About this brief
A thinking tool, not a sales pitch.
This site exists to give Bentleys partners a structured framework for thinking about AI adoption — what's changed, what the real options are, and how to size the impact. Verify every figure against your own firm data before acting.
[PLACEHOLDER: consultant name]
Independent AI infrastructure consultant
[PLACEHOLDER: paragraph 1 — background and expertise relevant to Bentleys]
[PLACEHOLDER: paragraph 2 — specific experience with private AI deployment for professional services firms]
Analysed Bentleys' tech stack
Familiar with the M365, FYI Docs, Xero, Active Workpapers environment. No discovery fee to understand the firm.
Private deployment capability
End-to-end fine-tuning workflow including model training on firm-specific data — not a subcontract.
Australian regulatory alignment
Privacy Act, TPB Code, APES 320 — the deployment frameworks are designed around these from day one.
Methodology
How the numbers were made — and how to improve them.
Indicative data: All figures on this site are indicative scenarios derived from a single workflow conversation with one Bentleys staff member. They represent useful orders of magnitude, not audited data. Before any investment decision, replace these defaults with a structured internal time-and-motion sample across multiple roles and offices.
How to verify the numbers for your firm
Run a time-and-motion sample
Ask 5–10 staff across different roles to log AI-automatable tasks for one week. Even a rough sample will give you better numbers than the defaults on this site.
Check your current shadow AI exposure
Survey staff anonymously on which AI tools they currently use for client work. The answer is usually surprising — and the basis for sizing the compliance risk.
Review your client data classification
Identify which clients have data that requires the strongest sovereignty answer (SMSF trustees, medical professionals, HNW individuals). This determines whether SaaS is viable or private is required.
Get a hardware quote
The $186K–$387K capex figures on this site are indicative. A current hardware quote for your specific workload will give you a more precise break-even calculation.
Next steps
Three ways to move forward.
This framework is designed to be used without engaging anyone. If it helps you make a better internal decision, that's the goal — regardless of what you decide.
Self-serve
Your timeline
Free
Use this site as a framework. Collect your own data using the verification steps above. Make the decision internally.
Deliverable: Your own validated analysis
Discovery conversation
30 minutes
No charge
Walk through the framework together. Understand where the numbers are most sensitive for your specific firm profile.
Deliverable: Prioritised list of what to validate first
Structured pilot
4 weeks
Fixed fee — credited if you proceed
Working AI on Bentleys data. 5–10 named users. Measured task wins against your baseline. Real evidence, not projections.
Deliverable: Pilot report with your firm's actual numbers
Gate: Go/no-go based on measured results — not projections
Next step
Start with a conversation.
A 30-minute call to walk through the framework, identify which numbers are most sensitive for your firm, and answer honest questions about what the right path is.
Reach out through [PLACEHOLDER: director name] at Bentleys — they can put us in touch directly.
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