The method

LIVE

Land, integrate, verify, evolve. The system we use to take AI from a pilot deck into an operation you can leave running, and the reason our clients stop buying projects and start buying outcomes.

  1. Land · measured first

    • CRM / ERP
    • Case management
    • Documents

    Quoted before we start

  2. Integrate

    • Entitlement-aware access
    • Context layer · MCP
    • Lineage & permissions
    • Instrumentation

    Fixed-scope phases

  3. Verify

    • Redesigned workflow
    • Model / agent layer
    • Tools & deterministic steps
    • Human review points

    Outcome-linked where evidenced

  4. Evolve

    • Evaluation harness
    • Drift & judge-drift watch
    • Cost & incident control
    • Quarterly improvement

    Optional, retainer plus usage

Feedback loop: Evolve returns to Land

What you get at each stage

StageWhat we doWhat you getCommercial
LandInstrument two or three processes and measure the real current-state numbersBaseline, opportunity map, costed roadmap, CFO-grade business caseQuoted before we start
IntegrateMake the data reachable, permissioned and observableIntegration architecture, entitlement model, context layer, evaluation harnessFixed-scope phases
VerifyBuild the system, redesign the workflow around it, prove it against thresholdsThe production system, evaluation suite, escalation design, runbookOutcome-linked where the baseline supports it
EvolveRun it, watch it, cost it, improve itMonthly operating report with the delta, quarterly improvement release, annual model reviewOptional, retainer plus usage
Why it is built this way

Generic productivity pilots almost never reach production

Of 979 generative and agentic use cases analysed in 2026, generic productivity cases ran 54% in proof of concept against 19% in production. Narrow process-performance cases ran 8% in proof of concept against 27% in production, the healthiest ratio in the dataset.

LIVE is built around that finding. We will not start an engagement without a named process and a number attached to it, because the evidence says the ones that start vaguely do not finish.

HFS Research, May 2026, n=979 use cases

FAQs

Questions worth answering

What does LIVE stand for?

Land, integrate, verify, evolve. Land measures the current state and produces the business case. Integrate makes the data reachable, permissioned and observable. Verify builds the system and proves it against agreed thresholds. Evolve runs it, watches it, costs it and improves it, optionally, if you want us to stay involved after delivery.

Why does every engagement have to start with a measured baseline?

Because you cannot price an outcome nobody has counted. Of 979 generative and agentic use cases analysed in 2026, generic productivity cases ran 54% in proof of concept against 19% in production, while narrow process-performance cases ran 8% in proof of concept against 27% in production, the healthiest ratio in the dataset (HFS Research, May 2026). Engagements that start vaguely do not finish.

Start at LAND

Every LIVE engagement begins with a measured baseline, because you cannot price an outcome you have never counted.