Phase 1 · 2 to 3 weeks
AI Strategy and Roadmap for Claude Enterprise rollouts
A 2 to 3 week engagement that produces an executive presentation, a 25 to 40 page strategy document, a 12-month migration map, a role-by-role training curriculum and a build catalogue. We run six of our own departments on Claude, so the plan comes from people who have done the rollout, not just advised on it. The strategy is yours to act on, with us or with your own team.
- OpenAI Select Partner
- Google Cloud Services partner
- Anthropic Partner Network member
- Member of the Microsoft AI Cloud Partner Program
Why a strategy first
Why start with strategy, not deployment?
The companies that get AI right start with a plan. The ones that stall skip it. Three reasons Phase 1 comes first.
What you take away
What you take away
Five deliverables, grouped into three outcomes. Each one is useful on its own, whether or not you continue with us.
Leadership materials
Executive presentation
15 to 20 slides for leadership and the board: vision, current state, the recommendation, the 12-month roadmap and the ask.
Strategy document
25 to 40 pages: current state, target state, use-case inventory, platform decisions, governance and adoption.
Rollout plan
12-month migration map and build catalogue
A sequenced rollout across months 1 to 3, 4 to 6 and 7 to 12, with dependencies and review checkpoints. Paired with a full catalogue of every custom agent, MCP server, Skill and integration we would recommend, each with an effort estimate. Use it to scope work with us or any vendor.
The three stages of the map
- Months 1 to 3
- Quick wins
- Months 4 to 6
- Scale across teams
- Months 7 to 12
- Embed and govern
People and adoption
Training curriculum
Role-specific paths for leadership, managers, individual contributors and engineers. A champion programme and adoption tracking.
At a glance
AI Strategy and Roadmap at a glance
Softblues is a London-based AI practice specialising in Claude Enterprise strategy. The AI Strategy and Roadmap engagement combines leadership workshops, departmental interviews, a technical and compliance review and a shadow AI audit. The output is a board-ready plan you can act on with Softblues, your own team or any vendor.
- 2 to 3 weeks, kick-off to readout
- Fixed scope, fixed timeline. No consulting drift, no surprise scope. From the kickoff workshop to the final leadership readout.
- 5 deliverables
- Executive presentation, strategy document, 12-month migration map, training curriculum, build catalogue. All yours to keep.
- 6 to 15 stakeholder interviews
- Leadership, department heads, IT and compliance leads. We surface the real workflows, not survey data.
- 3 to 5 90-day quick wins identified
- Actions your team can start before deployment begins, with use-case prioritisation and effort estimates.
Next phases: Phase 2: Deployment and Activation and Phase 3: Continuous Partnership.
Common questions about the AI Strategy and Roadmap engagement
How much does the engagement cost?
It is a fixed fee, scoped to your company size and complexity. We share a tailored quote on a 30-minute discovery call. Phase 1 is a low-commitment entry: the deliverables stand on their own, so the engagement earns its cost even if you do not continue to deployment.
Do we have to continue to Phase 2 with Softblues?
No. Phase 1 produces a strategy you can run with your own team, brief other vendors against, or bring back to us for delivery. Most clients continue with us because the build catalogue shows exactly what we would deliver, but there is no obligation.
Who do you interview during discovery?
Usually the leadership team, the heads of the functions relevant to the rollout (sales, marketing, finance, HR, operations, knowledge management, legal and compliance), and your IT or technology lead. Focused engagements run 6 to 8 interviews; company-wide rollouts run 10 to 15. We design the list with you at kickoff.
How long is the strategy document?
Usually 25 to 40 pages. It reads end to end for leadership, with appendices and detailed sections for the people who own implementation.
What if our strategy needs Gemini or Copilot, not Claude?
Softblues is a Google Cloud Partner with hands-on experience across Microsoft 365, Azure, AWS, Claude, Gemini, GPT and Copilot. If the discovery shows your stack and use cases fit Gemini or Copilot better, the strategy will say so. We will not recommend Claude where it does not fit. For most of the mid-market companies we work with, Claude is the right answer, and the strategy explains why.
How is Phase 1 different from a free discovery call?
The discovery call is free and runs 30 minutes, enough for both sides to see if there is a fit. Phase 1 is a structured 2 to 3 week engagement that produces five real deliverables. The call helps you decide whether Phase 1 is worth doing.
Ready when you are
How can you start?
Book a discovery call
A no-pitch conversation about where Claude could fit in your business. A Softblues team member will be on the call.
Book a callTake the Claude Readiness Score
Score your company’s readiness for Claude Enterprise and get a plan back.
Start the assessmentGet the Implementation Guide
A reference on platform choice, governance, costs, rollout timing and the questions to ask any vendor.
Download the guide
Before a call, you can work out what AI gives your whole firm in five questions.