Collaboration aims to create new operational delivery models for clients in life sciences, insurance and professional services, integrating academic research with consulting practice.
Professional services firm Sikich has announced a strategic collaboration with Boston University's Questrom School of Business to co-develop intelligence strategy frameworks for clients in highly regulated industries. The initiative will focus on creating standards for applying advanced analytics, AI, and machine learning in the life sciences, insurance and legal sectors.
The partnership combines Sikich's experience in regulatory compliance and digital transformation with Questrom's academic research. The stated goal is to establish new operational delivery models that can help clients accelerate project outcomes and strengthen compliance. According to the announcement, the collaboration will also lead to the creation of advanced intelligent delivery teams designed to support client transformation projects.
In a move that distinguishes this from a purely academic exercise, Sikich plans to integrate the frameworks developed with Questrom directly into its client delivery methodology within the next year. This approach is intended to provide Sikich clients with a method for accelerating the time-to-value for complex data and AI investments.
"In the race to harness true digital intelligence, the market demands not just technology, but systematic, repeatable frameworks for high-impact delivery," said Bobby Roy, principal at Sikich. "Our collaboration with Questrom is a bold move to define the standard for operational excellence in Intelligence delivery."
The project will involve Questrom faculty and students who specialize in data governance, operations technology and industry benchmarks. Susan Fournier, Dean of the Boston University Questrom School of Business, described the initiative as an example of experiential learning where students help create practical solutions.
“This collaboration with Sikich reflects Questrom Experiential Learning in action – where students help develop solutions that are embedded in how organizations execute AI transformation, not simply studied in theory,” Fournier said.
Peter Howard, Executive Director of Action Learning at Questrom, added that the goal is to create models that are "practical yet disruptive, treating intelligence delivery as a strategic asset rather than a departmental function.” The collaboration is framed by the two organizations as part of a broader industry shift from digital transformation to "intelligence transformation," enabling delivery teams to improve continuously through AI-driven vertical engines.
SOURCE: Sikich
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