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    AI consulting

    AI consulting services that take AI from pilot to P&L

    We help you pick the few AI use cases worth funding, build the agents that run them, and keep them accurate and governed after go-live.

    AI consulting: commercial, finance and supply chain agents around a governed data foundation

    Platforms we build on

    Databricks Microsoft Snowflake Google Cloud Amazon Web Services Databricks Microsoft Snowflake Google Cloud Amazon Web Services

    Need for AI consulting services

    Most AI projects stall between the demo and the decision

    The models are rarely the problem. The wrong use case, a data estate built for reporting and no plan for running agents after launch usually are.

    Cancelled projects40%+

    of agentic AI projects expected to be scrapped by the end of 2027, mostly over cost, unclear value or weak risk controls1

    Enterprise software33%

    of enterprise software applications expected to include agentic AI by 2028, up from under 1% in 20241

    Daily decisions15%

    of day-to-day work decisions expected to be made autonomously by agents by 20281

    Source: 1. Gartner, agentic AI predictions, June 2025.

    Our AI consulting services

    AI strategy and agentic AI consulting, from first assessment to run

    The people who write your roadmap are the people who build it with FDEs driven approach, so nothing gets recommended that we couldn’t ship.

    AI readiness assessment

    Know what’s ready before you fund it

    We look at your data, platform, people and controls against the use cases you actually care about. You find out which ones can start next quarter and which need groundwork first.

    AI at workReads your data catalogue and usage logs to score readiness per use case. A consultant checks every score with the data owner before it goes in the report.

    FoundationStudioData Engineering →AI & Data engineering →

    What you get

    • A readiness score across data, platform, skills, governance and use cases
    • The gaps that block each use case, ranked by effort
    • A short list of use cases you can start now

    Use case discovery and AI roadmap

    Find the five use cases worth funding

    We sit with your functional (commercial, finance and supply chain) leads along with technology experts, list where decisions are slow or expensive, and score each idea on value and feasibility.

    AI at workDrafts a long list of use cases from your process documents and KPIs. Your business owners do the ranking, not the model.

    PulseSuiteDiscovery workshop →Enterprise AI →

    What you get

    • A scored use case portfolio, value against feasibility
    • A business case for the top picks that finance will sign
    • A 12-month roadmap with milestones and named owners

    Agent engineering

    Agents that do the work, with a person signing off

    We design and build agents that read signals, recommend an action and carry it out inside your ERP, CRM or planning tool. Routine steps can run on their own. Anything material waits for a named approver.

    AI at workAgentStudio starts each build from a library of 50+ pre-built agents. Our engineers wire them to your systems and write a test for every action an agent can take.

    AgentStudioGenerative AI →Anaplan AI agents →

    What you get

    • Working agents in production, not a slide of possible agents
    • An approval policy per agent: what runs alone, what needs sign-off
    • Code and prompts in your Git, in your cloud tenancy

    App modernization

    Make your apps AI-native, not AI-adjacent

    Agents can’t use what they can’t reach. We modernize legacy reports, planning models and line-of-business apps so they expose clean data, defined KPIs and APIs that agents and copilots can work with.

    AI at workMigrationStudio translates legacy logic by meaning rather than line by line. An engineer reviews every converted object before it’s promoted.

    MigrationStudioInsight Studio →Data migration & modernization →

    What you get

    • One semantic layer, so the report, the chat and the agent show the same number
    • APIs and copilot access into the apps your teams already use
    • Legacy components retired once the new path is proven

    AgentOps

    Keep agents accurate long after go-live

    Agents drift. Data changes, models get upgraded, costs creep. We run your agents as a managed service: monitoring, evaluation, tuning, upgrades and a monthly review with the business owner.

    AI at workEvaluation agents replay real cases every week and flag answers that have drifted. An engineer approves every prompt or model change before it ships.

    FinOpsStudioData Engineering →

    What you get

    • Accuracy, latency and cost per run tracked for every agent
    • Safe model and prompt upgrades, with rollback
    • A monthly value review against the original business case

    AI governance

    Rules your auditors and your teams can both live with

    We set up who can build, approve and use AI, what data each agent may touch, and how risk is tiered by use case. Policies map to the frameworks you answer to, such as the EU AI Act and ISO/IEC 42001.

    AI at workControl agents monitor live activity against your policies and raise exceptions. Nothing enters the record until a person accepts it.

    GRCPulseAI & Data Governance →

    What you get

    • An AI policy, operating model and RACI your teams will actually follow
    • Risk tiers and approval rules for every use case
    • Audit trails for every agent action, ready for review

    Not sure which of these fits? Talk to an AI consultant →

    AI consulting by business function

    Consultants who know your P&L, not just your tech stack

    Our consulting practice is organised around three functions. Each team brings the domain knowledge, the KPIs and the pre-built agents for its area, so the work starts on day one instead of month three.

    Commercial excellence

    For CCOs, revenue growth, sales and marketing leaders

    Which promotions earn their money back, and which price move is worth answering?

    Decisions we help automate

    Trade promotion ROI, pricing and elasticity, sales forecasting, field force targeting

    Agents in the field

    Promotion uplift agent, competitor price war-gaming, next best action for reps

    Built on

    PromoPulse, PricePulse, HCPPulse, RGM Suite

    Explore commercial excellence →

    Financial excellence

    For CFOs, controllers, treasury and audit leaders

    Where is cash trapped, and which controls are failing right now rather than last quarter?

    Decisions we help automate

    Working capital release, connected FP&A, procure-to-pay leakage, continuous controls

    Agents in the field

    Early-pay discount finder, three-way match checker, control monitoring with a human gate

    Built on

    CapitalPulse, ProcurePulse, GRCPulse, Anaplan CoModeler

    Explore financial excellence →

    Supply chain excellence

    For COOs, supply chain and S&OP leaders

    Which SKUs will stock out next month, and what do we move today to stop it?

    Decisions we help automate

    Demand sensing, inventory and replenishment, S&OP consensus, supply risk

    Agents in the field

    Forecast bias alerts by SKU cluster, replenishment triggers, control tower exception handling

    Built on

    Supply Chain Control Tower, Anaplan forecasting, Foundation Studio

    Explore supply chain excellence →

    How an AI consulting engagement runs

    From first conversation to agents in daily use

    01

    Assess

    Data, platform, skills and controls checked against the use cases you care about.

    You getReadiness score and gap list
    02

    Prioritise

    Use cases scored on value and feasibility with the people who own the numbers.

    You getBusiness case and roadmap
    03

    Prove

    A pilot on live data, with a go or no-go metric agreed before the build starts.

    You getA measured pilot result
    04

    Scale

    Agents wired into your systems, approval rules set, users trained.

    You getAgents in production
    05

    Run

    Monitoring, tuning and governance, with a monthly value review.

    You getValue tracked every month

    Start with an AI readiness assessment

    Before anyone builds anything, you see where you stand and where AI will pay off first.

    AI accelerators

    Our consultants never start from a blank page

    Every engagement draws on 1Platform accelerators that already run in production. AI does the first draft. Our people own the result.

    AgentStudio

    50+

    pre-built agents for supply chain, finance and operations

    • BuildVisual builder or plain language
    • TranslateAgents that hand work to each other
    • ApproveYou sign off critical actions
    • AuditEvery action logged and traceable

    Foundation Studio

    80–90%

    of silver and gold layers pre-built

    • Foundation2–3 months, not 8–10
    • Rules40+ cleansing rules ready to run
    • MappingsAI-proposed, with a reason
    • CodeGenerated SQL lands in your Git

    PulseSuite

    9

    Agent-native business apps for commercial, finance and risk teams.

    • CommercialPromoPulse, PricePulse, HCPPulse
    • FinanceCapitalPulse, ProcurePulse
    • RiskGRCPulse, RiskPulse
    • New domainsBuilt in weeks with Prism

    1 Internal engineering target and test-bed result, 2026. Not an audited benchmark.

    Making AI work for commercial, finance and supply chain teams

    Pair of sneakers inside a glass cube surrounded by plants

    A 60-person forecasting team stopped hunting for data and started asking questions.

    Leading consumer goods company

    Generative AI forecasting assistant in Microsoft Teams

    Read the case study →
    • 50%less time on data retrieval
    • 25%better forecast accuracy
    • 10 monthsto hit the annual sales target
    Pair of sneakers inside a glass cube surrounded by plants

    Finance, commercial and supply teams now plan from the same numbers, and question them in plain language

    Global alcoholic beverage GCC

    Data, planning and GenAI backbone on Databricks and Anaplan

    Read the case study →
    • 98%drop in reconciliation, 40+ man-months saved
    • $200Kdirect savings from a harmonized data hub
    • 40–60%faster Databricks jobs
    Pair of sneakers inside a glass cube surrounded by plants

    Three teams, three data sources, one plan they all trust

    Micro Labs GmbH, global pharmaceutical manufacturer

    Connected demand and supply planning across 14+ plants

    Read the case study →
    • 3 → 1data sources unified into one plan
    • 30 minto add a new product, down from a full day
    • 14+plants on one plan

    CDO roundtable series

    Where data leaders compare notes

    A BODHI roundtable on taking AI from pilots to enterprise impact, with data leaders from Stride, Fetch Pet Insurance and John Cockerill Hydrogen. Hosted by Shiraz Mishra.

    Chief Data Officers Roundtable, Series 1: Vida Williams (Stride), Akash Gupta (Fetch Pet Insurance), Denis Boudailliez (John Cockerill Hydrogen NA), host Shiraz Mishra (Polestar Analytics)

    Why Polestar Analytics for AI consulting?

    The team behind the advice

    850+

    man-years of data engineering

    70%

    of a typical engagement is repeatable, and productised in 1Platform accelerators

    15+

    industry and technology accelerators

    87%

    repeat business

    • Advice that ships

      Chosen from the workload, not a partner quota.

    • Engineers beside you

      Our consultants build with you, so the plan is one your team can run.

    • A person in the loop

      Every agent has an approval rule. Nothing material happens without a named owner.

    • Certified secure

      ISO 9001, ISO 27001 and SOC 2 Type II. Your code and data stay in your tenancy.

    AI consulting insights

    FAQ

    Questions data leaders ask before they migrate

    Your data, platform, skills, governance and the use cases you have in mind. You get a score for each area and a short list of use cases you can start now.

    We also build. The people who shape your roadmap use accelerators that already run in production, so the plan is one we can deliver.

    Not always. The assessment tells you. Where the foundation is missing, Foundation Studio builds it in two to three months.

    Every agent gets an approval policy. Routine steps can run, anything material waits for a named person, and every action is logged.

    Databricks, Microsoft Fabric and Azure, Snowflake, Google Cloud, AWS and Anaplan. The use case decides, not a partner quota.

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