Consulting
Artificial intelligence consulting and strategy
We bring the technical judgement and business perspective required for technology investment decisions to be taken on a sound basis. ALS Innovation combines specialisation in artificial intelligence with the ALS group’s experience in financial and strategic consulting.
Where we add value
We assess the organisation’s technology opportunities from the perspective of a firm that regularly develops and deploys artificial intelligence solutions, and therefore knows their real cost, timeline and requirements.
The analysis starts from the organisation’s economic and operational objectives. The ALS group’s experience in financial and strategic consulting allows each initiative to be assessed by its contribution to results.
We rank initiatives by economic impact, implementation effort and execution risk, so that budget is directed to the projects that contribute most to the business.
Our advice extends through implementation: technical direction of the project, liaison with vendors and monitoring of results against the agreed objectives.
Training tailored to each profile, from the board to technical teams, aimed at consolidating in-house capacity to decide on and manage artificial intelligence initiatives.
We support the organisational adoption of new tools: definition of responsibilities, adaptation of the procedures affected and internal communication.
Well-founded investment decisions
Adopting artificial intelligence is ultimately a resource allocation decision: which initiatives to undertake, with what priority and with what expected return. Our work consists of providing the judgement required to resolve that decision, combining technical knowledge of the available solutions with economic analysis of their contribution to the business.
Opportunities identified from actual operations
We analyse the organisation’s processes and data to locate the initiatives with the greatest potential for improvement, at the level of detail required to assess their scope and cost.
Estimated return per initiative
Each opportunity is quantified in terms of economic impact and implementation effort, allowing alternatives to be compared on a consistent basis.
A realistic execution sequence
Planning is aligned with the organisation’s resources, calendar and absorption capacity, so that each phase consolidates the next.
The experience of the ALS group
ALS Innovation is part of a consulting group with more than fifteen years of activity and over three hundred national and international clients, with divisions specialising in transfer pricing, corporate financial advisory and technology. This structure allows technology projects to be approached with a direct understanding of their financial, tax and operational implications.
A multidisciplinary team
Engineers, mathematicians and technology specialists, with access to the financial and tax expertise of the group’s other divisions where the project calls for it.
Long-standing client relationships
Our engagements typically extend beyond the initial project, under a collaboration model geared to sustained support over time.
Certified information security
We operate an information security management system certified to ISO/IEC 27001, applicable across all consulting engagements.
How the collaboration develops
Analysis of the starting position
We review the organisation’s processes, systems and data together with the responsible teams, in order to establish the effective starting point.
Identification and assessment of opportunities
We quantify the feasible initiatives in terms of impact and effort, and test them against the organisation’s strategic objectives.
Definition of the action plan
We agree the sequence of projects, the budget by phase and the indicators against which each initiative will be evaluated.
Support and monitoring
We provide support during execution and review the results obtained against the defined objectives on a regular basis.
FAQs
Frequently asked questions about AI consulting
What does external consulting add over an internal analysis?
We bring the judgement of a firm that regularly develops and deploys these solutions, and therefore knows their cost, timeline and technical requirements. To this is added an external perspective on the organisation’s operations, which helps identify improvement opportunities that are less apparent from within.
How is the work coordinated with our internal team?
We work in coordination with the organisation’s teams, who contribute knowledge of the business and of internal priorities. Where an in-house technical team exists, the collaboration is geared to complementing its capabilities in the areas that call for it.
Does the engagement include executing the projects?
We can take on the development and implementation of the solutions, or confine our involvement to technical direction and monitoring of the work, according to the organisation’s preference and the capacity of its teams.
Which sectors do you work with?
We serve companies in banking and financial services, energy, media, retail and the legal sector, as well as institutions and business groups across a range of fields.
Which professional profiles work on the engagement?
Engagements are led by senior professionals with experience in technology transformation projects, supported by a multidisciplinary team of engineers, mathematicians and data specialists.
Who is the training aimed at?
The profiles involved in deciding on and using the technology. For the board, the criteria with which to evaluate proposals, size investments and assess the scope of each initiative; for technical teams, specific tools and methods for working with data and models.
ALS Innovation
Describe your organisation’s objectives and the areas you are looking to improve. We will analyse where technology can add the greatest value and how to approach it.