AI Value Realization Platform
Your AI programme is live.
Your board wants proof.
SilkFlo is the AI Value Realization Platform and benefits realisation software for AI and automation. It takes every initiative from idea to costed business case, through approval, to benefits tracked against the forecast, across Copilot, RPA and agentic AI.
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Trusted by Aviva UK · Nestlé · Staffordshire County Council
SilkFloTracking realised value against the original business case
One-off investment £8,000
Running cost per year £42,780
Simplified SilkFlo screens with demo workspace data.
Used by AI, digital and innovation teams at
Faster from idea to approved business case
Compared with spreadsheet and consulting methods
Forecast savings tracked in one portfolio
Roland Szymanski, COO, electronics manufacturer
Of manual reporting returned each month
Per business analyst, from automated ROI tracking
Why AI that works still doesn’t show up in the P&L
AI shows up in the P&L only when someone tracks its benefits after go-live. Most organisations don’t: business cases are filed at approval and never checked, and vendor dashboards count usage, not return. An AI Value Realization Platform closes that gap by tracking benefits realisation from approval onward.
Ideas scattered everywhere
Use cases sit in Excel, Miro and inboxes, with no standard intake and no single view of the portfolio.
Funding follows the loudest voice
Approvals go to whoever argues best, not the initiative most likely to pay back.
Business cases nobody revisits
Once a project goes live, nobody checks the forecast against what it actually delivered.
Reporting eats hours every month
Innovation leads build reports by hand every month to defend budgets they can’t evidence.
How Aviva found £12M of savings opportunities in 21 days
Aviva’s Claims Innovation team tracked ideas in spreadsheets and a Miro board, with no standard intake and no financial model. With SilkFlo’s AI intake and ready-made business case models, they qualified 102 AI and automation opportunities in 21 days, each with a costed business case. Total cost: £865.
“SilkFlo transformed our process discovery, uncovering £12 million in savings in just three weeks. Its efficiency and ease of use have been a genuine step change for our team.”
The AI Value Realization Platform for every initiative
Benefits realisation means checking that each investment delivers what its business case promised. Most teams try it in spreadsheets, months after go-live. SilkFlo, the AI Value Realization Platform, builds it into every step, from the first idea to the last pound saved.
Capture every AI idea in plain words
Staff describe an opportunity in their own words. SilkFlo’s AI turns it into a scored idea with the team, process and likely value, so good ideas don’t get lost in an inbox.
- No long forms
- Every idea scored the same way
- Hit pipeline targets without chasing teams for ideas
“SilkFlo transformed our messy innovation pipeline into a £12M portfolio of financially-vetted, board-ready business cases. It changed the conversation from ‘what if’ to ‘what’s the ROI’.”
Build an AI business case the board will fund
Each idea becomes a costed business case: one-off investment, running costs, expected benefits and payback. That gives you a benefits realisation plan you can track from day one. Try the method in our free AI ROI calculator.
- Ready-made models for Copilot, RPA and agentic AI
- Costs and benefits in plain terms
- Win budget sign-off in fewer rounds with finance
“SilkFlo simplifies cost/benefit analysis and ROI tracking in one click. Exactly what’s needed to streamline innovation management and communicate value to stakeholders.”
Bianca AgostonAI & Automation LeaderApprove AI investments through clear stage gates
Every idea moves through the same gates, from review to approval. Leaders compare value against ease of delivery across the whole portfolio, so funding follows evidence and every sign-off is on record.
- One view of every idea, by stage
- A clear record of who approved what
- Stop funding work that won’t pay back
“SilkFlo eliminates the silos when implementing AI and automation. With centralised governance, it’s easier to get stakeholder buy-in and keep everyone aligned on company strategy and goals.”
Georgina OwensCTOTrack realised benefits against the forecast
Once an initiative is live, SilkFlo brings in usage from Copilot, UiPath and your other tools and compares realised benefits with the original business case. Anything behind plan is flagged early, while there’s still time to fix it.
- Works across any AI or automation vendor
- Forecast vs actual, updated as data arrives
- No more chasing benefit owners for monthly updates
“SilkFlo has become an important part of our benefits realisation approach, providing us with a structured way to capture, assess, prioritise and track opportunities across our digital transformation and automation portfolio.”
Report one benefits realisation number to the board
Every initiative rolls up into one benefits realisation dashboard: net cashable savings, run-rate and annualised value, with cashable and non-cashable benefits kept separate. When the board asks what AI has returned, the answer is ready.
- Every figure traces back to an initiative
- Six value drivers, from savings to NPS
- Answer “what has AI returned?” in minutes, not weeks
“Before SilkFlo, our RPA and AI projects were in spreadsheets — it was chaotic, wasted time and lacked transparency. Now it’s all unified. SilkFlo provides the board-level transparency we needed.”
Ryan BarkerCTO, Re-InsuranceSimplified SilkFlo screens with demo workspace data.
AI tools report usage. SilkFlo reports return.
Copilot counts prompts. Agent and automation platforms count runs. Each dashboard covers one vendor and stops short of the money. SilkFlo, the AI Value Realization Platform, sits across all of them and tracks what every initiative returns against its business case, whatever it’s built on.
SilkFlo figures are demo workspace data.
What leaders say about SilkFlo, the AI Value Realization Platform
SilkFlo has been crucial for our automation and AI initiatives. From Discovery to Go-Live, SilkFlo has helped us discover 100s of ideas, with forecasted value of over 3 million euros.
With SilkFlo, we can see our innovation projects clearly in one pipeline, making prioritization and delivery faster than ever. It’s a truly dedicated tool we wish we had earlier.
SilkFlo enables a culture where everyone’s input in the AI journey is valued. It goes beyond idea management and allows the whole org to share and measure ideas effortlessly, driving better AI and automation solutions from the get-go.
Frequently asked questions
What is SilkFlo?
SilkFlo is an AI Value Realization Platform. It helps AI, digital and transformation leaders capture AI and automation ideas, build costed business cases, approve the right ones and track the return each one delivers against its forecast, with finance able to check every number. It replaces spreadsheets and disconnected tools with one system of record for every initiative, whatever vendor it runs on.
What is an AI Value Realization Platform?
An AI Value Realization Platform tracks every AI and automation initiative from idea to costed business case, approval and live results, so the benefits delivered can be checked against the forecast. SilkFlo is the AI Value Realization Platform built for this: finance can verify each number, and the board sees one view of what AI has returned.
What is AI value realisation?
AI value realisation is proving that each AI and automation initiative delivers the return its business case promised. You set a baseline and forecast before go-live, then track actual benefits against that forecast until the value is realised: cash savings, revenue, capacity released, customer and employee experience, and risk. It is benefits realisation, applied to AI. Read the full definition.
How do I prove AI ROI to the board?
Show the board three things for each AI initiative: the business case it approved, what it has actually delivered since go-live, and the gap between the two. That means setting a baseline and forecast before launch, then tracking real benefits (cash savings, capacity released, customer and employee experience, risk) against that forecast every month. SilkFlo does this for every initiative and rolls it up into one portfolio figure, so the answer is ready when the board asks. Aviva UK used SilkFlo to qualify £12M of savings opportunities in 21 days, at 90x lower cost than a consulting approach.
How is SilkFlo different from a project management tool?
Unlike general project management tools such as Jira or Asana that act as a ‘System of Work’, SilkFlo, the AI Value Realization Platform, is purpose-built for the financial governance of AI and technology initiatives, acting as a ‘System of Value’. It combines opportunity discovery, AI business case modelling, stage-gate governance and real-time ROI tracking in one platform. It sits above your execution tools as the financial and strategic layer, vendor-agnostic and integrated via API with your existing tech stack.
How quickly can SilkFlo deliver value?
Within weeks. Aviva UK’s Claims Innovation team qualified 102 AI and automation opportunities, worth £12M in potential savings, within 21 days of starting with SilkFlo, each with a costed business case. Business cases that used to take weeks to build can be drafted in minutes from an idea described in plain words.
Who is SilkFlo designed for?
SilkFlo is built for the AI, digital and transformation leaders who have to show what their AI and automation programme returns: Heads of AI and Automation, digital and transformation directors, and centre of excellence leads. It is used in UK public sector organisations, including councils, and in financial services. Finance teams use it to check and sign off the numbers.
Is benefits realisation now a compliance requirement?
Not a legal requirement for most organisations, but it is increasingly expected. PMI’s PMBOK Guide (7th edition) makes “focus on value” one of its twelve principles. For councils in England, external auditors must report on the arrangements in place to secure value for money, under the National Audit Office’s Code of Audit Practice. A benefits register that tracks realised benefits against each business case is clear evidence of those arrangements.
Is SilkFlo secure and compliant?
Yes. SilkFlo is ISO 27001:2022 certified, GDPR-compliant, and holds UK Cyber Essentials certification. Full security documentation is available at silkflo.eu.trust.site.
What software is used for benefits realisation?
Most organisations start with spreadsheets, which stop being updated once a project goes live. Portfolio management tools and vendor dashboards come next, but they track delivery and usage rather than financial return. Benefits realisation software holds a business case and baseline for every initiative, tracks actual benefits against the forecast after go-live and keeps cashable savings apart from capacity released, whichever vendor the initiative runs on. SilkFlo is built for this across AI and automation portfolios, from Microsoft 365 Copilot to RPA and AI agents.
How long does SilkFlo take to set up?
Days, and with your data ready a workspace can be live within hours. Aviva UK’s Claims Innovation team had a costed, prioritised pipeline of 102 opportunities within 21 days. Contributors join free, so staff across the organisation can submit ideas from the first day, and each idea described in plain words becomes a draft business case.
Stop tracking activity. Start proving return.
Join the AI, digital and transformation leaders who use SilkFlo, the AI Value Realization Platform, to answer the question their board is already asking: what did the AI budget actually deliver?
Free, and built around your own initiatives.