PendingPublished March 15, 2026
Big-four style AI advisory engagements will be repriced or unbundled as buyers refuse discovery fees
Buyers increasingly refuse to pay six figures for a readiness assessment that a fixed-fee diagnostic answers, forcing advisory firms to unbundle discovery from delivery.
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