ZeroTwo for consultants

Prompts for consultants

The work consultants actually hand over: cited briefs, interview synthesis, defensible exhibits, proposals and the monthly report that runs again next cycle. Open one to start it in ZeroTwo with the prompt already written.

Your sources stay attached
Gaps flagged, not filled
You keep the recommendation

Prompts for consultants

How do I check an AI research summary is accurate?

Verify every citation resolves to a real, retrievable source on the first run, then sample after that.

The promptGo through this brief and check that each citation points to a real, retrievable source. List the ones that do not, and do not quietly fix them.

Brief_v4.docx

What should I do when two sources disagree?

Show the disagreement and judge credibility. Averaging two conflicting figures produces a number nobody will defend.

The promptThese reports answer the same question differently. Show me the disagreement and say which is more credible and why. Do not average them into a middle position nobody actually holds.

How do I know what the evidence cannot tell me?

Ask for the unknowns explicitly, or they get quietly filled in with inference.

The promptBased on everything in this project, list what the evidence genuinely cannot answer, and the three pieces of evidence that would most change the conclusion if we could get them.

How do I write a consulting research brief?

Keep fact, inference, unknown and recommendation strictly separate — that separation is what makes the brief defensible.

The promptBuild a research brief on this question. Structure it as what we know, what we think, what we do not know, and what we recommend, kept strictly separate. Every factual claim carries an inline source and date.

Market_assessment.pdf
Industry_report.pdf

How do I prepare for a client pitch quickly?

Brief yourself on the business, what changed recently, and the questions they will open with.

The promptTwo to three pages on this account before Thursday's intro call: their business, what changed in the last year, who is likely in the room, and the two questions they will probably open with. Written to read on a phone.

How do I synthesise stakeholder interviews?

Theme them with verbatim quotes and speaker roles attached, and keep their vocabulary rather than translating it into yours.

The promptSynthesise these transcripts into themes, with verbatim quotes and speaker roles attached to each. Keep their vocabulary rather than translating it into mine, and flag outlier views instead of dropping them.

Interviews_01-12.md

How do I find the contradictions in my interview notes?

Ask for them as their own list and leave them unresolved — the disagreement between stakeholders is usually the finding.

The promptFrom these interviews, produce a separate list of every place stakeholders contradict each other. Leave them unresolved, and call out where the split runs by seniority.

Interview_notes.md

Which discovery questions did the research actually answer?

Check the evidence against the questions you went in with, before you start writing the deck.

The promptWe went in to answer these questions. Against the notes, tell me which ones the evidence actually answers, which are only partly answered, and which we still cannot.

Discovery_brief.docx

How do I check a dataset before putting it in a client deck?

Find the gaps, duplicates and small base sizes first, and ask honestly whether the data supports the argument.

The promptBefore building anything, tell me what is wrong with this export: gaps, duplicates, base sizes under thirty. Then tell me honestly whether it supports the argument I want to make.

Survey_export.xlsx

What should a chart footnote include?

Source, base, date and method — plus a label on any segment too small to stand on its own.

The promptTurn this into a chart for the deck. State the base for every figure, label any segment under thirty as indicative, and write the footnote with source, base, date and method.

Segment_data.xlsx

Apply our house chart conventions

Reformat exhibits to your firm's standards without touching a single number.

The promptReformat these exhibits to our house conventions — axis treatment, rounding, colour order and title style — without changing any number.

Brand_standards.pdf

How do I turn discovery call notes into a proposal?

Mirror the client's problem in their own words, then phase the scope and make the exclusions explicit.

The promptThe discovery call went well and they want something in writing. Draft the proposal in our format: their problem in their words, our approach, phased scope, explicit exclusions, milestones and pricing.

Call_notes.md
Proposal_template.docx

How do I write a scope of work that protects me?

A proposal persuades; a scope of work defines. The exclusions and acceptance criteria are what stop the project drifting.

The promptTurn this signed-off proposal into a statement of work: tasks, deliverables, acceptance criteria, responsibilities on both sides, and what is explicitly out of scope.

Proposal_final.docx

How do I plan a client's first 90 days?

A 30-60-90 plan, the information you need from them this week, and an agenda for the kickoff.

The promptContract is signed and I start Monday. Draft a 30-60-90 plan, the information request I should send this week, and a kickoff agenda.

Signed_SOW.pdf

How do I review a deliverable before the partner sees it?

Get a prioritised issue list rather than a rewrite, and flag anything you could not defend in the room.

The promptRead this the way the partner will. Give me a prioritised issue list rather than a rewrite, and flag anything I would not be able to defend in the room.

Draft_readout.pptx

How do I stop re-explaining the project to AI every session?

Write the standing context once — client, question, method, evidence standard, what is ruled out — and reuse it.

The promptRead this project and write the standing context: the client, the question, our method, our evidence standard, and what we have already ruled out. Reuse it on everything I run here from now on.

How do I regenerate a monthly client report without rebuilding it?

Keep the reporting contract from last cycle, update the evidence, and surface what changed.

The promptSame format as last cycle. Update the evidence, tell me explicitly what changed since last month, and flag anything that needs my interpretation before it goes out.

Last_cycle_report.docx
This_month.xlsx

Where is my delivery margin actually going?

Compare delivered hours against the scoped estimate, project by project, with a table you can check.

The promptAcross these projects, show me where delivered hours exceeded the scoped estimate and by how much. One page, plus the supporting table I can check.

Timesheets.xlsx

Prompts are starting points. Filenames shown are placeholders — attach your own.

In short

ZeroTwo is an AI workspace for consultants who have to turn scattered client context into a defensible deliverable. It handles the mechanical part of the work — gathering, extracting, synthesising and formatting — while keeping every claim tied to its source, surfacing contradictions instead of averaging them, and leaving the recommendation to you.

How a prompt becomes a deliverable

A prompt starts the work; it is not the work. Every card above runs the same four beats, and stops in the same place.

Inputs, as they are

Transcripts, exports, the client's own documents, last cycle's deck. No re-typing or restructuring first.

A plan you can adjust

ZeroTwo shows what it intends to do. You set the source boundaries before it starts.

Assembly, with sources kept

Claims stay tied to the line they came from. Gaps and conflicts are surfaced, not smoothed over.

A first-review artifact

Complete enough to review against a written standard. Not a signed deliverable.

ZeroTwo stops at the judgment

The approval boundary is a product feature, not a disclaimer. ZeroTwo does the assembly. You keep the part the client is actually paying for.

ZeroTwo does

Gather and organise the inputs
Extract, theme and cross-reference
Keep every claim tied to its source
Surface gaps and contradictions
Format to your conventions

You do

Set the source boundaries
Resolve the contradictions
Verify the arithmetic
Write the recommendation
Sign it and send it

Against what you are doing now

Approach	Where it works	Where it breaks on a deliverable	ZeroTwo's difference
General chat assistant	Fast answers, flexible, already paid for	Stops at a draft. consultants own the path across files, slides and sheets, and re-explain the project every session.	Context and sources persist across the whole engagement
Specialist point tool	Deep fit for one format or step	Work fragments across the rest of the process; each tool holds a different half of the context.	One accountable path from inputs to artifact
Doing it by hand	Trusted method, clear accountability	Senior time goes to production and cleanup; recurring work restarts from memory each cycle.	The second run reuses the first run's method
A contractor	Human judgment, flexible capacity	Lead time and context transfer exceed the window when the deadline is days away.	Available at the moment the brief lands

Questions consultants ask first

Will the output actually be client-ready?

It is a complete first-review artifact, not a signed deliverable. Each workflow states its acceptance criteria up front, so you can check the output against a written standard rather than a feeling.

Can I trust the citations?

Claims stay tied to sources you can open, and the citation check is the first acceptance gate. Verify all of them on the first run, then sample. One fabricated source should end your trust, so the workflow is built to be checkable.

Do I have to start with client data?

No. Run the first pass on public, synthetic or sanitised inputs. For interview synthesis in particular, confirm your recording consent covers processing before real transcripts go anywhere.

Will it understand our method?

Your brief structure, evidence standard and chart conventions are saved as project context and reapplied. The point is that the second and third run cost less than the first.

Does this replace the analyst?

It removes the extraction and formatting, which is the part that delays the thinking. Judgment, source boundaries and the recommendation stay with the person whose name is on the work.

How does pricing work for real workloads?

Plans are credit-based, so a long research run and a one-line question do not cost the same. See the pricing page for current tiers and monthly credit allowances.

Takeaways

ZeroTwo takes a consulting deliverable from scattered inputs to a reviewable artifact, not to a draft.
Claims stay attached to sources, and contradictions are surfaced rather than averaged away.
Each workflow ships a written definition of done you can review against.
Judgment, source boundaries and the recommendation stay with you by design.