advice.
Q.02
Can my accounting firm use ChatGPT with client data
Do not put identifiable client data into a public ChatGPT chat. First assess the tool, account settings, retention, training use and access against your firm's privacy and confidentiality obligations. Use fictional examples while an authorised person reviews the proposed use. This is general guidance, not legal advice.
Q.03
Does an accounting firm's privacy policy need to mention AI
If AI is part of how your firm handles personal information, review your privacy policy and collection notices so they explain that use. Adding a generic AI sentence does not establish compliance; the wording should reflect what your firm actually does. This is general guidance, not legal advice.
Q.04
AI governance for mortgage brokers Australia
Start by recording which AI tools your brokerage uses, what borrower information they receive and who approves each use. Set rules for access, retention and checking outputs before they inform client work. Review those rules with your privacy or legal adviser and train staff on the agreed process. This is general guidance, not legal advice.
Q.05
Is it safe for law firms to use generative AI with client documents in Australia
Not by default. Before uploading client documents, assess confidentiality, privilege, the provider's terms, access and retention, and any applicable court rules. Use fictional material for initial trials and have a lawyer check outputs before relying on them. Approval depends on the tool and the matter, not the fact that it uses AI. This is general guidance, not legal advice.
Q.06
Is Versantly a fractional Chief AI Officer service or an AI training company?
Versantly offers AI training and fractional Chief AI Officer services for Australian organisations. A training day is a separate paid starting point. The fractional Chief AI Officer service is month-to-month, with training, governance and handover in the agreed scope. Tier and scope are agreed on the strategy call and recorded in the engagement agreement.
QUESTIONS OF RECORD
Asked, answered.
5 QUESTIONS ON FILE
Q.01
How long does a typical engagement run?
Retainers are month-to-month. We agree priorities, scope and exit terms in the engagement agreement, then review the work each month. A training day is a separate paid starting point.
Q.02
How do you handle government compliance and reporting?
We design each engagement aligned with the National AI Plan and align governance frameworks with Privacy Act obligations. If you're federally regulated, we help you prepare for Chief AI Officer expectations. Board reporting templates are built in from Month 1. This is general guidance, not legal advice.
Q.03
What's the ROI, realistically?
It depends on your industry and scale. The engagement is built to target measurable time savings, better decision quality, and less duplicate work — and we report your actual results monthly to your board, rather than promising a headline number.
Q.04
How is this different from Big Four consulting?
Compare the scope, fees, ownership and exit terms of each offer. Versantly offers month-to-month fractional Chief AI Officer support, with training and handover in the agreed scope. Client teams own the artefacts created for their work.
Q.05
Can we do this remotely, or do you need to be on-site?
Both. Executive alignment and department workshops work best in-person (3–4 days per month on-site); training, troubleshooting, and reporting can be virtual. We're flexible based on your location and needs.
ENQUIRY — STRATEGY CALL
Discuss your organisation
Tell us about your organisation and the work you want to discuss. You can also book a strategy call above.
Lodgement note — we aim to respond within one business day