# Seven questions to ask any AI consultant before you sign

URL: https://businessleaders.ai/questions-before-hiring/
Updated: 2026-09-25

How to spot resold software, open-ended hours and vague success metrics.

## Ask what success looks like in numbers

A good consultant names a baseline and a target before quoting. If the answer is a roadmap or a maturity score, keep looking.

## Ask who owns the work

You should own the code, prompts and workflows. Some firms license their platform back to you.

## Ask what happens if it misses

A fixed fee with a remedy clause aligns incentives. Hourly billing with no target does not.