AI Advisory / AI Strategy

AI Strategy

AI strategy consulting is the work of deciding what is actually worth doing with AI. Before any tooling is bought or built, it separates real, valuable opportunities from hype, weighs value against feasibility and risk, and sets a sequence leadership can commit to. It is most useful for organizations in the early or scaling stages of adoption who need direction they can defend.


When you need this

  • You know AI matters but are unsure where to start or what to prioritize.

  • Different departments are pushing competing ideas with no shared plan.

  • Tools and subscriptions are being bought without a connecting strategy.

  • It is hard to tell genuine value from vendor hype.

  • You need to assess value, feasibility, risk and readiness before committing budget.

What Robert does

  • Executive workshops to align leadership on goals and constraints.

  • Opportunity discovery and use-case mapping across the organization.

  • Prioritization by value, feasibility, risk and readiness.

  • Vendor and build-versus-buy evaluation grounded in your context.

What you leave with

Typical outputs, scoped to each engagement:

  • An opportunity map and prioritized portfolio of use cases.

  • A value, feasibility and risk assessment for the candidates that matter.

  • Build-versus-buy recommendations and a practical roadmap.

  • An executive decision framework and a realistic implementation sequence.

Approach

  • Start from the business problem, not the technology.

  • Measure opportunities by real value, not novelty.

  • Be honest about where AI is not yet the right answer.

  • Connect executive decisions to what is technically achievable.


A good fit when

  • You want an independent, vendor-neutral read before committing budget.

  • Leadership is ready to own the decisions and give access to the right people.

  • You value a prioritized plan over a long list of possibilities.

Not the right fit when

  • You have already picked a platform and just want it resold or rubber-stamped.

  • There is no executive owner or stakeholder access for the work.

  • You are looking for generic AI training disconnected from real decisions.

Relevant content

Media

AI in Higher Education and Workforce Readiness

The Innovation Exchange Podcast (UW-Whitewater CoBE) · 2026

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Media

AI Agents and Practical Adoption

Code & Concrete Podcast · 2024

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AI Strategy problem to solve?

Trying to decide where AI is worth the investment? Tell me what you are weighing and I will give you an independent read.