If you haven’t worked with an AI and tech consulting company before, you may not know quite what to expect or how to integrate their ideas into your overarching business strategy. It’s a good idea to set your expectations from the get-go to make sure working with a consulting company like Triskale is right for your team and your business as a whole.
In this blog, we’re lifting the lid on what businesses should and shouldn’t expect when working with Triskale, your trusted AI and Tech consulting partner.
Top five things to expect
Hiring Triskale can be an exciting step for many businesses, and it’s a great opportunity to explore new ways to enhance your AI and Tech efforts. Here are just some of the things you can expect when working with us:
1. An extension of your team
One of the best benefits of hiring Triskale is you get access to specialists working across a number of different AI technologies, from knowledge management, AI-assisted content personalization and everything in between. Variety is the spice of life, and Triskale can be ideal for businesses looking to further support their in-house tech team.
2. A strategy-first approach
‘Dive in and do it’ might sound exciting at face value, but you should expect Triskale to deliver a more measured approach and fully immerse themselves in your business, overall performance, and current solutions and technologies before developing a comprehensive plan of action.
It’s well-known that consulting companies are proactive and fast-paced, so you can expect hard work from the get-go, but in some cases, it’s essential for the Triskale team to take a few weeks to dive into your business’s needs first. If you’re just looking for someone to whip up a couple of AI models or draft up a random tech solution in half an hour, we’ll point you elsewhere.
3. Hard facts and cold truths
A good AI and tech consulting company is all about helping a business to grow and achieve their goals, and sometimes a bit of tough love is needed. Triskale should be honest about their views on how best to drive results and should always put clients’ interests at the heart of everything they do.
4. Regular communication and full transparency
Transparency and communication go hand in hand. You should know what Triskale is working on, when to expect a piece of work to be completed, and what the end results are. We should always be straight up with you about your business’s performance and any increase/decrease in efficiency, revenue, or cost savings.
If you’re worried about the classic ‘hide the bad results and focus on the good’ trick, with Triskale, you can expect full access to a live, personalized dashboard so you always know what’s occurring.
5. Flexibility
Finding a consulting company that will flex strategies to meet new goals and overcome new obstacles will be the key to a happy and successful partnership. Stick-in-the-mud ‘but that wasn’t in the plan’ personalities are likely to persist in following an out-of-date strategy that just won’t support your business as it evolves.
Top five things NOT to expect
If you’re thinking about hiring Triskale to mastermind your AI and Tech strategy, it’s a good idea to have a clear plan for how you and our team will work together. Here are five things you should never expect from us:
1. A part-time team member
Triskale exists as its own entity and, while we can be viewed as an extension of your team, it’s frankly a waste of time and money to set a list of ad-hoc tasks for us. You’ll no doubt get the work done, but your business might not grow at the pace you’d like to see. We think strategically and work to meet long-term goals, rather than to fulfill smaller day-to-day tasks.
2. Instant results
Surely you can just sit back and watch the results (and the revenue) roll in… right? Yes, but patience is key. If you’re looking for brand-transforming, millionaire-making results faster than you can brew a cup of coffee, you’re probably not looking in the right place. Triskale is your strategic partner, not a genie. AI and tech consulting is hard work. It takes strategic thinking, determination, patience, and a team of experts dedicated to their craft to make magic happen. Trust our suggestions and help us succeed.
3. A yes man
Triskale might not always agree with you, and that’s okay. We hire specialists rather than generalists, so chances are they have expert knowledge on their subject matter whose main goal is to help your business grow and drive results. Trust us, no one takes any joy in being the person to say no. We should be our clients’ champion and guardian, always doing right by the business.
A business leader naturally has plenty of questions and Triskale should always look for answers. It’s a long-running joke that ‘it depends’ is an answer often given by consulting companies, but real experts should always follow this up with ‘it depends, but…’ and detail a list of different options and suggestions. We might not know the answer to everything (AI and tech can move in mysterious ways) but our team should be able to use past experience and knowledge to give you clear and strategic answers to your questions.
4. All AI and tech consulting companies to be the same
AI and Tech consulting companies are just like any other type of brand – there are loads of them to pick from, and you need to choose the one that aligns closest with your values. You’ll come across a myriad of different companies all offering different services, price points, and USPs – take your time to get to know the companies you might want to work with. It’s not an off-the-shelf situation and Triskale should provide a bespoke package that suits both our team’s specialist skill set and your business needs.
5. All talking, no doing
Triskale absolutely should deliver strategy updates and regular reports but that shouldn’t make up 90% of our output. If all we do is discuss what might support your business growth, when will we find time to actually do the work? The proof is always in the pudding, and we should be passionate about putting our ideas and plans into action.
Choose a company that does things differently Here at Triskale, there are a number of things that separate us from the rest. Whether it’s putting our specialists directly in touch with clients or building in-house technology to help us deliver data-driven strategies that drive results, you’ll always find us working on the next big thing to help us stand out. Because, just like you, we know we’re in a competitive market. We care deeply that businesses find the right fit to help them grow and achieve great things. And, you know, we’d quite like to be part of that.
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