Use Case Backlog
A prioritised backlog of AI use cases, ranked by impact, effort and feasibility.
AI Consulting & Governance
AI Strategy & RoadmapA 12-Month Plan, Not a 12-Slide Deck.
AI strategy and roadmap for the 12 months ahead — the use case backlog, the build vs buy analysis, the architecture, the data, the governance, the talent, the cost, the ROI, written as a plan the team and the board can act on, updated quarterly as the AI landscape changes.
10+Years Experience
100+Projects Delivered
50+Expert Developers
20+Industries Served
Use Case Backlog
Build vs Buy
Architecture & Data
Governance & Risk
Talent & Operating Model
Cost & ROI
Overview
AI strategy is the plan, not the deck
AI strategy is the work of deciding what to build, what to buy, what to defer, over the next 12 months. The output is a written plan: the use case backlog, the build vs buy analysis, the architecture, the data, the governance, the talent, the cost, the ROI. The plan is the deliverable, updated quarterly as the AI landscape changes.
We do AI strategy as a written engagement, with the use case backlog, the build vs buy, the architecture, the data, the governance, the talent, the cost and the ROI as the output. The plan is the artefact the team and the board can act on, with the assumptions and the trade-offs named.
This is the wrong engagement if the team has already decided what to build. The right answer there is an AI consulting engagement or an AI development engagement, not a strategy one.
- Written Plan — A written plan the team and the board can act on, not a slide deck.
- Quarterly Refresh — The plan is updated quarterly as the AI landscape changes, with the next three months scoped.
- ROI Tied — The use cases tied to the business outcome, with the cost and the ROI per use case.
- Build vs Buy — A build vs buy analysis per use case, with the recommendation the team can act on.
What we deliver
Everything included in our ai strategy & roadmap
Build vs Buy
A build vs buy analysis per use case, with the recommendation the team can act on.
Architecture & Data
The target architecture, the data, the infrastructure the AI strategy needs.
Governance & Risk
The governance, the risk and the compliance the AI strategy needs to address.
Talent & Operating Model
The talent, the operating model and the org design the AI strategy needs.
Cost & ROI
The cost, the ROI and the budget the AI strategy needs to commit to.
Our process
A proven process for successful delivery
01
Discover
We meet the team, the data, the business and write the brief on paper.
02
Plan & Design
We design the use case backlog, the architecture, the governance and the cost.
03
Develop
We write the plan, the architecture and the cost analysis as a deliverable.
04
Deploy
We hand over the plan, the trade-offs and the next three months of work.
05
Optimize & Grow
We review the plan quarterly and update it as the AI landscape changes.
Technology
Built with a stack that stays maintainable
Discovery
- User interviews
- Data audit
- Process mapping
Architecture
- System design
- ADRs
- Tech radar
Governance
- Policy templates
- Risk register
- Compliance mapping
What you can expect
- Typical Strategy Engagement
- 6-8 wksTypical Strategy Engagement
- Written 12-Month Plan
- 1Written 12-Month Plan
- Plan Refresh
- QuarterlyPlan Refresh
- Per Use Case
- Build vs BuyPer Use Case
Industries we serve
Delivered for teams in your sector
AI consulting is the specific decision. AI strategy is the 12-month plan that ties the decisions together. The strategy is the longer engagement; the consulting is the specific question. The two overlap, and we will say so on the call.
A written 12-month plan, with the use case backlog, the build vs buy, the architecture, the data, the governance, the talent, the cost and the ROI. The plan is the artefact the team and the board can act on, with the assumptions and the trade-offs named. The plan is not a slide deck.
A quarterly review, with the use case backlog re-prioritised, the build vs buy updated, the architecture refined, the cost revised and the ROI checked against the actuals. The plan is a living document, not a one-off deliverable. The quarterly review is part of the engagement.
Yes, when the team wants us to. The plan is the deliverable of the strategy engagement. The implementation is a separate engagement, with the plan as the input. The two are independent — you can take the plan elsewhere, or we can implement it.
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