SERVICES / READINESS & ALIGNMENT
AI Readiness & Alignment
The 2–4 week sprint that turns executive AI intent into a funded portfolio — with the governance, risk posture, and decision rights to back it. Hands directly into Lastmile Qualify. No second consulting cycle.
THE CHALLENGE
AI ambition without a funded portfolio
Boards are asking 'what is our AI position?' Most organisations answer with a deck, a portfolio of disconnected pilots, and unclear ownership. Lastmile needs a funded portfolio to deliver against — most organisations don't have one.
Strategy decks that don't get acted on
Decision rights unclear — who funds, who governs, who stops a use case
No prioritised portfolio for Lastmile to deliver against
HOW WE DELIVER
Our Approach
Confirm
Validate the value thesis and risk posture with executive sponsors. Score and prioritise candidate use cases against business value, feasibility, and risk. Sponsor sign-off on what gets funded, deferred, or killed — before any framework work starts.
Govern
Stand up the governance framework — policy hierarchy, decision rights, risk tiering — aligned to NIST AI RMF and ISO 42001. Operationalised against your existing risk and audit committees, not bolted on beside them.
Operate
Define the operating cadence that ties strategy to the live AI estate — monthly scorecard, quarterly review, annual reset. Hand the prioritised use cases into Lastmile Qualify. No second consulting cycle.
WHAT YOU GET
Deliverables
Every deliverable is pre-built, reusable, and handed over with the artefact — not just the idea. What follows is what lands on your desk, what's inside it, and the format it arrives in.
AI Value Confirmation
Board-ready articulation of where AI fits in the operating model — value thesis, risk posture, and the lines the business will not cross. Tight enough to be acted on, not a slide library.
What's inside
- Value thesis tied to corporate strategy
- Risk appetite and red lines documented
- Three-year ambition with measurable signals
- Sponsor sign-off page
Governance Framework
Policy hierarchy, decision rights, and the committee structure that governs the AI estate — operationalised, not aspirational.
What's inside
- Policy hierarchy (principles → standards → guardrails)
- Decision rights matrix (RACI)
- AI Council / committee terms of reference
- Escalation paths and incident response triggers
Risk Tiering Model
How every AI use case gets classified, from low-risk internal tools to high-stakes regulated workflows — with the controls each tier demands.
What's inside
- Tier definitions aligned to NIST / ISO 42001
- Control requirements per tier
- Data sensitivity and PII handling rules
- Tier assignment workflow
Operating Cadence
The rhythm of decisions — monthly scorecards, quarterly strategy reviews, annual portfolio resets — wired to the live AI estate.
What's inside
- Monthly scorecard structure and owners
- Quarterly strategy review agenda template
- Annual portfolio reset protocol
- Reporting flow into existing risk / audit committees
To funded portfolio
Pre-built artifacts
Use cases scored
Lastmile hand-off
Build the portfolio, then ship it
Set the strategic posture in 2–4 weeks. Hand the prioritised portfolio into Lastmile Qualify — no second consulting cycle.