RSM AI Acceleration Program
The pivotal AI moment: Moving from ambition to enterprise value
As artificial intelligence solutions rapidly develop, companies now have return-on-investment proof points for AI implementation. However, many still struggle with determining how to create efficient and effective strategies to transform the business. The challenge is no longer whether to adopt AI; it’s how to scale AI into measurable business outcomes, sustainable operating models and enterprise-wide value.
Yet, this is where most efforts stall.
Moving from vision to execution is a primary challenge for many AI initiatives. Companies are often stalled in disconnected pilots, with fragmented investments and governance gaps that limit adoption, increase risk and erode ROI.
The challenge is not ambition. It’s alignment and the ability to execute.
Typical problems include:
- AI strategy without execution creates roadmaps that never reach production.
- AI execution without strategy creates isolated use cases with limited enterprise impact.
- Technology without AI governance introduces risk, compliance exposure and operational friction.
- Capability without compounding value drives short-term wins that fail to scale.
Without an integrated and committed approach, AI becomes:
- A series of disconnected experiments
- A technology investment without measurable ROI
- A capability that never scales across the enterprise
The result: AI programs that stall before they deliver enterprise value.
The solution? RSM's AI Acceleration Program
Introducing RSM’s AI Acceleration Program. The innovative solution offers one operating model to accelerate organizations from AI ambition to enterprise-scale value.
RSM’s AI Acceleration Program is a structured AI operating model that takes your organization from strategy through implementation to enterprise-scale adoption—within a single, integrated program.
Delivered as a six-, 12- or 18- month engagement, the program combines strategy, implementation and managed services into one accountable team and one operating model, designed to:
- Deliver measurable ROI every quarter
- Build scalable enterprise AI capabilities
- Establish a durable AI operating model you own at exit
You move from ambition to enterprise value without hiring full-time employees, contracting in silos or starting over.
Built for your starting point and your pace
The RSM AI Acceleration Program is designed to meet your organization where you are and scale with your priorities. The program is designed to:
- Enter at your current level of AI maturity
- Scale through stage-gated delivery aligned to business outcomes
- Realize measurable value every 90 days
- Compound capability over time
Every phase delivers progress you can measure and outcomes you can act on. Enter where your AI maturity is. Exit with measurable value every quarter.
RSM's AI Acceleration program delivers measurable AI ROI
Foundation
90-day quick wins
- Prioritized use-case library
- Executable roadmap built
- Data/AI governance activated
- AI Pod 1 deployed
- 1 AI solution working in production
OutcomeDefined targets and clear path defined with executive approval
Activate
Activate and learn
- Enterprise data and knowledge platform deployed
- Second capability live
- Pod 2 activated, change ramp begins
- Cross-lever integration
- Risk model refinement
OutcomeCumulative value capture + adoption inflection
Scale
Scale and optimize
- Multipod orchestration
- Advanced AI workloads
- Operating model embedding
- AI Center of Excellence activation
OutcomeEnterprise-wide AI behaviors + a self-funded next wave
Reimagine
Run and transform
- Managed-service transition
- Year 2 strategy refresh
- Knowledge compounding
- AI factory operations
OutcomeDurable AI capability + Year 2 commitment
From kickoff to compounding value
The program is designed to deliver both immediate impact and long-term capability:
- Measurable outcomes delivered every cycle
- Continuous value realization across each phase
- Established AI Center of Excellence and operating model
- A durable, enterprise-ready AI capability by program completion
Why work with RSM for AI acceleration?
Built for the modern middle market
The program is purpose-built for $1 billion–$10 billion organizations, reflecting real operating complexity, capital discipline and decision velocity.
Industry depth meets AI execution
Industry specialists and AI engineers work together—creating solutions that are grounded in real business models, regulatory environments and data realities.
One firm, one operating model
Risk, cyber, finance, tax, M&A and enterprise resource planning capabilities integrate directly into delivery—so AI is embedded into the business, not siloed from it.
We’ve already built the foundation
Pre-built accelerators, industry workbenches, governance templates and reference architectures can shorten time-to-value by months. You inherit the curve instead of starting from scratch.
Outcome-aligned commercial model
Stage-gated funding, value-share upside and our incentives match yours to recognize ROI in the enterprise.
Risk and adoption are designed in, not bolted on
Risk, compliance and observability are embedded into every stage—ensuring scalable, compliant and sustainable AI adoption. The RSM AI Acceleration Program builds defenses for all governance gaps, drifts and people.
Proof points:
What it took, what we built, what it returned. Selected from RSM's recent Al portfolio across regulated and operational use cases.
INSURANCE • AGENTIC AI
Regional dental insurer
The challenge
4M claims/year, 30% requiring manual adjudication. Backlogs were triggering SLA penalties and chronic OT.
What we built
Agentic claims workflow on Copilot Studio with a gamified PowerApps front end. Integrated to core claims platform with audit-ready model cards.
The result
$150K+/yr SLA penalty avoidance, reduced overtime and faster claims processing cycles.
INDUSTRIAL MFR • KNOWLEDGE AI
Global equipment manufacturer
The challenge
Field service and dealer support teams handling thousands of weekly cases. Repeat issues hidden in long, unstructured notes.
What we built
AI service-summary engine and recommendation assistant on top of historical case data. Deployed to internal service operations.
The result
Hundreds of hours/week saved across service ops. Decisions accelerated from days to minutes Pattern detection across recurring failures.
PUBLIC HEALTH • RISK AI
State department of health
The challenge
Adverse-event signals buried across disconnected case management and claims sources, slowing intervention and oversight.
What we built
AI risk-scoring model linking case and claims data with explainability features for investigators.
The result
Earlier surfacing of adverse events. Linked cross-source view per case. Audit-ready scoring rationale at the row level.
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