From code to counsel:

A playbook for development firms in the AI era

From
code to counsel:

A playbook for development firms in the AI era

Escape the price war with a market position designed for serious growth

A McKinsey study found that developers can now document code in half the time, write new code nearly 50% faster, and refactor in about a third less time.

As our new realities sink in, we are looking at a future of augmentation, not replacement. In other words, if you’re worried about being replaced by vibe coding, you should be investing in upskilling.

Specifically, taking your devs from “task executor” to “solution orchestrator.”

So your team can get into a flow state faster and focus on the hard-won experience you hire them for: solving tricky business problems.

Enter the era of the “AI Engineer,” a hybrid expert in software, data science, and machine learning, or the “Product Engineer,” a domain expert who’s a wizard at using AI to build prototypes fast. Your firm’s structure will evolve from a pyramid to a diamond: a lean base, a broad middle layer of skilled orchestrators, and a focused leadership team.

How do we get there?

In our comprehensive guide, we go through the stages needed to build an unshakeable market position:

  • The new reality of AI
  • The evolution of your team
  • The strategic pivot
  • Leading the internal transformation
  • Engaging the new
  • AI buyer Building your defensible brand

We examine the strategic roadmap on the way there and uncover some of the crucial steps you need to take on the way:

  1. Embrace AI as an augmentation engine, not just a tool.
  2. Invest in your people, not just your tech.
  3. Pivot to higher ground.
  4. Forge a defensible identity.
  5. Prepare for the agentic future.

Our guide is all about the strategic pivot:
from code factory to innovation partner

Our guide is all about the strategic pivot: from code factory to innovation partner