IT Consulting: Roadmaps for AI, Platforms, and Prudent Investment
Enterprise architecture, EU AI Act readiness, platform engineering, and vendor selection helped leaders prioritise 2023 technology spend.
IT consulting in 2023 balanced excitement about generative AI with sober capacity planning. Boards wanted progress; CFOs wanted proof. Consultants who linked architecture choices to measurable business outcomes earned lasting trust.
Architecture and assessment
Current-state reviews mapped applications, integrations, and technical debt. Target architectures weighed cloud-native delivery, Zero Trust baselines, and platform engineering investments — internal portals, golden paths, and shared observability — that multiplied squad output.
AI and regulatory planning
EU AI Act discussions moved from headlines to programme backlogs. Organisations classified use cases, planned human oversight, and chose between public models, Azure OpenAI, and private deployments based on data sensitivity.
Vendor and programme governance
Proof-of-concept phases de-risked multi-year commitments. Steering groups tracked KPIs and change impact when priorities shifted mid-year. Consultants who spoke to finance and operations — not only engineering — helped sponsors defend investment.
PrequaliQ consulting engagements focus on actionable roadmaps: what to do first, what to defer, and how to measure success.