AI strategy and readiness
A practical assessment of where AI can create value and what your organisation needs to get there.
- AI readiness assessment
- Use-case discovery and prioritisation
- AI operating model and governance
Technology Strategy & Consulting
Clear technology decisions, made by people who build.
Our consultants are practising engineers and architects. We help leaders decide where AI and technology investment will pay off, then shape plans that delivery teams can execute.
Overview
Technology Strategy & Consulting
Technology strategy often fails in the gap between the slide deck and the backlog. Recommendations are made without understanding the systems, data or skills involved, and delivery teams inherit plans they cannot implement.
We close that gap. Because our consultants build systems for a living, our advice is grounded in what is technically feasible, what it will cost to run and how long it will really take.
Business challenges
Problems we are usually asked to solve
01
Too many AI ideas, no priorities
Every department has a list of AI use cases and there is no consistent way to compare their value and risk.
02
Architecture debt
Years of point solutions have left an estate that is expensive to run and hard to change.
03
High-stakes decisions
Acquisitions, platform selections and major investments need an independent technical view.
04
Capability gaps
Leaders need senior technology guidance but cannot yet justify a full-time executive hire.
Our solutions
What we build and deliver
Digital transformation strategy
Roadmaps that connect business goals to technology initiatives, sequenced for value and risk.
- Current-state and capability assessment
- Target-state vision and roadmap
- Business case development
Architecture and due diligence
Independent technical analysis for major decisions.
- Enterprise and solution architecture
- Technical due diligence for investors
- Vendor and platform selection
Advisory and delivery practice
Ongoing senior guidance and better ways of working.
- Fractional CTO and technology advisory
- Agile and product operating model
- Business process optimisation
Capabilities
Everything in scope
- Digital transformation strategy
- Technology assessment
- AI readiness assessment
- Product strategy
- Enterprise architecture
- Business process optimisation
- Technical due diligence
- Digital innovation consulting
- Agile transformation
- Technology leadership advisory
- Vendor selection
- Business case development
Technologies
Tools we work with
- Methods
- Value stream mappingWardley mappingDesign thinkingOKRs
- Architecture
- TOGAFC4 modelArchitecture decision recordsWell-Architected reviews
- Delivery
- ScrumKanbanSAFeDORA metrics
- AI governance
- NIST AI RMFISO/IEC 42001Australian AI Ethics Principles
Technology choices are made per project based on your environment, skills and constraints.
Industry applications
How this applies in practice
Professional ServicesAI use-case portfolios for knowledge-intensive firms.Manufacturing & Industrial AutomationIndustry 4.0 roadmaps linking plant data to enterprise systems.Real Estate & PropTechPlatform strategy for portfolio and tenant experience systems.Automotive & MobilityTechnical due diligence for mobility and connected-vehicle platforms.
Engagement approach
How an engagement runs
- 01
Listen
Interviews with leaders and teams to understand goals, constraints and history.
- 02
Investigate
Hands-on review of systems, data, costs and delivery practices.
- 03
Recommend
Options with trade-offs, costs and risks, presented plainly.
- 04
Mobilise
A delivery plan with the first initiatives scoped and ready to start.
What does an AI readiness assessment include?
We review your data, systems, security, skills, governance and candidate use cases, then produce a prioritised roadmap with quick wins and longer-term foundations.
Are your recommendations vendor-neutral?
Yes. We do not resell software licences, so our recommendations are based on fit for your situation.
How long does a strategy engagement take?
Focused assessments typically run for a few weeks. Broader transformation strategies take longer depending on the size of the organisation and number of stakeholders.
Can you also deliver what you recommend?
Yes, and that continuity is one of our strengths. You are equally free to take the roadmap to your internal teams or other partners.
Start a conversation
Facing a big technology decision?
Talk it through with people who have built the systems you are weighing up.