AI strategy & consulting
What you leave the first session withAn initial view of where AI could matter most, the questions to answer first, and what an assessment or full strategy would cover.
Why AI strategies stall
Most AI strategies stall between the board presentation and the first build.
We connect the two: a clear view of where AI creates value, a portfolio ranked by what it’s worth and what it takes, and a roadmap that balances quick wins against long-term advantage. The first wave is specified well enough to start building the week after sign-off.
Horizon 1 · 0–3 months
Prove value
Two or three high-confidence initiatives go live and set the baseline for measuring the rest.
Horizon 2 · 3–12 months
Scale what works
Extend proven patterns across functions, fix data foundations and stand up governance.
Horizon 3 · 12–24 months
Build advantage
New AI-enabled capabilities, products and ways of working that competitors can't easily copy.
Diagnose
Approach
Diagnose
Maturity baseline
Discover
Sized use cases
Prioritise
Ranked portfolio
Plan
Roadmap + governance
Mobilise
First wave specs
Diagnose
We assess where you stand across strategy, data, technology, governance, skills and operating model, through leadership interviews, system reviews and a short survey.
You get: a maturity baseline and the blockers to fix first.
Discover
We work function by function, from finance and operations to sales and service, to find where AI can move revenue, cost, risk or customer experience.
You get: a sized long-list of use cases tied to business goals.
Prioritise
Each opportunity is scored on value, feasibility and risk, and the strongest ones get a business case leadership can fund.
You get: a ranked portfolio and business cases for the first wave.
Plan
We sequence the portfolio over 12 to 24 months, decide what to build, buy or partner on, and set out ownership, governance and funding.
You get: a board-ready roadmap, governance framework and operating model.
Mobilise
Strategy only counts once something ships. We turn the first wave into delivery specs with KPIs, and plan the training and change your teams need.
You get: delivery-ready specs, a KPI framework and a change plan.
Prioritise
Build first
Plan
Quick win
Leave alone
Why ATI Lab
The same structured approach as a top-tier strategy engagement: maturity, value, portfolio, roadmap, governance. But the estimates come from people who have shipped production AI.
Some ideas are too early, too risky or not worth the money. Saying so protects your budget, your data and your credibility with the board.
The first wave is written as build specs with KPIs, so delivery can start the week after sign-off, with our team or yours.
| What the strategy includes | Typical strategy deck | ATI Lab AI strategy |
|---|---|---|
| Enterprise-wide view of where AI creates value | Yes | Yes |
| Portfolio ranked by value, feasibility and risk | Often | Yes |
| Business case for each first-wave initiative | Sometimes | Yes |
| Governance framework and operating model | Yes | Yes |
| Cost and effort estimates from shipped work | No | Yes |
| First wave specified and ready to build | No | Yes |
FAQ
Five phases: a maturity and readiness assessment, a value opportunity assessment across your functions, prioritisation with business cases, a 12–24 month roadmap with governance and an operating model, and mobilisation of the first wave. Each phase ends with a deliverable leadership can act on.
The structure is similar: maturity, value, portfolio, roadmap, governance. The difference is that ATI Lab also designs, builds and runs AI systems, so feasibility and cost estimates come from shipped work, and the first initiatives can move straight into delivery instead of stalling after the final presentation.
Yes. The roadmap includes an AI governance framework: policies, approval and review points, data handling, model risk and the regulatory obligations that apply to your sector and markets, sized to your organisation rather than copied from a template.
It depends on the size of the organisation and how many functions are in scope. A focused assessment for one business unit is much shorter than an enterprise-wide strategy. We fix scope, timeline and fee after the first conversation.
An executive sponsor, the leaders of the functions in scope, and the owners of your key systems and data. We keep the time asks short and structured: interviews, a short survey and a few working sessions.
No. The roadmap and specs stand on their own and are written so any competent team can deliver them. Many clients continue with us because the team that scoped the work is the fastest path to production, but that is a choice, not a requirement.
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