For COO and CIO
Pilot Autopsy
Why your stalled pilot failed, and a production-ready agent spec with a fixed build quote, in three weeks.
Diagnoses; scopes an Agent base install of the Mode2 Foundation
- Price
- $12,500
- Duration
- 3 weeks
Why you're here
You ran an AI pilot. It worked in the demo, then it sat in evaluation while nobody could say what shipping it would take. You have company. 38% of leaders at 100-plus-person companies have a pilot stuck in evaluation for over a year (Zapier, 2026).
What you get
- Why the stalled pilot failed, in writing
- A production-ready agent spec
- A fixed build quote for that spec, scoping the Agent base install
How the weeks run
- Week 1
- Read what was built, the prompts, the data it touched and how it was judged
- Interviews with the people who built it and the people who sponsored it
- Week 2
- The failure named, with the evidence for it
- The production spec drafted, with systems, approvals and cost controls
- Week 3
- Spec review with your sponsor
- The fixed build quote
Price and terms
| Pilot Autopsy | $12,500 |
|---|---|
| Duration | 3 weeks |
| Foundation module | Diagnoses; scopes an Agent base install |
| Credit | 100% credited against a build signed within 60 days |
What moves the price
- About 40 hours.
What we need from you
- Access to the pilot's code, prompts and evaluation records
- Time with the people who built and sponsored it
- A sponsor who can sign a build
What happens after
Agent Build takes the spec to production at the quoted price. Sign within 60 days and the Autopsy fee comes off the build.
Questions buyers ask on the first call
What if the right answer is to stop?
Then the report says so, and says why.
What does credited mean?
Sign a build within 60 days and the full Autopsy fee comes off the build price.
Do we need the pilot's original vendor?
Their code, prompts and records, yes. Their time helps but is not required.
Book a 30-minute scoping call about the Pilot Autopsy.
Thirty minutes on what you need, which offer fits, and the fixed price for it.