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AI Strategy & Roadmap

Find the use cases worth doing, quantify them honestly, and sequence them into a build plan.

The engagement

From map to a sequenced plan.

01Map

Workflows, systems, and where time and error actually accrue.

02Score

Readiness and each opportunity on value × feasibility × risk.

03Model

Expected value and cost for the shortlist, transparently.

04Sequence

A roadmap of experiments, each with a hypothesis and a metric.

What we do

Six ways we build the plan.

For leaders who need to know where AI actually moves the needle — and where it does not — before committing budget.

AI readiness assessment

Data, talent, tooling, and process maturity scored against where you are trying to go.

Use-case discovery & prioritization

A portfolio of opportunities ranked by value, feasibility, and risk.

ROI & business-case modeling

Honest expected value for each candidate — including the ones not to fund.

Build-vs-buy analysis

Where to buy a tool, where to build, and where to wait.

Operating model & org design

How AI work gets owned, staffed, and governed inside your walls.

Sequenced roadmap

A phased plan from quick wins to compounding bets.

How we prioritize

Value × feasibility — funded honestly.

Do first
High value, high feasibility — your quick wins.
Plan for
High value, hard — bets worth building toward.
Quick experiments
Low value, easy — cheap tests, capped time.
Do not fund
Low value, hard — the trap most budgets fall into.
Our approach

We plan backward from outcomes.

Most AI strategies start with a technology and hunt for a use case. We do the opposite: we start from the business outcomes you are accountable for, trace them to the capabilities that would move them, and only then decide what to build, buy, or partner for. That single reversal is what keeps a roadmap honest.

The method
Business outcomes
start here
Value hypotheses
Use-case candidates
Feasibility & data check
Prioritize
value × effort
Sequenced roadmap
Operating model

Outcome-first, not tech-first

We start from the business result you need and work backward to the AI — never the other way around.

Evidence over enthusiasm

Every use case is scored on real value and real feasibility, so the roadmap funds what actually pays off.

Thin slices, fast proof

We prove value in weeks with a narrow slice before anyone commits to the full build.

Honest build-vs-buy

We recommend buying or partnering when that wins, and building only where it is a durable advantage.

Sample

What a roadmap looks like.

A Stryki roadmap sequences work across four quarters: foundations and quick wins land first, the bigger automation bets are staged behind the data and governance they depend on, and operating discipline runs the whole way through. An illustrative shape below.

Q1Q2Q3Q4
Data foundations
Pipelines, features & access
First copilots
Grounded assistants (quick win)
Agentic automation
Workflow & document agents
Predictive models
Forecasting & risk
Governance & MLOps
Runs continuously across every initiative
The strategy, on one page
Sample blueprint
North star — cut cost-to-serve 20% while lifting CSAT, with AI we can audit.
Pillar 1 — Deflect & assist
grounded support copilots
Pillar 2 — Automate back office
document & workflow agents
Pillar 3 — Decide with models
forecasting & risk scoring
Guardrail: human-gated actionsMetric: cost-to-serveMetric: CSATMetric: automation rate
Outcomes

How the outcomes get delivered.

Every initiative on the roadmap is tied to a chain of measurement — a leading metric we can move in weeks, a business metric it drives, and the financial outcome it lands. We baseline each one before we build, so the value is proven, not asserted.

Support copilot
initiative
↓ average handle time
leading metric
↓ cost per contact
business metric
$ saved / yr
Demand forecasting model
initiative
↑ forecast accuracy
leading metric
↓ stockouts & waste
business metric
margin recovered
Document automation agent
initiative
↓ manual processing hours
leading metric
↑ throughput
business metric
capacity unlocked
Baseline firstTarget agreed up frontTracked in productionReviewed each quarter
How we engage

From assessment to a funded plan.

The services that make up a strategy engagement — take them end to end, or start with the one that unblocks you.

AI opportunity assessment

We map your functions and processes to where AI actually moves a number, and size the prize honestly against effort and risk.

Opportunity mapValue sizingRisk view

Use-case prioritization & business case

We score candidates on value and feasibility, then build the business case and ROI model that earns the funding.

Value × effortROI modelFunding case

Data & platform readiness

We assess whether your data, tooling, and cloud can support the use cases, and pinpoint the gaps that would block them.

Data auditGap analysisTooling

Target architecture & build-vs-buy

We design the reference architecture and make honest build, buy, or partner calls for each capability.

Reference archBuild vs buyStandards

Operating model & governance design

We define the roles, ways of working, and governance that let AI scale without losing control.

RolesWays of workingGovernance

Roadmap & sequencing

We sequence it all into a phased plan — quick wins first, bigger bets staged behind the foundations they need.

Phased planMilestonesDependencies
FAQ

Questions teams ask.

How long does a strategy engagement take?
A focused discovery sprint typically runs about two weeks and ends in a prioritized roadmap. Larger, enterprise-wide assessments run four to six weeks depending on the number of functions and data sources in scope.
Do we have to build with you afterward?
No. The roadmap is yours to execute however you like — with your team, another partner, or us. We write it to be vendor-neutral and specific enough that any competent team could act on it.
What do you need from us?
Access to the people who own the workflows, a view of the relevant systems and data, and an honest picture of constraints. We do the analysis; you get a defensible plan.
Get started

Bring us a hypothesis. Leave with a system.

Tell us what's eating your team's time. We'll give you an honest read on whether AI is the right tool — and if it is, a scoped v1 with a timeline and cost.