Evidence for budget
Demonstrate ROI on real data and workflows so finance and leadership approve the next phase with confidence.
90%
faster buy-in vs. open-ended pilots
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Validate AI value in weeks, not quarters. Structured 4–8 week pilots with fixed outcomes, measurable success criteria, and a clear path to production — so you secure budget and stakeholder buy-in with evidence.
Validate in weeks — fixed scope, demo day, production path.
Dedicated squad on your roadmap, tools, and cadence
Agreed scope, timeline, and price for the outcome
PoCs often start fixed-cost; scale with a managed team when ready.
Scoping call within 2 business days · Fixed-cost proposal with clear success metrics
Fast pilots, clear success metrics
200+ Clients worldwide · 350+ Projects shipped
4–8 wks
Typical PoC duration from kickoff to demo
Fixed
Scope, timeline, and success metrics agreed upfront
Demo day
Executive-ready results your leadership can evaluate
Why run a PoC first
Full AI programmes fail when teams skip validation. A structured proof of concept de-risks investment, surfaces integration gaps early, and gives leadership evidence — not slide decks.
Demonstrate ROI on real data and workflows so finance and leadership approve the next phase with confidence.
90%
faster buy-in vs. open-ended pilots
Surface data, integration, and governance gaps in weeks — before you commit to a multi-year platform build.
4–8 wks
to validated outcome
Every PoC ends with a roadmap, architecture notes, and cost estimates for scaling — not a throwaway prototype.
1 path
PoC → pilot → production
Not ready for a PoC yet? Start with an AI Readiness Assessment
Tell us about your use case — we will schedule a scoping call and send a fixed-cost proposal within 5 business days.
What's included
Fixed scope, senior engineers, and measurable outcomes — designed to answer one question: does this AI use case work for your business?
Align on the use case, success metrics, data requirements, and out-of-scope boundaries before build starts.
Working demo built on sample or production-like data — connected to your systems where integration matters.
Quantitative benchmarks — accuracy, latency, cost per query, time saved — measured against agreed targets.
Live walkthrough for stakeholders with results, limitations, and a honest recommendation on next steps.
Architecture, timeline, and cost estimate for moving from PoC to pilot and full production deployment.
Technical docs, eval results, and code ownership options so your team can continue with or without us.
Delivered as a fixed-cost engagement or as the first phase of a managed team partnership.
How it works
A disciplined sprint — not an endless experiment.
Discovery workshop to define the use case, success criteria, data access, and fixed PoC timeline.
Weekly demos with your team. Rapid prototyping on real data with integration to your stack where needed.
Run structured evals against agreed metrics — accuracy, speed, cost, and business impact indicators.
Executive demo day with results, production roadmap, and a clear recommendation: scale, pivot, or stop.
Deliverables
Included in every PoC
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Common PoC types
If you are not sure which applies, describe your workflow in the form — we will recommend the right approach.
Search and answer across internal docs, wikis, and knowledge bases with grounded, cited responses.
Extract, classify, and summarise contracts, invoices, reports, and unstructured content at scale.
Multi-step agents that trigger actions across CRM, ERP, and SaaS tools with human-in-the-loop guardrails.
Embedded assistants for support, sales, HR, or operations — trained on your policies and data.
ML models for routing, risk scoring, demand forecasting, and anomaly detection on structured data.
Validate AI outputs flowing into Salesforce, SAP, Dynamics, or custom APIs before full rollout.
After the PoC
A successful PoC is the first milestone — not the finish line. Spectrum can carry the work through pilot and scale.
Validate the use case on real data with fixed scope and measurable outcomes.
Expand to a wider user group with production-grade security, monitoring, and governance.
Enterprise rollout via managed team or fixed-cost programme — integrated into your operations.
Who it's for
You need a working demo and ROI numbers before finance signs off on a larger AI programme.
Test whether a custom solution on your stack outperforms off-the-shelf tools for your specific workflow.
Prove AI can connect to your CRM, ERP, or data warehouse before a platform-wide rollout.
You have a use case in mind but need engineers to build, measure, and recommend next steps quickly.
Questions
Common questions about AI proof of concept engagements.
A fixed-scope 4–8 week engagement that validates a specific AI use case on your data — with agreed success metrics, weekly demos, an executive demo day, and a production roadmap if results are positive.
Most PoCs run 4–8 weeks from kickoff to executive demo, depending on data access, integration complexity, and evaluation requirements.
PoCs are fixed-cost engagements scoped upfront after a discovery call. We provide a proposal with timeline, deliverables, and success criteria before work begins — no open-ended hourly burn.
A working prototype, evaluation report against agreed metrics, executive summary for leadership, production architecture notes, phased rollout plan, and full source code with documentation at handoff.
Yes. PoCs typically integrate with your CRM, ERP, data warehouse, or internal APIs where integration risk needs validation — not just isolated demos.
You receive a production roadmap and cost estimate. Spectrum can continue through controlled pilot and full deployment via managed team or fixed-cost programme — or hand off to your internal team.
Validate with evidence
Structured 4–8 week PoCs with fixed scope, measurable success criteria, and an executive demo — so you secure budget with evidence, not assumptions.
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