01Efficiency
Productivity increase
AI makes existing work faster, more accurate and less costly.
Step 2 · Where is value? · by Techboard AB
Most AI effort stops at productivity.Find where your AI value really is.
The AI-4Values™ Diagnostic is an independent, board-level analysis of your company's AI value-growth potential. We test your strategy, business model, data and systems against the four stages of AI value creation — and give you a clear conclusion: stay course, adjust or redesign your AI plans.
Your submission stays strictly confidential — all client data is encrypted in transit and at rest, and is never shared or used to train any models.
- For
- CEOs, owners and boards
- Input
- A guided questionnaire plus your documents
- Turnaround
- Days, not weeks
- Assurance
- Reviewed by Techboard AB
When it matters
When The AI-4Values™ Diagnostic is particularly valuable
- 01
Before approving significant investment in generative AI, agents or new enterprise platforms.
- 02
When AI pilots multiply across the business without measurable impact on revenue or margin.
- 03
When the board and management disagree on whether AI is a cost tool or a source of growth.
- 04
Before building or restructuring the AI operating model with The AI-Fabric®.
- 05
Before finalising the strategic plan, budget and capital allocation for the coming years.
- 06
When competitors or new entrants appear to be using AI to change the rules of the sector.
How we read your AI value opportunity
Three steps, one document at the end
- 01
Submit
A guided questionnaire on your strategy, business model, internal value chain, supply chain, data and systems, AI initiatives and targets — plus any documents behind them.
- 02
Analyse
The submission is tested against the four stages of AI value creation, the availability of data and systems at each step, and developments in your sector.
- 03
Reviewed by Techboard
No report reaches you automatically. A Techboard executive reads the diagnostic and releases it only once it holds up.
What it is
Activity is not enterprise value
Most companies are busy with AI. Few can show where it creates lasting value. Effort tends to concentrate on internal productivity, while the larger value lies in customers, the wider value chain and the ecosystem around the business.
The AI-4Values™ is the first step in analysing the value-growth potential of implementing AI. Part of step 2 of The Value Growth Framework, it identifies where value can be created and establishes the foundation and priorities for value driven AI and The AI-Fabric® operating model.
You get a final verdict — stay course, adjust or redesign your AI plans — with the three first actions, in sequence.
Read the full description (client access)The analysis
Four stages of AI value, examined in order
For each stage we test where data and systems are available — or missing — across your internal value chain and your external supply chain.
02Differentiation
Customer value improvement
AI improves the experience, relevance and value delivered to customers.
03Growth
Value-chain expansion
AI extends the company's role into adjacent activities, offers and revenue pools.
04Defensible advantage
Ecosystem control
AI strengthens the company's position across the wider market system.
What you receive
A document your board can act on
Available as a Snapshot (€1,400 / SEK 14,900) with the Executive Summary and Scorecard, or the full diagnostic (€3,500 / SEK 38,000) with an advisory walkthrough. Prices excl. VAT. See pricing.
Full AI-4Values™ Diagnostic · advisory walkthrough
AI-4Values™ Snapshot
Executive Summary
A one-page conclusion on where AI value lies, what is being missed and what to do first.
AI-4Values™ Scorecard
The four stages scored 1–5, stage reached, data and systems readiness, and execution risk.
Available on its own. The full fee is credited if you upgrade to the full diagnostic within 30 days.
Added in the full diagnostic
Status versus your AI targets
How current initiatives support the AI goals you have stated, where applicable.
Stage-by-stage findings
Each of the four value stages explained on the evidence supplied.
Data and systems audit
Where data and systems exist — or are missing — along your value chain and supply chain.
Sector and competitor context
How AI is developing in your sector and among key competitors, when available.
Missed AI value
Where value is likely to be, or is already being, left on the table.
Top three first actions
What to do first, in sequence, with a concrete first step.
Verdict
Stay course, adjust or redesign your AI plans — stated plainly.
Appendix and advisory walkthrough
Your input, external benchmarks and key sources — plus a session with a Techboard executive. Half the full fee is credited toward an AI Strategy engagement within 30 days.
The AI-4Values™ · Where is value?
Diagnostic scorecard
Illustrative example — not a real client.
Stage reached
Stage 1
Execution risk
3/5
Verdict
Adjust
Exhibit 1
AI value potential captured, by stage, 1–5
Productivity increase4/5
Customer value improvement2/5
Value chain expansion2/5
Ecosystem control1/5
Exhibit 2
Data and systems readiness, 1–5
Internal value chain — data3/5
Internal value chain — systems4/5
Supply chain — data sharing2/5
Customer data3/5
How to read4–5 strong3 partial1–2 weak
First three actions
- 01Connect existing customer data to one service-improvement use case.
- 02Agree data-sharing terms with the two largest suppliers.
- 03Appoint a single executive owner for AI value with a quarterly target.
Where this sits
The Value Growth Framework
Seven phases from diagnosis to measurable value. The AI-4Values™ is part of step 2, “Where is value?”.
- 01DetectProblem definition & 2ndOpinion®Is your strategy working?
- 02DesignValue Growth Analysis & The AI-4Values™Where is value?
- 03DesignValue Growth Strategy & The AI-Fabric®How do we capture it?
- 04ChangeChange Audit & PlanWhat must change?
- 05ChangeChange Management & ExecutionHow do we deliver it?
- 06StabilizeExecutive Value Growth AdvisorHow do we keep momentum?
- 07StabilizeBusiness Transformation TrackerAre we on track?
Signature products
Five ways to work with Techboard
Each product stands on its own and connects to the same framework, so a diagnosis can carry straight through to design, change and follow-through.
2ndOpinion®
Is your strategy working?
An independent, evidence-led strategic reality check for owners, boards and CEOs. Your strategy, financial performance and operating model tested against your own goals, official sector data and peer performance.
- Three-page executive Snapshot, or the complete board dossier
- Fixed fee, no scoping exercise
- Read and released personally by a Techboard executive
Competitor 2ndOpinion®
How do you stack up against the market?
An outside-in market reality check. Your leading competitors assessed against the same six areas as the 2ndOpinion®, using public sources only — no internal data required.
- Top-10 market map ranked by size and strength
- Three or five rivals analysed in depth
- 50% credit towards a full internal 2ndOpinion®
The AI-4Values™
Where is AI value for your company?
The first step in analysing the value-growth potential of AI — and part of step two of The Value Growth Framework: where is value? It scores your potential across the four stages of AI value creation, from productivity to ecosystem control, and sets the foundation and priorities for implementing The AI-Fabric® operating model.
- Four stages of AI value creation
- Prioritisation foundation for The AI-Fabric®
- Part of The Value Growth Framework
The AI-Fabric®
From AI activity to enterprise value.
The cross-functional operating model that connects strategy, governance, execution and accountability so AI work turns into measurable enterprise value instead of scattered pilots.
- Four stages of AI value creation
- Clear executive accountability
- Value realization, not activity reporting
Board & Transformation Advisory
From diagnostic insight to delivered value.
Hands-on advisory that takes you across the stages of the Value Growth Framework: shaping your Value Growth Strategy, executing the Change Audit and transformation roadmap, and serving as an executive sounding board and transformation tracker through to stabilization.
- Value Growth Strategy & business model design
- Change management, M&A integration & turnaround execution
- Executive advisor, board governance & transformation tracking
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