Most organisations have AI tools and have trained their people, yet the way they allocate budget, assign ownership and manage risk hasn't changed, so results haven't either. Changing that is a leadership decision. We run our own business on the same AI systems we build for clients, so we work from what we have already shipped.
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to write a product spec, as AI-enabled workflows spread across development and product management
Case study: ElecticaHuman-led AI transformation changes how the whole organisation thinks about, approaches and leads AI. Leadership owns each AI outcome, decides which part of the business changes first, and holds people to the result. Whether the change starts in engineering, in operations or across both, the question is the same: what has to be true about how the company is run for AI to show up in performance.
Each AI outcome gets one named owner, usually the leader who already owns the business objective it serves.
One objective the leadership team already tracks, in one part of the business, so the change is contained and the result is clear.
We design how people and agents work together in that area and implement it inside your live operations.
You get a before and after readout you can take to the board. What works then moves to other functions.
For CEOs, COOs, CFOs and board members who can move budget, change reporting lines and hold people accountable for outcomes. Without that authority, the work stalls at the recommendation stage.
Not sure where you stand? The free AI Momentum Check takes about 8 minutes.
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For leaders who want clarity before committing further budget or structural change.
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€2,400
$2,750 / £2,000
Book online nowThe full fee is credited against Action Plan or Scale started within 60 days.
Action Plan
For leadership teams ready to define how AI fits into their operating structure.
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Scale
For organisations ready to implement and prove AI value in a defined business area.
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AI Operating Partnership
Once the first change is running, Whitesmith can stay on as your ongoing AI leadership, on a retained basis. Each quarter we recalibrate your AI operating model, keep governance current as tools and regulation change, and help your leadership decide where to invest next.
From €10,000 / month
$11,250 / £8,500 / month
How the AI Operating Partnership worksAI employees work best as part of the team: each agent has a role, a manager and clear limits, and works next to your people. We show how we set that up and manage it. Full details closer to the date.
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It is right if you can move budget, change who owns what, and hold people to an outcome. It is the wrong fit if you want a tool rolled out or a training course, or if nobody with that authority will sponsor the work, because then it stalls at the recommendation stage.
The work comes in steps, and the price of each is shown on this page. Start is a diagnostic with a written report, and its fee is credited against Action Plan or Scale if you begin within 60 days. Action Plan defines how AI fits your operating structure. Scale builds one initiative into live operations, with a before and after readout. AI Operating Partnership is a monthly retainer for ongoing work. Not every organisation needs every step.
Tell us what you're trying to change and who owns it, and we'll get back to you.
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