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AI service

Decide where AI earns its place.

We map where intelligence changes economics, then sequence the portfolio so the first delivery funds the next.

What it enables

  • A ranked AI portfolio tied to P&L lines
  • An operating model that survives beyond the pilot
  • Investment cases executives can defend

Problems it solves

  • Dozens of pilots, no production capability
  • AI spend with no attributable outcome
  • No shared view of data or delivery readiness

Capabilities

Inside AI Strategy & Transformation

01

AI opportunity discovery

02

Enterprise AI roadmap

03

AI operating model

04

AI maturity assessment

05

Business-case and ROI development

Delivery methodology

How we run the engagement.

Step 1

Baseline

Maturity, data readiness and delivery capacity assessment.

Step 2

Frame

Opportunity mapping against business processes and cost drivers.

Step 3

Sequence

Value, feasibility and risk weighted roadmap.

Step 4

Mobilise

Operating model, funding model and governance stand-up.

Architecture

Where this service sits in the stack.

ExperiencesPrimary
Agentic intelligenceIntegrated
Models & servicesIntegrated
Enterprise knowledgeIntegrated
Systems & dataIntegrated

Technology ecosystem

Azure AI FoundryAWS BedrockGoogle Vertex AIDatabricksSnowflake

Outcomes

  • Portfolio prioritised by measurable value
  • Funding model agreed with finance
  • Clear production readiness gates

Governance and security

Risk taxonomyInvestment gatesRegulatory mapping

Industry applications

Where it lands first.

Manufacturing

Predictive operations and closed-loop quality across plants.

Explore Manufacturing AI

Banking & Financial Services

Real-time detection and governed agents inside core banking workflows.

Explore Banking & Financial Services AI

Government & Public Sector

Sovereign copilots that accelerate casework with full auditability.

Explore Government & Public Sector AI

Use cases

Filter the use cases this service delivers.

20 use cases

Predictive MLOperations3-6 months

Predictive asset maintenance

Critical equipment fails without warning, forcing unplanned production stops.

AI approach
Multivariate anomaly and remaining-useful-life models per asset class, deployed at the edge.
Required data
Historian tags, vibration and thermal sensors, maintenance logs.
Systems involved
SCADA, CMMS, ERP
Expected impact
Cost — Fewer unplanned stoppages; maintenance shifted into planned windows.
Time to value
3-6 months

Impact ranges are illustrative until validated with your data.

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Computer visionOperations3-6 months

AI-powered quality inspection

Manual inspection is inconsistent and cannot keep line speed.

AI approach
Line-side vision models with active learning on operator corrections.
Required data
Line cameras, defect libraries, inspection outcomes.
Systems involved
MES, QMS
Expected impact
Quality — Lower escape rate and reduced rework.
Time to value
3-6 months

Impact ranges are illustrative until validated with your data.

Discuss this use case
Predictive MLSupply chain3-6 months

Demand and inventory forecasting

Forecasts miss under promotion and disruption volatility.

AI approach
Hierarchical forecasting with causal features and scenario overlays.
Required data
POS, orders, promotions, external signals.
Systems involved
ERP, planning, WMS
Expected impact
Cost — Improved forecast accuracy and reduced stockouts.
Time to value
3-6 months

Impact ranges are illustrative until validated with your data.

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OptimisationOperations6-12 months

Autonomous production scheduling

Schedules are rebuilt manually whenever constraints shift.

AI approach
Constraint optimisation with agentic re-planning and planner approval.
Required data
Work orders, capacity, changeover matrices.
Systems involved
MES, APS, ERP
Expected impact
Speed — Higher throughput and faster response to disruption.
Time to value
6-12 months

Impact ranges are illustrative until validated with your data.

Discuss this use case
Generative AIEngineering & R&D0-3 months

Engineering knowledge copilots

Engineers rediscover solutions already documented elsewhere.

AI approach
Grounded retrieval over specifications, CAD metadata and issue history.
Required data
PLM records, drawings, test reports.
Systems involved
PLM, ALM, document stores
Expected impact
Speed — Shorter root-cause analysis and higher design reuse.
Time to value
0-3 months

Impact ranges are illustrative until validated with your data.

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Generative AIOperations3-6 months

Clinical document generation

Specialists spend hours drafting regulated documents.

AI approach
Template-constrained generation with citation enforcement and clinician review.
Required data
Trial data, protocols, prior submissions.
Systems involved
EHR, CTMS, eTMF
Expected impact
Speed — Faster drafting with reviewer edits tracked.
Time to value
3-6 months

Impact ranges are illustrative until validated with your data.

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Knowledge graphEngineering & R&D6-12 months

Drug-development intelligence

Evidence is scattered across literature, trials and internal research.

AI approach
Biomedical knowledge graph with multi-hop retrieval and provenance.
Required data
Publications, trial registries, internal studies.
Systems involved
ELN, research data platforms
Expected impact
Speed — Broader evidence coverage per research question.
Time to value
6-12 months

Impact ranges are illustrative until validated with your data.

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Predictive MLRisk & compliance3-6 months

Fraud and anomaly detection

Rules engines lag behind evolving criminal behaviour.

AI approach
Graph features plus streaming models with analyst feedback loops.
Required data
Transactions, device signals, counterparty graph.
Systems involved
Core banking, case management
Expected impact
Risk — Fewer false positives at equal or better detection.
Time to value
3-6 months

Impact ranges are illustrative until validated with your data.

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Generative AIRisk & compliance3-6 months

Intelligent underwriting

Submission review is slow and inconsistent across underwriters.

AI approach
Evidence extraction plus risk scoring with explainable factors.
Required data
Submissions, loss history, exposure data.
Systems involved
Policy admin, rating engine
Expected impact
Revenue — Faster quote turnaround and more consistent decisions.
Time to value
3-6 months

Impact ranges are illustrative until validated with your data.

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Predictive MLSales & marketing3-6 months

Personalised banking

Offers ignore real customer context and timing.

AI approach
Next-best-action models with suitability and consent constraints.
Required data
Transactions, product holdings, interactions.
Systems involved
CRM, core banking, marketing platform
Expected impact
Revenue — Higher offer relevance with compliance controls intact.
Time to value
3-6 months

Impact ranges are illustrative until validated with your data.

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Agentic AIOperations6-12 months

Claims automation

Simple claims consume the same handling effort as complex ones.

AI approach
Agents triage, validate evidence and settle within authority limits.
Required data
FNOL, images, policy terms.
Systems involved
Claims platform, payments
Expected impact
Cost — More straight-through processing, humans on exceptions.
Time to value
6-12 months

Impact ranges are illustrative until validated with your data.

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Generative AICustomer experience3-6 months

Citizen-service copilots

Caseworkers navigate multiple legacy systems per enquiry.

AI approach
Sovereign copilot over policy, entitlement and case data with audit logging.
Required data
Policy documents, case records, entitlement rules.
Systems involved
Case management, identity
Expected impact
Speed — Shorter handling time and improved first-contact resolution.
Time to value
3-6 months

Impact ranges are illustrative until validated with your data.

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Knowledge graphRisk & compliance3-6 months

Regulatory intelligence

Regulatory change tracking is manual and error-prone.

AI approach
Change detection mapped to internal controls and owners.
Required data
Regulatory feeds, internal policies, control library.
Systems involved
GRC platform
Expected impact
Risk — Faster impact assessment on regulatory change.
Time to value
3-6 months

Impact ranges are illustrative until validated with your data.

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Generative AIOperations0-3 months

Intelligent document processing

High-volume documents are keyed in by hand.

AI approach
Layout-aware extraction with confidence thresholds and human review queues.
Required data
Scanned forms, PDFs, emails.
Systems involved
ECM, workflow, ERP
Expected impact
Cost — Manual keying hours removed with accuracy monitoring.
Time to value
0-3 months

Impact ranges are illustrative until validated with your data.

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Generative AIWorkforce productivity0-3 months

Enterprise knowledge search

Employees cannot find governed answers across systems.

AI approach
Entitlement-aware hybrid retrieval with citations.
Required data
Intranet, wikis, file shares, ticket history.
Systems involved
SharePoint, Confluence, ITSM
Expected impact
Speed — Reduced search time and fewer repeat tickets.
Time to value
0-3 months

Impact ranges are illustrative until validated with your data.

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Agentic AICustomer experience3-6 months

Customer-service agents

Contact centres handle repetitive, system-bound requests.

AI approach
Agents that read entitlements and execute transactions with approval limits.
Required data
Interaction history, order and account data.
Systems involved
CRM, billing, order management
Expected impact
Cost — Higher containment with clear escalation paths.
Time to value
3-6 months

Impact ranges are illustrative until validated with your data.

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Generative AIIT & software engineering0-3 months

AI-assisted software delivery

Delivery slows under legacy code and documentation debt.

AI approach
Code understanding, test generation and migration assistants under review gates.
Required data
Repositories, tickets, test suites.
Systems involved
SCM, CI/CD, ITSM
Expected impact
Speed — Faster delivery cycles with quality gates enforced.
Time to value
0-3 months

Impact ranges are illustrative until validated with your data.

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Agentic AISupply chain6-12 months

Supply-chain control towers

Disruption is detected after the cost is committed.

AI approach
Event correlation with scenario simulation and agentic re-planning.
Required data
Carrier events, inventory, supplier signals.
Systems involved
TMS, WMS, ERP
Expected impact
Risk — Earlier disruption warning and lower expedite spend.
Time to value
6-12 months

Impact ranges are illustrative until validated with your data.

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OptimisationSustainability3-6 months

Energy-consumption optimisation

Energy is managed by static setpoints, not live conditions.

AI approach
Forecast-driven optimisation with operator-approved setpoint changes.
Required data
Meters, weather, production plans, tariffs.
Systems involved
BMS, SCADA, ERP
Expected impact
Sustainability — Reduced energy intensity at constant output.
Time to value
3-6 months

Impact ranges are illustrative until validated with your data.

Discuss this use case
OptimisationEngineering & R&D6-12 months

Digital twins and scenario simulation

Changes are tested in production because there is no safe sandbox.

AI approach
Twin runtime fed by live telemetry, used for what-if simulation.
Required data
Asset models, telemetry, process parameters.
Systems involved
MES, historian, PLM
Expected impact
Quality — Fewer disruptive trials and better change decisions.
Time to value
6-12 months

Impact ranges are illustrative until validated with your data.

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Client impact

AI measured by what changes.

Client names are published only with permission. Figures are client-reported or withheld.

Manufacturing

From reactive maintenance to predictive operations: reducing critical equipment downtime.

Organisation
Global discrete manufacturer (anonymised)
Challenge
Unplanned stoppages on constrained lines were absorbing overtime and lost output.
AI solution
Asset-class failure models with edge inference and planner-approved work orders.
Systems integrated
Historian, CMMS, ERP
Delivery approach
10-week pilot on two lines, then multi-site rollout.
Measurable outcome
Downtime on covered assets reduced (client-reported, figure withheld pending approval).
The models earned trust because maintenance teams saw the lead time they needed to act.
Head of Operations
Full case study

Banking & Financial Services

Detecting financial crime in real time without drowning analysts in false positives.

Organisation
Tier-1 bank (anonymised)
Challenge
Rules-based monitoring generated alert volumes the team could not investigate.
AI solution
Graph features and streaming models with analyst feedback captured into retraining.
Systems integrated
Core banking, streaming platform, case management
Delivery approach
Shadow mode for one quarter before decisioning authority.
Measurable outcome
Material reduction in false positives at equal detection (client-reported).
Shadow mode was non-negotiable. It is why the model went live at all.
Director, Financial Crime
Full case study

Healthcare & Life Sciences

Compressing regulated document drafting while keeping clinicians in control.

Organisation
Life-sciences organisation (anonymised)
Challenge
Specialist time was consumed by first-draft documentation work.
AI solution
Template-constrained generation with citation enforcement and structured review.
Systems integrated
CTMS, eTMF, document management
Delivery approach
Two document families, reviewer-in-the-loop from day one.
Measurable outcome
Draft turnaround shortened; every claim traceable to a source.
Citations changed the conversation with our quality group.
VP, Regulatory Affairs
Full case study

Government & Public Sector

A sovereign caseworker copilot that shortens handling time and logs every step.

Organisation
National public-sector agency (anonymised)
Challenge
Caseworkers navigated several legacy systems per enquiry under strict data rules.
AI solution
In-country deployment with entitlement-aware retrieval and immutable audit trails.
Systems integrated
Case management, identity, policy repository
Delivery approach
Controlled pilot with union and privacy review before scale.
Measurable outcome
Reduced handling time with complete auditability (agency-reported).
Auditability was the requirement that made adoption possible.
Programme Director
Full case study

Logistics & Supply Chain

Sensing disruption days earlier with an agentic supply-chain control tower.

Organisation
Global logistics provider (anonymised)
Challenge
Disruption surfaced only after cost had been committed.
AI solution
Event correlation, scenario simulation and agent-proposed re-plans with planner approval.
Systems integrated
TMS, WMS, carrier feeds
Delivery approach
Single trade lane first, expanded by network segment.
Measurable outcome
Earlier disruption warning and lower expedite spend (client-reported).
Planners kept the decision. The agent kept the options ready.
VP Supply Chain
Full case study

Accelerators

Assets that shorten delivery.

Accelerator

Enterprise Agent Studio

Design, evaluate and operate governed agents against real enterprise tools.

Solves
Agent prototypes stall because permissions, testing and observability are missing.
Architecture
Tool registry, policy engine, evaluation harness, trace store.
Integrations
ERP, CRM, ITSM, Identity provider
Implementation
6–10 weeks to first supervised agent in production.
Governance controls
Scoped permissions · Approval thresholds · Full traces
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Accelerator

AI Knowledge Hub

Entitlement-aware retrieval across every enterprise knowledge source.

Solves
Copilots answer without provenance or respect for access rights.
Architecture
Connectors, hybrid index, re-ranking, citation service.
Integrations
SharePoint, Confluence, Object storage, Ticketing
Implementation
4–8 weeks to a governed knowledge surface.
Governance controls
Entitlement propagation · Citation enforcement · PII redaction
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Accelerator

Document Intelligence Engine

Turn high-volume documents into validated structured data.

Solves
Manual keying and review dominate document-heavy processes.
Architecture
Layout parsing, extraction models, confidence routing, review UI.
Integrations
ECM, Workflow, ERP
Implementation
4–6 weeks per document family.
Governance controls
Confidence thresholds · Human review queues · Accuracy monitoring
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Accelerator

Industrial AI Control Tower

Asset health, quality and throughput intelligence across plants.

Solves
Plant data exists but never reaches the decision in time.
Architecture
Edge collectors, model runtime, alerting, operator console.
Integrations
Historian, SCADA, MES, CMMS
Implementation
8–12 weeks for a first site, then replicate.
Governance controls
OT segmentation · Operator override · Change logging
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