EDGE by Blue Orange Digital

EDGE Deploy

From Roadmap to Working AI - in 3 to 6 Months

The assessment identified the opportunities. Now someone has to build them. EDGE Deploy puts a dedicated pod - a Portfolio Success Partner, a Delivery Lead, and AI-enabled Implementors - inside your portfolio company to architect, build, deploy, and measure. No handoff from a strategy firm to a separate implementer. The people who designed the solution are the people who ship it.

3-6 Mo
To Production
3+
Person Dedicated Pod
5
Back-Office Functions
$150K+
Outcome-Aligned
Where We Deploy

The Back-Office Functions Where AI Pays Back Fastest

We focus on the operational workflows where mid-market companies consistently see the highest ROI - the functions that drive cost, touch every transaction, and have the most manual work to automate.

Finance and Accounting

Automated reconciliation, AP/AR processing, anomaly detection, real-time cash flow visibility. The workflows that touch every dollar in the business.

Procurement and Supply Chain

Intelligent vendor selection, demand forecasting, automated PO processing, contract analysis. Reducing cost-of-goods and improving working capital.

HR and People Operations

Automated onboarding, benefits administration, compliance document processing. Reducing the administrative load on teams that are already stretched thin.

IT Operations

Ticket routing and resolution, infrastructure monitoring, security event triage. Keeping systems running without scaling headcount proportionally.

Customer Operations

Intelligent case routing, response generation, SLA monitoring, churn prediction. Improving retention and reducing the cost to serve.

Prioritization Framework
How do you decide which use cases to fund first?
Explore 28 scored AI use cases with EBITDA logic, sector filters, and a 4-phase roadmap.
Explore the Framework

The Pod Model

A senior team that embeds with your organization. Every EDGE Deploy engagement is staffed with dedicated senior professionals - not a pyramid of junior associates billing hours while they learn your business.

DELIVERY LAYERPODPortfolio SuccessPartnerDeliveryLeadImplementor(s)AI-ENABLEDPE Operating PartnerPortco LeadershipData FoundationAI/ML SystemsChange MgmtGovernanceBoard Reporting
Portfolio Success Partner
Strategy & Alignment

Portfolio Success Partner

Your single point of contact who bridges the operating partner, portco leadership, and the technical team.

  • Board and operating review reporting
  • Change management and adoption
  • Stakeholder communication
  • Value creation plan alignment
Delivery Lead
Architecture & Design

Delivery Lead

The senior AI architect who owns the technical vision and turns business priorities into production-grade solutions.

  • Process audit and workflow mapping
  • Data model and system design
  • Technical quality and governance
  • Success metric definition
Implementor(s)
Build & Ship

Implementor(s)

AI-enabled engineers who write the code, build the automations, and integrate with your systems. Scaled to fit scope.

  • Production code and automation
  • System integration and testing
  • AI/ML model deployment
  • Leveraging Claude, OpenAI, and enterprise tooling

Investment

$150,000–$500,000

Depending on scope, data readiness, and rollout pace. Structured to align our incentives with your outcomes.

Pricing Model
Milestone-Based T&M

Payments tied to delivery checkpoints - not open-ended hourly billing. You pay for progress, not time.

Outcome Bonuses
Aligned to Your EBITDA

Tie a portion of the fee to measurable savings or EBITDA improvement. Our upside is your upside.

What’s Included
Full Pod + Delivery

Dedicated 3+ person team covering architecture, build, deployment, change management, and board reporting.

Scope Your Engagement
Your EDGE Journey

The First Win Is Built. Now Scale It.

You have assessed and deployed. Here is where you are - and what comes next.

250+
Production Deployments
SOC 2
Type II Certified
10+
Years Data & AI
4
Platform Certifications

The Roadmap Is Done. Now Build the First Win.

Scope your EDGE Deploy engagement with a 30-minute strategy call.