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12-Month AI Roadmap
A sequenced, quarter-by-quarter plan covering every meaningful AI initiative across your business — with owners, milestones, and dependencies clearly defined.
AI STRATEGY SERVICE
AI isn't a project.
It's a competitive advantage. Let's build yours with our AI strategy consulting.
We provide AI strategy consulting for businesses ready to move beyond experimentation. Our AI business strategy service maps your opportunity, designs the architecture, builds the business case, and delivers a governance-ready roadmap your leadership team can act on.
For organisations ready to scale · Governance-ready · ROI-focused
AI Consultancy or AI Strategy?
Both serve different stages of the journey. Here's how to know which one fits where you are right now.
AI CONSULTANCY
Where to start
For organisations early in their AI journey. Figure out the first moves, the quick wins, and the right initial investments — without overcommitting.
- ✓ 3–6 month focus horizon
- ✓ Practical, tactical action plan
- ✓ Tool & quick-win recommendations
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AI STRATEGY
How to scale
For organisations ready to scale AI across multiple functions. Governance, architecture, ROI model — a board-ready document your leadership team can defend and act on.
- ✓ 12-month strategic roadmap
- ✓ Governance & architecture framework
- ✓ Board-ready document & ROI model
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A real strategy. Not a slide deck.
Real AI strategy consulting isn't a vision statement or a list of vendors. It's a single, coherent document that ties business goals to technology decisions — and gives your leadership team the confidence to commit budget, people, and time behind it.
We deliver strategies built on five pillars: a clear vision, a sequenced roadmap, a governance model aligned to UK GDPR and the EU AI Act, a reference technology architecture, and a measurable ROI model tied to the metrics your board already uses.
- ✓ Board-ready document, not a slide deck
- ✓ Governance and compliance built in from day one
- ✓ Vendor-neutral. Honest build vs buy guidance.
Strategy deliverables
Six core deliverables. Tangible, written, board-ready — yours to own and act on.
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Opportunity Map
A complete map of AI opportunities across every business function, scored by impact, effort, and ROI — so leadership can make confident investment decisions.
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Build vs Buy Recommendations
Honest guidance on what to build in-house, what to buy off-the-shelf, and what to partner on — based on your team, budget, and competitive positioning.
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AI Governance Framework
A practical governance model covering data, ethics, compliance, oversight, and escalation — aligned to UK GDPR and the EU AI Act from day one.
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Technology Architecture
A reference architecture for your AI stack — models, data pipelines, integrations, and security layers — designed to scale across the organisation.
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Success Metrics & ROI Model
A clear set of KPIs and a financial model that ties every AI initiative to measurable business outcomes — so you can prove and defend the investment.
The business case for AI strategy
Most organisations don't lack AI ambition. They lack the structure to convert it into competitive advantage.
| Dimension | Ad-hoc AI Adoption | Structured AI Strategy |
|---|---|---|
| Decision-making | Reactive — driven by hype and vendor pitches | Proactive — driven by business goals and ROI |
| Investment | Scattered spend across disconnected tools | Concentrated investment behind highest-ROI bets |
| Governance | Bolted on after a problem appears | Built in from the start, GDPR & EU AI Act ready |
| Architecture | Tool sprawl, integration debt, vendor lock-in | Coherent stack designed to scale |
| Talent | Individuals experiment in silos | Whole organisation aligned on the same plan |
| Outcomes | Hard to measure, harder to defend | Clear KPIs tied to business performance |
Who needs an AI strategy
If any of these describe your organisation, you've outgrown ad-hoc adoption — and a structured strategy will pay for itself many times over.
✓ Mid-market and enterprise organisations scaling AI
✓ Leadership teams briefed to deliver an AI plan to the board
✓ Companies with AI tools live but no overarching strategy
✓ Businesses operating in regulated industries (finance, legal, healthcare)
✓ Organisations with multiple business units needing alignment
✓ Teams preparing for EU AI Act compliance
✓ Companies evaluating major AI investment decisions
✓ Leaders wanting an independent, vendor-neutral perspective
Our AI strategy consulting process
A structured, five-stage process designed to deliver a board-ready AI strategy for business in 4–6 weeks.
STEP 01
Discovery
Stakeholder interviews across leadership, operations, data, and IT to understand strategy, constraints, and ambition.
STEP 02
Opportunity Mapping
We identify and score every meaningful AI opportunity across business functions — by impact, effort, and ROI.
STEP 03
Architecture Design
We design the reference architecture, governance model, and integration approach for your AI stack.
STEP 04
Roadmap Development
We sequence initiatives into a 12-month roadmap with owners, milestones, dependencies, and budget.
STEP 05
Presentation & Handover
We present the strategy to your leadership team and hand over a board-ready document for execution.
Engagement models
Two ways to work with us — pick the one that matches the scale of your ambition.
Strategy Project
A complete, board-ready AI strategy delivered end-to-end
From £3,500
one-off
- Discovery & stakeholder interviews
- Opportunity mapping across functions
- Build vs buy recommendations
- Governance framework
- Technology architecture
- 12-month roadmap & ROI model
- Board-ready presentation & document
- 60 days of follow-up Q&A
Recommended
Quarterly Strategy Retainer
Ongoing strategic partnership as your AI programme scales
From £999
/month
- Everything in Strategy Project
- Quarterly strategy refresh
- Roadmap progress reviews
- Governance updates
- Vendor & architecture advisory
- Leadership briefings on demand
- Cancel with 30 days notice
Need something custom? Get in touch →
What leaders say about working with us
Boardroom-tested. Senior leaders from regulated, scaled organisations on what changed for them.
★★★★★
"We had AI initiatives running in three different departments — none of them connected. The strategy work brought everything into one coherent plan we could finally take to the board."
Marcus L.
Chief Operating Officer, Financial Services Group
★★★★★
"The governance framework alone was worth the entire engagement. We were heading into the EU AI Act underprepared. Now we're ahead of most of our competitors."
Priya N.
Chief Information Officer, Healthcare Network
★★★★★
"What set this apart was the ROI model. For the first time we could defend our AI investment in the same language as every other capital decision. Game-changing for our board conversations."
Jonathan W.
Chief Executive, Professional Services Firm
Frequently asked questions
Everything leadership teams want to know before commissioning a strategy engagement.
AI Consultancy is for organisations early in their journey — figuring out where to start. AI Strategy is for organisations scaling AI across multiple functions, with the governance, architecture, and roadmap a board can act on. Explore AI Consultancy →
Yes. We work alongside internal IT, data, and security teams. Strategy is designed to integrate with your existing landscape and complement internal capability — not replace it.
Typically 4–6 weeks from discovery to final delivery, depending on the complexity of your business and the number of stakeholders involved.
Every recommendation is built around UK GDPR and EU AI Act compliance. The governance framework we deliver is designed to make ongoing compliance straightforward as both your business and the regulations evolve.
We can support implementation directly, work alongside your team on a retainer, or simply hand over and step away. There's no obligation to continue — many clients choose to, but it's entirely your call.
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