How do you evaluate AI consulting firms for PE?
Look at eight criteria: PE-specific track record, AI technical depth (not just strategy decks), data security posture (zero-retention or not), pricing model (fixed vs. hourly), implementation speed, behavioral adoption approach, verified results, and ongoing support.
Ask to see systems they have shipped, not just proposals they have written. The firms that build working AI for PE firms are a different category from the ones that write AI strategy PowerPoints. One group delivers tools your team uses Monday morning. The other delivers a PDF that sits in a shared drive.
The fastest way to tell the difference: ask for a live demo of something they built for a firm like yours. If they cannot show you one, that tells you everything.