Perspectives
Practical thinking on connected data.
The Intelligent Enterprise Integration Series. Written for CFOs, COOs and business leaders in mid-sized organisations who want connected systems, trustworthy numbers and AI that earns its place. Free to read, with new papers added as they are written.
Why we write
The same problems keep turning up.
Most organisations we meet do not have a data shortage. They have a connection problem. Customer information sits in the CRM, financial truth sits in the accounting platform, operational detail sits in specialist systems, and the exceptions live in spreadsheets and inboxes.
Each paper in this series takes one part of that problem and works it through properly: what it costs, what to do first, and how to prove the result inside 90 days. No vendor pitch, no transformation theatre.
They are written to be used. Take the frameworks, the assessments and the plans into your own business and test them against your own numbers.
The series
- 01Cost framework and business caseThe hidden cost of disconnected dataDisconnected data rarely appears as one line in the accounts. This paper shows how to find that cost, put a defensible number on it and build the business case for fixing it.Cost framework | Business case | 90-day action planRead the paper
- 02AI readinessFrom data silos to AI-readyAI does not remove the connection problem. It exposes it. This paper sets out what AI-ready actually means, how to pick the right first use case and how to deliver a controlled result in 90 days.Practical guidance | 90-day roadmap | AI-readiness checklistRead the paper
- 03Modernisation strategyIntegration without replacementReplacement is not the default answer to disconnected data. This paper sets out how to assess the estate, choose the right treatment for each system and deliver a controlled first outcome in 90 days.Decision framework | Integration patterns | 90-day roadmapRead the paper
- 04AI use casesYour first five AI automationsFive contained AI automations for mid-sized organisations, each with its required data, minimum viable release, controls and measures of value, plus a 90-day launch plan.Five use cases | Data requirements | 90-day launch planRead the paper
New papers are added as they are written. If there is a topic you would like us to cover, let us know.
If the thinking here matches the problem you are sitting with, let's talk about what it would look like in your organisation.