AI training & workflow automation · New Zealand
Your firm knows it needs to act on AI. We show you exactly where to start.
Structured training, governance frameworks, and workflow automation for NZ professional services firms. Practical. Measurable. Vendor-independent.
Where do you start?
Two paths. One question first.
My team is already using AI. We just have no structure around it.
Staff are using ChatGPT, Copilot, and other tools without guidelines, without governance, and without consistency. Some are getting real value from it. Others aren't using it at all. The gap is widening and the risk is real. We help you build the framework, the policy, and the practical skills to get your whole team working confidently and responsibly.
Explore training services →There's time being lost somewhere. We help you find it and fix it.
Maybe you already know exactly which processes are killing your team's time. Maybe you suspect there's something worth automating but haven't scoped it yet. Either way, we start with your actual systems and your actual workflows, identify what's worth building, and then build it. Fixed scope. Fixed price. Full documentation. You own everything.
Explore automation services →Who we are
The people behind AIpex.
Patrick Dodd
Co-founder · Strategy & Training
Professional Teaching Fellow · University of Auckland Business SchoolPatrick leads strategy and training at AIpex. He helps NZ professional services firms build the governance frameworks, practical skills, and organisational confidence to make AI work across their practice.
Brendan leads technical delivery at AIpex. He designs and builds the workflow automations, system integrations, and AI implementations that turn strategy into working tools.
Services
Where most firms start.
Three entry points. Each is scoped, priced, and delivered without a drawn-out discovery process.
Executive AI Briefing
NZ$1,250 · fixed fee · 90 minutes
A 90-minute session for partners and senior managers. You leave with a clear picture of where AI applies to your firm, what your obligations are, and what to do first. No slides about the future of work.
Learn more →AI Capability Workshop
From NZ$2,750 · fixed fee · half-day or full-day on-site
A half-day or full-day workshop for up to 20 staff. Practical, hands-on. Teams leave with a governance framework, an acceptable-use policy, and skills they can apply the following week.
Learn more →Workflow Integration Sprint
NZ$6,500–$18,000 · fixed fee · four to eight weeks
We scope, build, and hand over one or two automations inside your existing systems. Fixed price. Four to eight week delivery. Full documentation included. You own everything we build.
Learn more →See all services including the AI Readiness Assessment and Ongoing Support Retainer →
Track record
What participants say about Patrick's teaching.
Patrick previously co-delivered the AI Essentials programme through the University of Auckland's Executive Professional Development programme. Here's what participants said.
Source: UoA Executive Professional Development — AI Essentials participant evaluation, July 2025 (n=15)
100%
agreed the course was a valuable use of their time
80%
strongly agreed the facilitator was knowledgeable and engaging
0
disagrees or strongly disagrees on any measure
I don't normally rate courses so highly, but I thoroughly enjoyed this learning experience. A very practical course, with content I can apply readily to a range of situations.
Participant · AI Essentials · UoA Executive Professional Development · July 2025
Exceeded expectations — great practical information as well as inspiration for how to apply it back on the job.
Participant · AI Essentials · UoA Executive Professional Development · July 2025
Resources
Practical reading for NZ firms.
Written by Patrick Dodd. No vendor agendas. No recycled global content repackaged for NZ.
AI governance for NZ professional services firms: a practical starting point
What your firm's AI use policy needs to cover, why most templates fall short, and how to build one your team will actually follow.
Read guide → AutomationThe five workflows NZ accounting firms automate first
Based on engagements with NZ accounting firms, these are the processes that deliver measurable time savings within the first six weeks.
Read guide → TrainingHow to build an AI use policy your team will actually follow
The difference between a policy that sits in a SharePoint folder and one that changes how your team works. With a template you can adapt.
Read guide →Common questions
Questions about AI for NZ professional services firms.
What managing partners and operations managers ask most often before getting in touch.
Who is Patrick Dodd and what is his role at AIpex?
What industries does AIpex work with?
Ready to talk through where your firm stands?
The first conversation is focused on your firm.
Not a sales pitch. Not a product demo. A practical conversation about where to start.