We shape an AX strategy and roadmap around management and business challenges, supporting you through the implementation decision.
At a glance
About 2 months
Timing may shift with project size and requirements.
A selection of how we've worked with companies through the Discovery phase. Industries and outcomes are shown as representative examples.
Retail & distribution
Logistics
Interest in AI is rising, but "where to start," "what to invest in," and "how best to proceed" remain difficult calls. Discovery starts from organising management and business challenges, and works with you to design a roadmap toward AX strategy and system implementation.
Keeping business growth firmly in view, we don't assume any particular development approach or product — we work through the options together and propose the direction that best fits your situation.
Upstream work tends to drag — we keep it tight with a structured process and our own in-house playbook, delivering high-confidence outputs in a short timeframe.
Members with deep experience across many domains come together — assembling the right team for each project.
Meet our teamAX strategy sessions delivered
Standard time to strategy & RFP
Rate of progression to ongoing engagement
From business direction to requirements and vendor selection, we organise the planning work needed before implementation.
From organising business direction through to RFP preparation — six phases, run in order, each with a defined intent and the deliverables you'll receive.
In system discussions, the conversation can drift to means before purpose. We start by clarifying "what we're trying to achieve" and setting the direction.
ALBACONNECT'S COMMITMENT
We carefully bring together the perspectives of leadership and the field, so the whole project can share the same understanding.
Activities
Before improving operations or rolling out systems, it matters to first understand the current state. We organise and visualise the day-to-day work — including exceptions.
ALBACONNECT'S COMMITMENT
We pay close attention to the person-dependent work and exceptional flows that easily get buried in daily operations — organising them at a granularity the field can easily verify.
Activities
We go beyond making current operations more efficient — rethinking processes and decision-making to design the future shape of the business with DX and AX in mind.
ALBACONNECT'S COMMITMENT
Continuously tracking developments in AI and other emerging technologies, we translate them into initiatives that can be applied directly to real operations.
Activities
Comparing multiple options — scratch development, package adoption, and so on — we organise the appropriate direction.
ALBACONNECT'S COMMITMENT
Without leaning toward any single approach, we organise the picture with overall optimisation in mind — including operations, cost and extensibility.
Activities
Looking ahead to future operations and system integration, we organise the new system's overall structure and scope of impact.
ALBACONNECT'S COMMITMENT
We carefully map the relationship with the current environment too, designing with the load and risk of migration in view.
Activities
To make vendor comparison and decision-making easier, we organise and structure requirements and evaluation criteria.
ALBACONNECT'S COMMITMENT
By organising information in a form that can be easily compared and evaluated, we support a vendor selection you can feel confident about.
Activities
A reference timeline. About 2 months from kick-off to RFP — adjusted to your scope and stakeholders.
* Timing may shift with project scope and stakeholder count. We can run either a fast-track or a phased rollout.
We treat your information and data with the same care we'd want for our own. Below are the baseline measures every engagement runs on.
We sign an NDA before engagement starts. Your information and data are never used for any other purpose.
Access is granted on a least-privilege basis and managed per project member.
Personal and confidential data is handled within your environment by default; any external transfer requires prior agreement.
We maintain access and operation logs, and support both internal and external audits.
Each engagement is staffed with the right specialists for the work — strategy, operations, engineering, data and design — assembled around your project. Rather than a one-size-fits-all team, we tailor the composition to your situation, so the right experience meets the right phase of the work.
Strategy & consulting
Business structure, roadmap design, investment decision support
Operations
Business flow, on-site understanding, adoption
Engineering
AI / LLM implementation, system development, operations
Data
Foundation design, modelling, governance
Design & UX
UI / UX design grounded in operations, communication design
Common questions about Discovery — engagement, timing and how we work alongside your team.
Discovery is most valuable when you want to move forward with AI / DX but the direction is unsettled, investment decisions feel uncertain, or you'd like to organise the current state before the next decision. If your direction is already clear, you can also consider starting from Development.
Trusted By
A selection of companies who have entrusted us with strategy, implementation and data foundations.
Above is a small selection of the companies we've had the privilege to work with. For details on other engagements, please feel free to get in touch.
CONTACT
From clarifying "what to build" to design, development, and operations. Practical support grounded in your business, operations, and data.
