
Spaik’s 2026 State of AI in Consulting shows firms productizing AI services and reshaping delivery economics
Spaik’s State of AI in Consulting 2026 report finds that leading consultancies are shifting from hours-based advisory to AI-enabled, productized services, with generative AI embedded into discovery, analysis, and document production, and with clear implications from the EU AI Act for how client-facing AI tools are governed.
Identify 2–3 client deliverables your teams produce repeatedly (for example, operating model blueprints or controls assessments) and design AI-assisted accelerators around them so you can sell outcomes at a premium while delivering faster and more consistently.
highIf your firm does not invest in AI-enabled delivery, you risk being undercut by rivals who can deliver similar outcomes in a fraction of the time, or by specialist boutiques whose AI products directly compete with traditional consulting work.
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