Title: How we work: from start sprint to software that runs | AI Heroes URL: https://aiheroes.io/en/how-we-work Description: How AI Heroes works: a six-day start sprint from €8,000, a decision based on the business case, building in two-week sprints, then maintenance and further development. Business case, compliance and training included. # Six days first. Then a decision. Then a build. From ambition to implementation. This is how every project runs, from the first call to software that runs and keeps running. [Plan a start sprint](https://aiheroes.io/en/start-sprint) See the process - 6 days: start sprint, fixed price - 2 weeks: from the first call to the start - 24 hours: and you hear from us ## The process in one view Per step: what happens, what we need from you and what you get. 1. Within two weeks · Start sprint · Six days, fixed price, from €8,000. We work with the owner and the users on a prototype or a plan. [About the start sprint](https://aiheroes.io/en/start-sprint). · You bring: the owner and a few users. You get: a prototype or build plan. 2. Day six · Decision · Based on the one-page business case you decide: build, adjust or stop. If the business case does not add up, we do not build. [Cost and return up front](https://aiheroes.io/en/business-case). · You get: cost, return and payback time on paper. 3. Week 2 to 12 · Building in sprints · Two-week sprints, with a demo after every sprint. Compliance, logging and oversight are part of the design. A build starts from €15,000. · You bring: one contact person and feedback after each demo. 4. Go-live · Switching over with a trained team · Your team is trained on the system itself, on the job. When we replace something, the old system is only switched off once the new one runs. · You get: a team that works with it every day. 5. After that · We keep maintaining and developing it · The software stays in our care. Everything is documented and you can switch AI models without rebuilding. · You get: software that keeps working and grows with you. ## Included in every build Four things are part of every build. You do not pay for them separately and you do not have to ask for them. - [Business case first](https://aiheroes.io/en/business-case) · Before we build, you know what it costs, what it returns and when it pays for itself. · Cost and return up front - [Compliance by design](https://aiheroes.io/en/compliance) · AI Act classification, logging, human oversight and European hosting are part of the design. Security reviews are part of the process. · Compliance and security - [Your people can work with it](https://aiheroes.io/en/training) · We train the team on the system itself and guide the roll-out until it is part of daily work. That also covers Article 4 of the AI Act. · AI training for your team - Not tied to one AI vendor · Our builds are model-agnostic and everything is documented. When a better or cheaper model comes along, you switch without rebuilding. ## What it costs These are the prices we publish. At the end of the start sprint you have the cost of your build on paper. - €8,000: six-day start sprint, fixed price - €15,000: starting price of a build - €2,500: starting price per half day of standalone training [AI implementation costs](https://aiheroes.io/en/ai-implementation-costs) ## What we stick to - If AI is not the answer, we say so · Sometimes simpler software, a different way of working or doing nothing is better. Then we tell you. - If the business case does not add up, we do not build · We only build what pays for itself. The decision is yours, with the numbers on the table. - A reply within 24 hours · After your request you hear from us within 24 hours, usually with a proposal for a start sprint. - Start within two weeks · After the first call, the start sprint can begin within two weeks. ## Who you talk to Three founders, each responsible for part of the process. - Co-Founder, business case and strategy · Frans Hoorn · Frans leads the start sprint and the business case: what it costs, what it returns and when it pays for itself. He combines strategic thinking with a sharp eye for how people actually use software. - Co-Founder, software and compliance · David Homan · David leads the build, from prototype to a system that runs in your own landscape. AI Act classification, logging, security and hosting are built into the design from the start. - Co-Founder, training and adoption · Jan Brusse · Jan makes sure the team that will use a system can actually work with it, with training on the system itself, on the work floor. He makes technology accessible, from AI literacy to the board session on digital sovereignty. [The team](https://aiheroes.io/en/about/team) ## Frequently asked questions ### How long does a project take? The start sprint takes six days. A build usually takes two to twelve weeks, in sprints of two weeks. After that we keep maintaining and developing the system. ### What does it cost? The start sprint costs from €8,000, fixed, for all three ways in. A build starts from €15,000. At the end of the start sprint you have the cost of your build on paper. More in [AI implementation costs](https://aiheroes.io/en/ai-implementation-costs). ### Who maintains the software after delivery? We do. The software stays in our care and we keep developing it. Everything is documented, and you are not tied to one AI vendor. ### Can our own developers build with you? Yes. We build on our own, strengthen your team or split the work. For extra capacity inside your own team, see [extra developers](https://aiheroes.io/en/extra-developers). ## Tell us what you want to build You hear from us within 24 hours, usually with a proposal for a start sprint. [info@aiheroes.io](mailto:info@aiheroes.io) [+31 50 200 3373](tel:+31502003373) ### Book an introduction - [Frans Hoorn Business case and scoping](https://calendar.app.google/juFpF3MDmikH4BVS8) - [David Homan Build, hosting and compliance](https://calendar.app.google/GcA1oBNwzyFZtW5W6) - [Jan Brusse Adoption and training for your team](https://calendar.app.google/un3fLvb7ht4f7PBWA)