AI Factory

Transaction Advisory

Richard Gott

Partner, Head of Clients and Markets

The Challenge in Numbers

Over 70% of AI projects fail to deliver intended value. Less than 32% of pilots successfully scale to production. Over 82% of employees using AI are getting poor results.

The problem is not the technology. Fragmented adoption, misaligned incentives, talent scarcity, capacity constraints and weak AI guardrails prevent pilot projects from becoming production systems that deliver EBIT impact.

WHAT ARE THE BARRIERS?

Fragmented Adoption – Hype-driven, siloed initiatives without overarching strategy

Misaligned Incentives – Real value often lies in back-office improvements, but budgets focus on high-visibility areas

Talent Scarcity – Over-reliance on key individuals creates bottlenecks and stalled delivery

Capacity Constraints – High-value backlog items stall as delivery teams hit capacity

Risk & Compliance – Underdeveloped AI guardrails risk slowing projects or increasing compliance exposure

Value Realisation Gap – Efficiency gains rarely convert into bottom-line EBIT impact

OUR APPROACH

We combine low-cost, specialist offshore engineering at scale with business-led expertise to identify your highest impact AI and automation opportunities, fast. We don’t just prototype bright ideas; we engineer AI solutions that deliver.

Three-pillar approach:

  1. Discovery and Mobilisation – Align on vision, assess architecture and data quality, deliver prioritised value-aligned roadmap ready for sprint delivery
  2. Agile Delivery – Deploy multidisciplinary squads with scalable factory model. Repeatable engineering standards, MLOps practices and CI/CD pipelines move from prototype to production at pace
  3. Embed Value – Structured change management drives adoption. Benefits tracking and joint Benefits Realisation Board ensure efficiency gains translate into lasting value

PROVEN RESULTS

£750m Construction Company
Invoice automation delivered in <1 month. £25k investment. 10 FTE saved. 99%+ accuracy. Implementation cost recovered in first month.

£100m+ Insurance Broker
£3.2m annual saving. Renewals cycle reduced from 4-6 weeks to 10 days. 3.5 percentage point retention improvement (£18m GWP protected annually).

WHY WE ARE DIFFERENT

  1. We focus on the full lifecycle of opportunities from strategic alignment, through technical development to real value creation and benefit realisation.
  2. We understand where transformational change can be realised from back office efficiency through to revenue enhancement.
  3. We understand the challenges and pressures associated with Private Equity backing.

 

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Richard Gott

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