We own the messy middle between strategy and execution.
ISC is the firm enterprises call when the strategy deck is done and the technology is half-built, and nobody owns the space in between. We do that work with AI, and we help companies get AI working inside their own business.
Technology · Financial Services · Healthcare · Utilities
The problem ISC solves
Transformations don't fail in the deck.They fail in the middle.
We've spent money on consultants who gave us a strategy deck. We've spent money on technology partners who built what we asked for but not what we needed. Nobody owns the space in between.
Business objectives, technology decisions, organizational politics, regulatory constraints, and operational realities collide in that middle ground. It's where transformations stall, AI pilots die, and firms that only know strategy - or only know technology - fail to deliver.
ISC exists in that middle ground.
How ISC thinks differently
Three commitments. Backed by doing the work.
Most consultancies pick a side - strategy or implementation, AI or governance. ISC was built to hold all of it at once.
AI-NATIVE
AI is the lead, not an add-on
We build with AI daily - through SmartWorks Labs and The codaflo Method - so every recommendation comes from a practitioner, not an observer.
D-A-E
An operating system, not a playbook
Define-Analyze-Execute strips problems to fundamentals and builds solutions from the ground up. AI doesn't replace that thinking. It accelerates it.
OUTCOMES
Measure outcomes, not activity
Every requirement, process, and deliverable is challenged against one question: does this directly serve the defined success criteria?
What we solve
Four common problems. One firm that owns all of them.
We organize our work around the problem, not the capability. The capabilities we build exist to carry the solution.
Problem / 01
“Our transformation is stalling.”
Operating model redesigns stall in committee. Process re-engineering gets watered down by politics. Technology delivers what was specified, not what was needed.
Problem / 02
“AI isn't delivering results.”
Most organizations are past 'should we?' They are stuck on 'how do we make AI actually work in our environment?' Some bought the tools and nothing changed. Some have not started. ISC bridges AI's potential with operational reality, and offers a fixed-price place to start.
Problem / 03
“Our data and systems are fragmented.”
Fragmented systems create fragmented decisions. We design integration strategies and data governance frameworks that build a single source of truth - without rip-and-replace.
Problem / 04
“Risk and compliance need modernizing.”
Legacy GRC approaches can't keep pace with regulatory pressure. We design modern risk operating models aligned to CRI, NIST, and FFIEC frameworks.
AI, with a place to start
Not sure where to start with AI? Four weeks. $18,500.
ISC solves business problems. AI is one more way we do it. If you have bought Copilot or Gemini and nothing changed, or you have not bought anything and do not know where to begin, the AI Operating Model Assessment tells you which processes to rebuild first, who owns them, what the governance rules are for using AI with company data, and what each process is measured against. Fixed price. Four weeks. Complete on its own.
Outcomes
The numbers behind the framework.
Every engagement should produce outcomes that can be quantified. If it can't be measured, it hasn't been defined well enough.
$8B
in loan assets migrated across six functional areas
↳ top-5 north american bank
$48M
projected net benefit at 162% ROI from a single analytics strategy
↳ fortune 500 utility
$29M
in modernization value delivered through GRC platform implementation
↳ critical infrastructure firm
$20M
enterprise transformation program - operating model + execution
↳ top-20 us bank
$10M+
in annual revenue unlocked through sales process re-engineering
↳ healthcare services
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industries served across financial services, utilities, healthcare, technology, manufacturing, and critical infrastructure
↳ Enterprise and mid-market
Outcomes are anonymized. Industry and context are shared; client names are protected.
Ventures
We don't just advise on AI - we ship it.
Two parallel ventures pressure-test every recommendation ISC makes.
AI-Enabled Product Studio
SmartWorks Labs
ISC designs, develops, and operates AI-enabled software products through SmartWorks Labs - maintaining firsthand fluency with the tools, workflows, and constraints most consultants only read about.
Founder & CEO
Rob Anonen
I have spent my career learning how organizations actually adopt change. AI is the most powerful tool I have ever applied to that problem.
Rob founded ISC and has led enterprise consulting engagements across financial services, utilities, healthcare, and technology, building the operating discipline that became the Define-Analyze-Execute framework. He holds Microsoft certifications in AI transformation and builds software with the same AI tools his clients use.
FROM THE FOUNDER
When AI Becomes Just Intelligence
Why the question was never whether the intelligence is real.
An essay by Rob Anonen - 35 min read