AI Governance Consulting Cost: Big 4 Alternatives for Mid-Market | 2026
A $300M manufacturing company needed AI governance. Their first call was to a Big 4 firm. The proposal came back: $1.4M over 18 months. A team of 12 consultants. A 200-page governance framework. Quarterly steering committee reviews. A dependency model that would require ongoing advisory at $400K annually. The CEO’s reaction: “We need governance, not…