Governed AI delivery

AI, run like
a proper project.

We bring the governance discipline of enterprise programme delivery to businesses that have no internal IT or innovation function to lean on. Scoped phases, written decisions, a defined end.

Let's talk about your business How we work
How we work
A programme office of two, for as long as you need one.
United Kingdom · PRINCE2-informed controls · Vendor-neutral
The comparison

Same discipline.
A tenth of the machinery.

The big consultancies

They're set up for big companies that already have their own IT and project teams.

Delivery team 8–20 people
Time to first decision 3–6 months
Engagement shape Open-ended
Assumes you have In-house IT function
Shakes Consulting

We're set up for small companies that don't — and we keep every control.

Delivery team 2–3 people
Time to first decision 3 weeks
Engagement shape Fixed-scope phases
Assumes you have A business to run
The model

Three phases.

Each one has an agreed deliverable, a decision point and a written record. You can stop at the end of any of them.

GREEN 01

Discover

Three weeks assessing your processes, data and risk appetite. You leave with a ranked shortlist — and an honest list of what to leave alone.

AMBER 02

Build

We run the delivery — scope, suppliers, testing, sign-off. Whoever builds it, the controls and the weekly reporting stay with us.

GREEN 03

Operate

Live systems need an owner. We hand over documented ownership, monitoring and a review cadence — then step back.

Get in touch

Let's talk about your business.

Thirty minutes, no charge, no deck. We'll tell you plainly whether governed delivery is what you need, and roughly what it would cost. If it isn't what you need, we'll say that too.

Arrange a call hello@shakesconsulting.co.uk