STRATEGIC AI
CONSULTING
SAMPLE READOUT

Three of twenty-three opportunities are worth building this quarter.

Diagnostic readout for an anonymised mid-sized automotive components manufacturer

ILLUSTRATIVE SAMPLE | AUGUST 2026
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00/AGENDA
The operating picture01
The AI opportunity map02
Maturity placement03
The 90-day plan04
Decisions required05
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01

The operating picture

Fourteen core processes mapped in two weeks — interviews, walk-throughs and ten years of ERP and document data.

01/THE PATTERN

The costly work is document-shaped, produced from precedent.

01
Quotation & estimating

An 11-day median quote cycle caps new business; 40% of engineering hours re-derive prior quotes.

02
Change management

Change impact is assessed by hand across three systems before any decision can be made.

03
Quality documentation

PPAP submission packs and 8D reports are assembled from templates, from scratch, each time.

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02/EFFORT CONCENTRATION

Five processes carry most knowledge-worker hours

80%64%48%32%16%0%
Quotation
Changes
Quality
Claims
Planning
Share of hours
From precedent
72%
Quotation's share of the heaviest process load
11 days
Median quote cycle — the binding constraint on growth
40%
Engineering hours spent re-deriving prior quotes
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03/THE OPPORTUNITY MAP

Twenty-three scored; three clear the bar this quarter

OPPORTUNITY
IMPACT
FEASIBILITY
SCORE
Quote drafting from the bid archive
5
4
100
Change-impact summary across systems
4
4
64
PPAP pack assembly assistant
4
3
48
8D first-draft generation from claims
3
4
48
Nineteen others — sequenced or retired
—
—
≤36
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04/THE 90-DAY PLAN

One build, measured, before the second is approved

01
Baseline

Measure, owner and retirement threshold in writing

WEEKS 1–2
02
First build

Draft quotes from the bid archive, in the estimators' tool

WEEKS 3–8
03
Measure & decide

Read the numbers; fund the second build only if it clears

WEEKS 9–12
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74% of enterprises that measure AI return on investment report positive returns. The value concentrates in those who redesign workflows and measure.
WHARTON, 2025 AI ADOPTION REPORT
05/DECISIONS REQUIRED
01
Approve the quote-drafting build
Sponsor: CEO
02
Name the accountable owner
Decision: leadership
03
Set the retirement threshold in writing
Owner: CFO
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