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DPDP Act readiness for Indian MSMEs: a phased plan to May 2027

Most DPDP obligations apply from May 2027, as notified. A phased plan that lets a small or mid sized business get ready in steps it can afford, starting with knowing what personal data it holds.

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Why AI pilots stall: a gate based model for taking AI from pilot to production

Most AI pilots that stall do so for reasons that were visible before the first line of code. A five gate model makes those reasons explicit and decides when to stop.

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Measuring AI agents: evaluation methods that predict production reliability

Many agent evaluations measure the wrong thing, on the wrong cases, once. A framework for building evaluations whose results actually predict how an agent will behave in production.

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Paying for outputs, not hours: a framework for output based software contracts

Time and materials contracts put delivery risk on the buyer. Output based contracts move it to the supplier, but only work when acceptance is objective. A framework for writing them.

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Forward deployed engineering: an operating model for AI delivery inside client teams

AI systems depend on context that lives inside the client's teams and systems. An operating model for embedding engineers and strategists where the work is, and handing over cleanly.

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Build, buy or compose: deciding between packaged software, low code and custom builds

Packaged software, low code and custom builds each fit different problems. A decision path that helps owners and CTOs choose, and recognise when composing the three is the better answer.

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