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Board pack prep, with AI. A 30-day pilot you can measure.

Prepare source-linked KPI commentary, assumptions and open decisions while leadership keeps interpretation, commitments and board sign-off.

What the AI prepares

What the model drafts in a board pack prep pilot, and where a person steps in.

  • Source checks

    KPI packs are checked for missing source labels and stale assumptions.

  • Commentary drafts

    Commentary drafts separate fact, assumption, risk and decision needed.

  • Open actions

    Open actions are grouped by owner and due date.

  • Sensitive wording

    Sensitive staff, customer or investor wording is held for leadership review.

Better-run firms decide with evidence

The least well-managed firms mostly decide without analysing their data; the best-managed rarely do. A sourced board pack keeps the evidence in front of the board.

79%of the least well-managed firms use little or no data analysis for important decisions
Little or no analysis, by management score
  • 5%Best-managed tenth
  • 28%Average firm
  • 79%Least well-managed tenth
Source: Management practices in the UK: 2016 to 2023 (opens in a new tab), Office for National Statistics, May 2024. UK firms with 10 or more employees, 2023.

Boards are catching up on AI

The share of board members saying AI is not on their agenda fell from 45% to 31% in under a year.

Board members and executives saying
  • AI not on the board agenda, mid-202445%
  • AI not on the board agenda, early 202531%
  • Not ready to deploy AI, mid-202441%
  • Not ready to deploy AI, early 202531%
  • AI not in operating plans, mid-202432%
  • AI not in operating plans, early 202522%
Source: Governance of AI: a critical imperative for today’s boards, 2nd edition (opens in a new tab), Deloitte Global Boardroom Program, April 2025. Board members and executives: 468 in 57 countries in 2024, 695 in 56 countries in 2025.

Few boards require checks on AI-drafted papers

Half of the US public companies asked have no rules for directors using AI on board work, and only 8% expect accuracy checks.

Rules for directors using AI on board work
  • No board-specific AI policy51%
  • Security guidance for board papers28%
  • Acceptable-use rules26%
  • Legal and record-keeping guidance21%
  • Human review and accuracy checks8%
Source: Board Practices Quarterly: how boards are using AI today (opens in a new tab), Deloitte Center for Board Effectiveness and Society for Corporate Governance, July 2026. US public companies, 72 responses to this question.

Start with one clear decision

The two-week diagnostic ends with build, pause, clean up first or do nothing, for this workflow.

See the rollout diagnostic

How the pilot runs

Track prep time, source gaps, challenged assumptions and decisions closed. The point is clearer judgement, not more words.

  1. 01

    What goes in

    KPI export, finance notes, action log and prior board minutes.

  2. 02

    What comes out

    Commentary draft, decisions needed and assumption log.

  3. 03

    Who checks it

    Founder or finance lead.

  4. 04

    Never without approval

    Board recommendation or external claim.

Common questions

Can the AI act on its own?

No. It prepares drafts and checks. A person signs off before any of this happens: board recommendation or external claim.

What does it cost to start?

The AI Rollout Diagnostic is £1,500 fixed and takes two weeks. You get a clear answer for this workflow: build, pause, clean up first or do nothing.

How do we know it worked?

Track prep time, source gaps, challenged assumptions and decisions closed. The pilot is kept only if those numbers improve.

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