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Tools & platforms we work with
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How we help you adopt AI.
Independent AI consulting — strategy, risk, governance, and enablement. We help you decide what to adopt, prove it’s safe, and make it stick.
AI strategy & roadmap
We map where AI actually moves the needle in your operation, then hand you a prioritised roadmap — the use cases worth pursuing, the order to pursue them, and what each one is worth.
Prioritised
use-case map
ROI-ranked
every initiative
Clear
next steps
In plain English
You walk away knowing exactly where AI pays off in your business — and where it doesn’t — before you spend a dollar.
AI readiness & risk audit
An independent review of your data, workflows, vendors, and existing AI use against privacy, security, and governance expectations — so you know your exposure before a regulator or client does.
Full
risk register
Gap-mapped
to obligations
Actionable
remediation
In plain English
You get a documented picture of where your AI exposure sits and what to fix first — no surprises when review time comes.
Governance & assurance
We design the controls, policies, and audit trails that let your team adopt AI with confidence — access boundaries, decision logging, and review documentation your auditor will actually accept.
Audit-ready
controls
Documented
decision trails
Sign-off
ready
In plain English
Your AI can be explained, reviewed, and signed off — because the governance is designed in, not patched on before an audit.
Team enablement & training
We embed with your people and teach them to actually work with AI — how to think with it, prompt it, and judge its output — so adoption sticks long after the engagement ends.
Hands-on
with your team
Workflow
not theory
Lasting
capability
In plain English
Your team knows how to use AI well — not a tool nobody opens after launch.
From first call to confident adoption.
A structured advisory engagement — we assess, advise, and equip your team, with the evidence to back every recommendation.
Step 01
We talk about what’s actually slowing you down
A working session with the people running the business. We find where AI could move the needle and what success would look like for you.
Tell us what’s costing you.
Book the call or send the note. Either way, you get an honest read on whether AI fixes this — or whether you’re better off leaving it alone.
Book a 30-minute strategy call
Pick a time. We dig into one workflow that’s eating your week and tell you whether AI is the right tool to fix it. No pitch. No follow-up funnel.
- ✓30 focused minutes — not a sales call
- ✓An honest read on whether AI fits
- ✓A rough investment range if it does
- ✓Zero obligation either way
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Where We Work
Based in Melbourne, Australia, Ongkrong is an independent AI consulting firm partnering with businesses across Southeast Asia. We advise F&B, real estate, legal, and finance companies on where AI pays off, how to adopt it safely, and how to govern it. Whether you're an Australian SMB or a regional enterprise in Singapore, Indonesia, or Vietnam, we help you adopt AI that fits how you actually operate.
Frequently Asked Questions
Everything you need to know about Ongkrong and AI automation consulting in Australia.
What is Ongkrong?
Ongkrong is a Melbourne-based AI consulting firm. We help businesses across Australia and Southeast Asia decide where AI fits, adopt it safely, and build the in-house capability to run it — across F&B, real estate, legal, finance, and government.
What does Ongkrong do?
We provide independent AI consulting: AI strategy and roadmaps, readiness and risk audits, governance and assurance, and team enablement. We help you decide what to adopt, prove it’s safe to adopt, and make sure your people can actually use it.
Where is Ongkrong based?
Ongkrong is headquartered in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. We work remotely with clients across Australia and Southeast Asia, including Singapore, Indonesia, Vietnam, and the Philippines.
Who does Ongkrong work with?
We work with SMBs and enterprise businesses across F&B, hospitality, real estate, legal, accounting, government, and finance. Ideal clients are businesses weighing up where AI fits — and that want it adopted safely, not just bought.
How long does an Ongkrong engagement take?
Most advisory engagements run a few weeks from first call to roadmap and recommendations, depending on scope. Strategy sprints and risk audits are typically faster; governance and enablement programs run alongside your team over a longer period.
What is a RAG system?
RAG stands for Retrieval-Augmented Generation — an AI approach that retrieves relevant information from your own documents, databases, or knowledge base before generating a response. Ongkrong advises businesses on where RAG fits, how to scope it, and how to govern it — useful for internal knowledge management, compliance, and client-facing AI assistants.
Can Ongkrong help with AI receptionists and client intake?
Yes. We help businesses scope, design, and govern AI receptionists that handle enquiries, qualify leads, and book appointments around the clock — and we make sure they meet privacy and confidentiality obligations before they go live.
What is AI consulting?
AI consulting means analysing a business’s operations, identifying where AI delivers real return, and advising on how to adopt it safely. Ongkrong covers the full advisory arc: discovery, strategy, risk assessment, governance design, and team enablement.
Does Ongkrong work with restaurants and F&B businesses?
Yes. We have advised multi-branch restaurant groups on reservation and operations automation — unifying bookings across Google Calendar, the website, and staff notification channels like Telegram, and removing double-bookings across 5+ locations.
Does Ongkrong work with real estate and property managers?
Yes. We have advised property operators on management dashboards covering rent collection, tenant management, and maintenance tracking for portfolios of 1,800+ units, giving them real-time visibility across the portfolio.
Can Ongkrong help with compliance and audit readiness?
Yes. We advise on compliance dashboards and controls that track regulatory requirements, auto-collect evidence, monitor deadlines, and surface audit actions. Case-study examples show how these can improve audit readiness, but results vary by organisation.
What AI tools and platforms does Ongkrong use?
We work with a range of AI models and platforms depending on the client’s needs, including OpenAI, Anthropic Claude, Google Gemini, and open-source LLMs. For integrations, we connect to systems like Google Workspace, Telegram, WhatsApp, CRMs, and custom APIs.
Does Ongkrong work with Southeast Asian businesses?
Yes. While based in Melbourne, Ongkrong works with businesses across Southeast Asia. We understand the regional business environment and can deliver systems with multilingual support. We serve clients in Singapore, Indonesia, Vietnam, and the Philippines.