Individual productivity
A person completes a task faster.
For example: a document draft. Measure time including the effort of checking errors.
Strategic AI Adviser
More AI tools. But is your company gaining new capabilities?
Identify where AI could change business outcomes, what the company needs to redesign and which pilot is worth testing first.
The introductory conversation is free, with no obligation to commission further work.
Valeriy Pozhidaev
Founder of COMPASS and ARCHYX. Experience with technology-based B2B products; researching the connection between AI, business tasks and the organisation of work.
ChatsSubscriptionsPilots
01Business task
02Context and data
03People + AI within rules
04Quality control
Measurable business effectTime · quality · cost
A validation model. The pilot still has to demonstrate its value.
Does this sound familiar?
- Your team already uses AI tools, but the way the company works has barely changed.
- AI is making what customers pay you for today cheaper. You need to understand how to change your offer while the existing model still works.
- You want new business capabilities while retaining control, human accountability and cost discipline.
Three levels of change. Different decisions.
AI within a function
The process, accountability and quality controls change.
For example: preparing a customer proposal. Data, an agent and a person with approval authority follow an agreed procedure.
AI-native company
Rethink the product and how value is created.
Test whether AI enables something new for the customer. Economics and demand must be demonstrated, not inferred from model capabilities.
Choose by business effect, not by the number of AI tools
Sometimes the right step is to accelerate an existing process. Sometimes it is to test a new business model. The choice depends on the task, data, cost of change and demonstrated pilot results.
What you take away
A map of opportunities and readiness, a priority use case, solution requirements and pilot criteria. Where needed, this includes comparing implementers and reviewing implementation results. The scope is agreed individually.
The scope is agreed for your situation. These are working outputs, not a guarantee of growth.
How we work together
- 01
Define the business task
First, examine how customer expectations and your source of advantage are changing. Start with the result the company needs to deliver faster, better or at lower cost. Also examine the new products and possibilities that AI could enable.
Working outputTask and baseline - 02
Assess potential and readiness
Review processes, data, existing tools and ownership. Assess potential value separately from implementation readiness to choose a justified first step.
Working outputData and readiness map - 03
Choose an implementation path
Compare an existing product, conventional automation, integration, internal team development and agent systems. Define requirements for implementers, access, data and authority limits.
Working outputRequirements and pilot limits - 04
Test the effect in practice
Agree on a bounded pilot, acceptance criteria and a comparison with current work. Use the results to decide what to scale, change or stop.
Working outputDecision: adjust, stop or scale
The adviser’s role and boundaries
I help the owner frame the task, choose a strategic direction and assess the business result. Qualified specialists handle technical architecture, security and implementation under agreed terms. Any partner remuneration associated with a recommended solution is disclosed before a supplier is chosen.
For a private conversation beyond your management role, there is a separate “Beyond the Role” format. Here, the focus is a specific business transition.
Why work with me
I approach AI strategy through experience with technology-based B2B products and the organisation of people’s work. At Rational Logistics, I helped develop a transport logistics product. That experience informs my work today: a technological possibility and a company’s task need to meet in a product that works for its users.
At COMPASS and ARCHYX, I investigate how AI changes companies, the owner’s role and the creation of value. The AI-levels model and research materials distinguish personal productivity from a change to an entire function or business model. They support hypothesis testing; they do not prove a future benefit.
My work with the owner is to frame the business task, choose a priority and define pilot criteria. Qualified specialists handle technical design, security and implementation. I help keep their work connected to the economics and the business outcome you need.
Start with your situation
In the introductory conversation, we will clarify your task, assess whether this format fits and discuss a possible next step. You do not need to complete a diagnostic first.
The introductory conversation is free, with no obligation to commission further work.Any further scope, format, fees and responsibilities are agreed before work begins.
Email or call directly
v.pozhidaev@pozhidaev.info+380 93 323 32 44The email link opens your email app. You need to send the message yourself.
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