EU AI Act compliance —
done with you, not just for you
TrustAI Advisory works directly with your team. AIGP-certified practitioners. Fixed-fee engagements with clear milestones and written outputs you own. No hourly billing. No scope creep.
Advisory is the right fit when...
You have high-risk AI systems and a short timeline
The August 2026 deadline leaves limited room for trial and error. You need a structured assessment and action plan delivered fast.
You've drafted compliance documents and need expert validation
You've done the internal work. Before relying on those documents, you want an AIGP-certified practitioner to check them against the actual regulation text.
Your board or enterprise customers are asking for compliance evidence
Procurement teams and investors increasingly require documented AI governance. Advisory produces the written evidence they need.
You don't have a dedicated compliance team
Most SMEs don't. Advisory acts as your fractional AI governance function — structured, time-limited, and handed off cleanly.
Where do you need help?
Our advisory engagements map to the three levels of EU AI Act compliance. Most clients start at Strategic and move through the levels as their programme matures.
Understand your exposure
The 'Why' & 'When'
For companies that need to know what applies to them before they can act on anything.
- →AI Governance & Investment Roadmap
- →AI Act Readiness Sprint
Build your documentation
The 'What' & 'Where'
For companies that need to produce the right documents for the right systems before the deadline.
- →Compliance Roadmap Retainer
- →Departmental Opportunity Mapping
- →Documentation Review
Stay compliant over time
The 'How'
For companies managing ongoing obligations after the initial compliance infrastructure is in place.
- →Prompt Engineering & Fluency Coaching
- →Incident Response Retainer
- →Ongoing Documentation Review
Our advisory engagements
Fixed-fee. Defined scope. Written outputs you own.
AI Governance & Investment Roadmap
01 STRATEGICWhat you get
- Structured session to define AI vision, risk appetite, and obligation scope
- Plain-language briefing on applicable articles and obligations
- Compliance budget estimate: self-serve vs. advisory vs. hybrid
- Board-ready one-page exposure summary
- AI Governance Policy template starter document
- Provider vs. deployer role determination memo
Who it's for: Leadership teams that need to understand the regulation before allocating budget or assigning resources. Ideal as the first engagement before any compliance work begins.
AI Act Readiness Sprint
What you get
- Complete inventory of every AI system in use
- Risk classification for each system: prohibited, high, limited, or minimal
- Per-system obligation matrix: exact EU AI Act articles
- Prioritised compliance action plan with deadlines
- Written report you own and can act on immediately
- Shadow AI audit: surface undisclosed AI tool usage
Who it's for: Companies that need to understand their full EU AI Act exposure quickly and leave with a concrete plan. Designed to be completed before any documentation work begins.
Compliance Roadmap Retainer
02 TACTICALWhat you get
- Monthly advisory sessions with AIGP-certified practitioners
- Roadmap updates as EU AI Office guidance evolves
- Deadline tracking and obligation monitoring across all systems
- Direct access to practitioners between sessions
- Monthly written progress summary
Who it's for: Companies managing compliance through the August 2026 deadline who want expert oversight without hiring a full-time AI governance lead.
Departmental Opportunity Mapping
02 TACTICALWhat you get
- Live demonstration of advanced AI capabilities for workflows
- Identification of high-ROI AI use cases per function
- Compliance risk mapping: which tools trigger which obligations
- Department-level obligation summary and action plans
Who it's for: Companies where different departments use different AI tools and there is no central view of AI exposure across the organisation.
Documentation Review
What you get
- Expert review of your document against EU AI Act text
- Marked-up document with gaps clearly identified per section
- Written commentary on regulatory alignment
- One revision round included
- Review of Annex IV, DPIA, FRIA, and Article 14/50 protocols
Who it's for: Companies that have drafted their own compliance documents and need an AIGP-certified practitioner to verify them before relying on them.
Prompt Engineering & Fluency Coaching
03 OPERATIONALWhat you get
- Role-based sessions: technical, management, and end users
- Secure prompting practices for Claude, MS Copilot, Gemini
- 'Day in the Life' demos showing staff AI-integrated workflows
- Data privacy and IP protection guidance specific to EU law
- Training completion records for Article 4 literacy evidence
Who it's for: Companies whose staff use AI tools daily but have received no formal guidance on secure, compliant, and effective usage.
How an engagement works
Discovery call
30 minutes. Free. We understand your AI systems, your timeline, and your compliance goals. No commitment required.
Proposal
Fixed scope. Fixed fee. No surprises. We outline exactly what will be delivered, by when. You approve before work begins.
Engagement
Structured delivery with clear milestones. You receive written outputs at each stage — not verbal summaries.
Handover
Everything we produce is yours. Documents, reports, and action plans handed over in editable formats. No lock-in.
AIGP Certified — AI Governance Professional
The AI Governance Professional (AIGP) certification is awarded by the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP) — the world's largest information privacy organization with more than 70,000 members globally.
AIGP holders demonstrate comprehensive knowledge of AI governance frameworks including the EU AI Act, the NIST AI Risk Management Framework, ISO 42001, and applied AI ethics. The certification requires both formal examination and demonstrated professional expertise.
TrustAI Advisory engagements are led by AIGP-certified practitioners. We do not subcontract compliance work to uncertified staff.
Certification held by TrustAI Advisory practitioners
Common questions
How is this different from hiring a law firm?
Law firms provide legal advice and can represent you before regulators. TrustAI Advisory provides structured compliance guidance grounded in the EU AI Act text — producing the documentation, classification frameworks, and monitoring infrastructure that compliance requires. For binding legal interpretations, we recommend involving qualified legal counsel. Many clients use both in parallel.
Do I need to share confidential system details?
Effective advisory requires understanding what your AI systems do, what data they process, and how decisions are made. We work under confidentiality agreements for all engagements. Information shared within an engagement is not retained or referenced across other clients.
Can you work with us if we're not based in Finland?
Yes. Advisory engagements are conducted remotely by default. On-site engagements in Finland and the Nordic region are available on request. We work with EU-based SMEs across all member states.
We've already started compliance work — can Advisory pick up from here?
Yes. The Documentation Review is specifically designed for this — we review what you have, identify gaps, and provide written commentary on what needs to change. A Retainer can also be scoped to continue from your current state rather than starting from scratch.
Is there a minimum engagement size?
The Documentation Review is our smallest fixed-scope offer — a single document with a defined turnaround time. The Readiness Sprint is the smallest project-format engagement. Discovery calls are always free with no minimum commitment.
What if we need ongoing support after the Readiness Sprint?
The Sprint is designed to produce a written action plan you can execute independently or with AIActKit. If you want continued expert oversight through the August 2026 deadline, the Compliance Roadmap Retainer picks up where the Sprint ends.
Do you offer support in languages other than English?
Advisory engagements are available in English and Finnish. Nordic language support (Swedish, Norwegian, Danish) is available on request. Generated documents can be produced in English with summaries in other languages.
How do you handle conflicts of interest?
Conflict checks are conducted before each engagement proposal is issued. We do not advise directly competing clients in the same narrow sector simultaneously without disclosure and consent.
Book a free discovery call
30 minutes. No commitment. We will understand your situation and recommend the right path — Advisory, AIActKit, or both.
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