AI by design: Shape

For teams ready to turn AI ambition into prioritised, actionable opportunities

You have a vision for AI but too many ideas and no clear way to prioritise.

Shape helps you cut through the noise and zero in on what’s worth building.

Over 2–8 weeks, we map opportunities with your teams, assess risk and readiness, define governance guardrails, and deliver a prioritised roadmap for high-value AI initiatives.

Timeline: 2 to 8 weeks

What we do

Phase 1: Opportunity Mapping & Assessment

    • Surface and evaluate specific AI use cases within identified opportunity themes

    • Map current pain points and assess impact vs. effort for each potential use case

    • Prioritise opportunities based on business value, feasibility, and strategic alignment

    • Build consensus on which ideas move forward and which get parked

    • Detailed exploration of prioritised opportunities to understand requirements and constraints

    • Interview stakeholders and end-users to validate problem statements and desired outcomes

    • Document user needs, process requirements, and success criteria for each use case

    • Identify data, technology, and capability requirements

    • Assess risk profile for each prioritised use case (ethical, operational, compliance)

    • Evaluate execution feasibility: data availability, technical complexity, team capability

    • Identify blockers, dependencies, and mitigation strategies per use case

    • Determine which opportunities are ready for pilots vs. require foundational work first

Phase 2: Governance & Roadmapping

    • Translate ethical principles into operational decision-making processes

    • Define approval workflows, risk tiers, and escalation paths for AI initiatives

    • Clarify roles, accountability, and escalation paths

    • Consolidate findings into a phased implementation roadmap

    • Sequence opportunities based on dependencies, readiness, and strategic priorities

    • Define what success looks like for each use case and how it will be measured

    • Identify resources, timelines, and conditions required for execution

Outcomes & Cost

Deliverables

  • Prioritised AI opportunity roadmap
    Visual phased plan showing which use cases to pursue first, dependencies, sequencing, and high-level requirements.

  • Use case assessment briefs
    One-page summaries for each prioritised opportunity covering problem statement, expected impact, feasibility, risks, and pilot requirements.

  • AI governance guidelines (if ethical principles not yet established)
    Practical decision framework with approval workflows, risk tiers, and key roles for responsible AI experimentation.

Expected outcome

  • A prioritised roadmap of high-impact AI opportunities aligned with organisational goals with detailed assessment of feasibility, risks, and execution requirements for each use case.

Indicative price

from $34,000

    1. Assessment will be for 1 department

    2. Up to 12 employee interview for use case deep-dive

    3. Up to 3 prioritised use case

Get started today

Think it. Test it. Transform it.

Check out the other phases of our AI strategy roadmap

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Reach out to discuss how we can tailor our approach to suit your requirements.

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