AI Strategy Consulting Services

 

Strategy and Transactions AI offerings portfolio is designed to accelerate clients’ journey from AI readiness assessment to implementation by defining AI strategy, operating models, and identifying value creation opportunities.

What EY can do for you

Strategy and Transactions AI offerings portfolio including AI Maturity and Readiness (using AI Readiness Index), AI Strategy Operating Model, AI Value Creation (using AI Value Accelerator), and AI Capability Due Diligence are designed to help organisations effectively choose, assess, integrate, and scale AI into the existing business operations.


AI Maturity and Readiness

Your business challenge

Organizations frequently struggle with determining their level of preparedness to adopt and integrate Artificial Intelligence (AI) into their operations. The challenge lies in accurately gauging the existing infrastructure, capabilities, culture, and strategic alignment to ensure a successful AI implementation. This requires organizations to conduct a comprehensive AI Readiness Assessment that evaluates technical and data infrastructure, workforce AI proficiency, leadership commitment, strategic alignment with AI opportunities, and the overarching data-driven culture which can be achieved through the AI Maturity and Readiness offering.

Solution benefits

AI Readiness Indicator would help organisations with the following:

  1. Gauge their readiness in implementing and scaling AI strategy and solutions across various functions of the enterprise
  2. Foster strategic planning and development of an AI implementation roadmap, preparing to responsibly harness AI’s transformative capabilities

Your business challenge

This offering is aimed at developing a structured AI Strategy Operating Model aligned with organizational goals and capable of delivering AI use cases effectively. Objectives of this offering include the following:

  • Establish a comprehensive understanding of the current state and future requirements of AI operations, applications, and governance
  • Align AI strategy with business objectives by identifying  opportunities to leverage AI use cases
  • Develop a structured AI Operating Model aligned with organizational goals and capable of delivering AI use cases effectively
  • Recommend tailored strategies and develop a plan to drive growth, improve efficiency, enhance customer experiences

Solution benefits

AI Strategy Operating Model would help organisations with the following:

  • AI Operations enhancement
  • AI Application Development Optimization
  • AI Governance Strengthening and expertise
  • Innovation and efficiency
  • New revenue streams
  • Improved decision making
  • Improved ROI and vision
AI strategy model

AI Value Creation (Using AI Value Accelerator)

Your business challenge

This offering aims to identify opportunities leveraging AI use cases for organisational transformations / value creation, recommend tailored strategies and develop a plan to implement use cases that realise potential value benefits and cost savings through AI implementation.

Solution benefits

AI Value Creation would help organisations with the following:

  • Growth Opportunities
  • Performance improvement
  • Effective decision making
  • Improved ROI and Roadmap

Your business challenge

This offering aims to conduct due diligence of AI capabilities (for AI M&A) and provide an external and unbiased point of view on the AI strategy  and potential transaction impact. Additionally, it aims to:

  • Understand and evaluate the organisation's utilisation of next-gen technologies in various use cases
  • Build resilient AI ecosystems to accelerate the adoption of AI by establishing customers trust and confidence through transparency and accountability
  • Assess and assist organizations in managing AI-related risks and ensuring compliance with regulations, standards, and cybersecurity best practices

Solution benefits

AI Capability Due Diligence would help organisations with the following:

  • AI Organization and Capabilities
  • AI Technology Landscape
  • AI Benchmarking
  • AI Financial Investment
  • AI Model Governance & Transparency
  • AI Cybersecurity
  • AI Regulatory Compliance
  • AI Risk Management
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