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HOW WE DELIVER AI DEPLOYMENT, POWERED BY CI&T FLOW AND LEAN AI We build the system that turns a model into outcomes you keep. The model is the easy part. Only 30 to 40 percent of the value in an enterprise AI deployment comes from the model itself. The rest comes from everything around it, and that is the part we build. Explore the system ONE REINFORCING SYSTEM SIX INTERDEPENDENT CONDITIONS, WITH CI&T FLOW AT THE CENTER AS THE ENTERPRISE AI MANAGEMENT SYSTEM. Each condition makes the others stronger, so value compounds into faster delivery, lower cost, and AI that keeps growing more valuable over time. Treat them as one system, not a menu. 01 Reinvent the lifecycle AGENTIC SDLCRedesigning how software gets built, so delivery runs at AI speed. This is the engine. 02 Ground it in data DATA STRATEGYAn AI system is only as good as the data it can reach, so the data foundation comes first. 03 Codify it into reusable knowledge REUSABLE KNOWLEDGETurning one success into a hundred. 04 Align the commercials to speed PRICING FOR SPEEDPricing that rewards efficiency, not hours. 05 Assemble the right network PARTNERSHIPSThe best stack is built, not owned. 06 Govern with a method for impact at scale LEAN AIMethod is the precondition for scale. AT CENTER CI&T FLOW, the Enterprise AI Management System Every condition runs through it. CI&T FLOW orchestrates and governs the whole system, with observability, traceability, and measurable ROI. These are not six things to shop for one at a time. They are six conditions that depend on each other. Remove one and the others lose their footing. The real test of any AI partner is whether they treat all six as a single system. The six are not our pitch. They are our scars. HOW WE PARTNER WITH YOU AN ENGAGEMENT MODEL BUILT TO COMPOUND, NOT JUST TO START. We start by measuring the real value stream, then connect agents to it and improve in continuous cycles. Every step is instrumented, so progress is something you can see, not something you have to take on faith. 1Set the baselineValue Stream Mapping with a multidisciplinary group. We identify the main sources of waste and analyze lead time and flow efficiency in your current SDLC. 2StartSecurity and technical authorization, customized agentic platform and agents, and clear commitments on efficiency, speed gains, and ROI. 3Run and operateGetting real results out of AI-enhanced teams, with humans orchestrating and agents executing. 4LaunchWe launch the Agentic SDLC Operation inside your environment, not in a sandbox apart from it. 5BuildTeams and agents get involved in each operation, co-designing the agents they will actually use. 6MeasureData, metrics, and KPIs tracked end to end, so progress is always visible and never assumed. 7EvolveContinuous improvements on agents and platforms. The system keeps getting better the longer it runs. ∞Continuous cyclesMap, connect, target, improve. The Agentic SDLC operation runs as a loop, not a one-off project. THE SYSTEM IN DEPTH THE CONNECTIVE TISSUE AND THE FOUNDATION. CI&T FLOW Enterprise AI Management System AI orchestrated for your enterprise. Not the other way around. CI&T FLOW orchestrates and governs AI usage so your teams can use the tools they prefer and build new products with observability, flexibility, traceability, and measurable impact, with proven ROI. Explore CI&T FLOW → Lean AI The method, 30 years in the making Speed without method does not scale. People as orchestrators. Coaching at the moment of work, not in training. Every agent tied to a business metric. A living architecture where every interaction compounds knowledge. 2xAI-Augmented 5xAI-Coordinated 20xAI-Orchestrated Most stop at 2x. CI&T is how you reach 20x. Know more about the Lean AI approach → REAL CLIENT WORK, LIVE IN PRODUCTION A STRUCTURAL CHANGE IN THE ECONOMICS OF DELIVERY. Results from CI&T-led delivery engagements, powered by CI&T FLOW, with every figure carrying its baseline. No peaks dressed up as averages. 84% Lower cost per unit of work 90% Less human effort 5 to 13x Faster delivery 10x End to end on a greenfield build, from 49 to 5 days 82 to 89% Accuracy on AI output, measured correctness The same team delivers more, and the same budget buys more scope. Client names withheld under NDA, with the full evidence behind every number shared under NDA. WHAT WE LEARNED APPLYING AI FIVE THINGS PRODUCTION TAUGHT US THAT PILOTS NEVER COULD. 01 The bottleneck is decisions, not code. Our biggest gains came upstream, fixing refinement and validation before a line was written. With AI doing the typing, the work becomes judgment. An engineer now makes 100 decisions an hour, not 2. 02 Copilots give 2x. Orchestration gives 10x. Connecting agents across the whole lifecycle removes the waiting between stages, where the time actually hides. 03 Trust is earned, by design. Tracking how often AI-generated work is right is what earns the trust to give agents increasingly more autonomy. 04 People are the multiplier, not the tools. Teams that co-designed the agents they would use adopted them fully. Teams handed finished tools did not. That ownership is what makes the gains hold. 05 Production beats pilots. Real impact comes from shipping business initiatives, not demos. That is when the economics change by an order of magnitude. QUESTIONS, ANSWERED COMMON QUESTIONS ABOUT HOW WE DELIVER What is AI Deployment? AI Deployment is CI&T’s approach to turning AI into measurable business outcomes. It is one reinforcing system of five moves, Agentic SDLC, data strategy, reusable IP, commercial models, and partnerships, held together by CI&T FLOW, our Enterprise AI Management System, and grounded in Lean AI, our method. What is CI&T FLOW? CI&T FLOW is our proprietary Enterprise AI Management System. It orchestrates and governs AI usage so teams build with observability, flexibility, traceability, and measurable ROI. More than 140 clients and 4,600 AI agents run on the platform. What is Lean AI? Lean AI is CI&T’s methodology, a new category at the intersection of AI and Lean problem-solving. It keeps people in command as orchestrators and ties every agent to a business metric, moving teams up three levels of maturity, from 2x AI-Augmented to 20x AI-Orchestrated. How much faster is delivery with CI&T? Across delivery engagements in production, CI&T saw 5 to 13x faster delivery, peaking at 16x on refinement, with 84% lower cost per unit of work and 90% less human effort, every figure measured against its own baseline. LET'S GO SEE WHAT AI DEPLOYMENT LOOKS LIKE IN YOUR BUSINESS. Talk to our specialists