Data & AI Audit for SMEs
Before you invest in data or AI, find out what your company actually needs.
I analyse how your company collects, uses and stores data, and deliver a written report with priorities, indicative costs and a roadmap to follow. Fixed price, delivery in 5-10 working days, no follow-up project to buy.
From €299 + VAT · I reply within 24 working hours · Electronic invoice
Who it is for
Designed for SMEs of 1 to 50 people who already work with data, even without realising it.
It is for you if
- Your data is scattered across Excel sheets, ERP, e-commerce and inboxes, and nobody has the full picture.
- You want to introduce AI or automation but don’t know where to start or what it would cost.
- You received very different quotes and need an independent opinion before deciding.
- You are considering a grant or voucher and need a clear project to submit.
- You have no in-house IT team, or it is small and busy with day-to-day operations.
It is not for you if
- You only want a free quote for software you have already chosen.
- You already have a structured data team and an approved roadmap.
- You need an urgent fix on a production system: in that case, write to me directly.
What you get
A document you can use, even without me.
The audit is not a sales call. At the end you hold concrete material, written for the people who decide and clear for the people who will build it.
Report
A picture of where you stand
What data you have, where it lives, who uses it and how reliable it is. Strengths included, not just problems.
Priorities
Opportunities ranked by impact
The areas where data, automation or AI can save time or money, ranked by impact and difficulty.
Roadmap
The steps, in the right order
What to do first and what later, with indicative timing and costs. From Standard up, milestones and KPIs to measure results.
Executive summary
One page for decision makers
The summary to bring to a meeting or attach to a funding application.
Call
Explained in person
A final call to walk through the report and answer questions. Premium also includes a 2-hour workshop with your team.
Independence
No obligation afterwards
The report is yours and you can implement it with anyone. If a solution is not needed, the report says so.
Compare the three packages
Same method, three levels of depth. Choose based on company size and how far into the detail you want to go.
- Guided self-assessment questionnaire
- Customized report (15–20 pages)
- Final 30-minute call
- 1-page executive summary
- Delivery within 5 business days (after payment is received)
- The Complete Starter Plan
- In-depth initial call (60 min)
- Comprehensive report (25–35 pages)
- Final call (45 min) with Q&A
- Email support for 2 weeks
- Roadmap with milestones and KPIs
- Delivery within 7 business days (after payment is received)
- The Entire Standard Plan
- 2-hour workshop with the in-house team
- Detailed operational roadmap
- 1 month of email support
- Priority support
- Delivery within 10 business days (after payment is received)
Electronic invoice · VAT 22% · Italian VAT number
Not sure which one? Select Standard in the form: after my first reply we can still switch package before payment.
How it works and timing
From form to report in under two weeks.
01
Fill in the form
About 10 minutes: contact details, company, tools you use, problems and goals.
02
I reply within 24 hours
I confirm the audit is right for you and which package fits. If it isn’t, I tell you straight away.
03
Kick-off
After payment, the guided questionnaire (Starter) or the 60-minute kick-off call (Standard and Premium) begins.
04
Delivery and final call
Report within 5, 7 or 10 working days depending on the package, then the call to discuss it.
Delivery days start from payment and receipt of the requested information. After delivery you get 2 weeks (Standard) or 1 month (Premium) of email support.
Sample report
What the report looks like.
The Standard report runs to 25-35 pages, written in plain language with few acronyms. Here is the typical table of contents and an excerpt showing how a recommendation is presented.
Typical contents
- Executive summary (1 page)
- Company context and goals
- Map of data and systems: what exists and how it connects
- Data quality and reliability
- Manual processes and bottlenecks
- Opportunities for automation, analytics and AI
- Risks: security, GDPR, vendor lock-in
- Roadmap with priorities, timing and indicative costs
- Milestones and KPIs (Standard and Premium)
- Appendix: technical details for implementers
Illustrative excerpt · fictional data
Priority 1 · A single customer register
Situation. Customers are recorded in three places: ERP, e-commerce and a shared Excel sheet. In the sample analysed, about one record in five is duplicated or incomplete.
Impact. Offers sent twice, unreliable sales statistics, about 4 hours a week spent reconciling data.
What to do. Make the ERP the single source, clean duplicates once, sync the e-commerce automatically.
Effort. 2-3 weeks · low-to-medium indicative cost · prerequisite for any AI project on customer data.
Client reports stay confidential: that is why the excerpt above uses fictional data, but the format and level of detail are the real ones.
Why trust me
A research method, applied to SMEs.
Background
PhD and 15+ years of experience
PhD from Politecnico di Torino and more than 40 scientific publications on data, databases and analytics.
Recognition
Best Poster/Demo Award · ER 2026
NoER, the tool for designing document databases developed with the research group, awarded at the international ER 2026 conference.
What clients say
★★★★★ Trustpilot · translated
“We significantly reduced production times and cut downtime. […] What we appreciated most was the support: the team guided us step by step.”
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★★★★★ Trustpilot · translated
“Always available, he recommended the best technical solutions for my needs. Financially, too, I found great honesty and transparency.”
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Case studies
Manufacturing · Optimization
MES Optimizer
Production scheduled automatically with Python and linear programming, integrated with the MES: downtime drastically reduced.
E-commerce · Automation
OOLP Bookshop
Over 20,000 books loaded in a couple of minutes, with data validated against WooCommerce.
FAQ
Before you fill in the form.
Why is the audit paid rather than free?
A free audit is often just the first step of a sale. A paid audit guarantees an honest analysis, even when the answer is “you don’t need anything else”.
Which package should I choose?
Starter suits small businesses that want a first overview. Standard is the most common starting point for an SME of 5 to 30 people. Premium is for when you want to involve your team and leave with a detailed operational roadmap. If in doubt, choose Standard: we can change package before payment.
What happens after I submit the form?
Within 24 working hours I reply by email: I confirm whether the audit is right for you, the recommended package and the kick-off steps. No payment is requested before this confirmation.
Do I need to prepare anything?
No, you just need to know which tools you use (ERP, Excel sheets, e-commerce, CRM) and which problems you want to solve. During the audit I may ask for sample files or read-only access to some systems, always agreed in advance.
How is my data handled?
I work on samples and on read-only access agreed with you, and I can sign a non-disclosure agreement. Data is used only for the analysis and is not shared with third parties.
Do you work with companies outside Italy?
Yes, the audit can be done remotely and in English. Invoices are issued by an Italian VAT-registered business.
Do I have to implement the project with you afterwards?
No. The report is yours and you can implement it in-house or with another provider: the technical appendix is there for exactly that. If you want to continue together, the audit becomes the basis for the quote.
Is the audit useful for grants and vouchers?
Yes, because it gives you a project with priorities and indicative costs to start from. For Italian companies, see the guide to the Piedmont Digitalisation Voucher 2026. Eligibility of costs must be checked against the call text.
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