The six jobs that decide your enterprise’s technology future

Decide where AI goes in the business

The board wants an AI plan, and every function wants to go first.

• A ranked list of the work AI should take on first
• For each use, how much the AI does alone and where a person signs off
• The platforms and vendors worth a shortlist

Govern the AI already in use

Staff already use AI tools nobody approved, and most SaaS products now ship AI features by default.

• An inventory of the AI already running
• An acceptable use policy and risk tiers
• A review that new AI passes before it goes live

Choose and buy technology

Every vendor now sells AI features, and each contract runs for years.

• A shortlist built from vendors compared side by side
• The questions to ask before you sign
• Each vendor's own answer on who it is not right for

Control technology spend

AI is billed per use, so its cost grows with adoption while the rest of the budget is under review.

• Cost models that compare options over several years
• The steps others took to cut cloud and SaaS spend
• Market figures that put your budget in context

Modernize the estate

AI agents need clean data and systems they can call, and old systems block both.

• A map of the business to plan changes against
• The steps and pitfalls of each migration or exit
• Which systems to retire, replace or keep

Secure and comply

AI agents act on systems with their own identities, and auditors and boards ask about them.

• The work plan for SOC 2, CMMC, ISO 27001 or NIS2
• A board report on cyber risk
• The security products worth a shortlist