Measured AI outcomes. Not vendor demos.
BTA's pre-built evaluation harness runs against representative customer data with thresholds defined at Phase 1 exit. The same harness runs in lab and in production.
Operational dashboards, model and data cards, agent-authority audit logs, governance reporting aligned to NIST AI RMF. The evidence the executive sponsor signs off on at Phase 3B exit.
Why AI dashboards alone do not satisfy executives.
Boards, auditors, and cyber-underwriters want measured outcomes against agreed thresholds. Pretty dashboards are not the deliverable.
- Risk 01
No agreed thresholds before deployment
Eval metrics that get defined after the fact have no decision-grade meaning. BTA's harness defines thresholds at Phase 1 exit and reuses them through production.
- Risk 02
Lab and production drift apart
Most engagements re-benchmark in production, which means the lab numbers are not the production numbers. BTA reuses the same harness against customer data in Phase 3A. Same metrics, same thresholds.
- Risk 03
Governance reporting is manual
Model cards, data cards, agent-authority audit logs, and AI RMF alignment evidence get assembled by hand at every audit. Phase 3B ships these as continuous outputs.
How BTA delivers AI evaluation and outcomes.
- 01
Threshold definition (Phase 1)
Evaluation thresholds and acceptance criteria agreed during Phase 1 readout, before any model selection. The threshold is the spec.
- 02
Eval harness in lab (Phase 2)
Pre-built evaluation harness run in the BTA AI POD against tuned model. Metrics captured, thresholds compared, evaluation results report produced.
- 03
Eval harness in customer env (Phase 3A)
Same harness reused against customer data in the customer's environment. Measured outcomes brief signed by executive sponsor before any production commitment.
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Operational dashboards (Phase 3B)
BTA Operations Dashboard Pack (4 dashboards) deployed in production. Model and data cards, agent-authority audit logs, NIST AI RMF alignment evidence as continuous outputs.
What AI Evaluation & Outcomes delivers.
Concrete, customer-side results we measure to.
- SameEval harness in lab and production
- SignedOutcomes brief by executive sponsor
- RMFAligned governance reporting
- Day-2Operational visibility from Phase 3B
We're architects who execute.
Three principles every BTA engagement runs on. Visible in the work itself.
We architect, deploy, and stay through Day-2.
Every engagement is end-to-end. We design the target environment, deploy it in stages, and remain on hand through the operational handoff.
We train your team to own the outcome.
Training is part of every engagement. By the close of an engagement, your operators can run, maintain, and defend the system to an auditor.
We measure success when your team runs it alone.
An engagement closes when your team is operating the solution without us in the room. SIMPLE methodology enforces this exit criterion on every project.
We meet you where you are.
Some teams want the full BTA delivery from architecture to handoff. Others bring us in for a single advisory window or a fully managed operations contract. Pick the model that fits and adjust as the business changes.
Consulting & Advisory
Strategy and senior guidance. Architecture reviews, technology assessments, and roadmap design for teams that own their own operations.
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BTA runs the system day to day under your governance. Monitoring, change management, escalation paths, and SLAs for teams without Day-2 capacity.
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Implementation-only engagement. Faster than the Full Service Lifecycle when the customer team will not own operations afterwards.
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Refresh and refine an existing environment. Performance, automation, and refactor work for platforms already in production.
Learn moreEnablement
SIMPLE-driven Quickstart programs that deliver a specific Cisco capability into production on a known timeline.
Learn moreMentoring
Capability transfer for teams adopting a new platform. Pair-programming, custom training modules, and Cisco MINT-aligned curriculum.
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Questions buyers ask about AI Evaluation & Outcomes.
Direct answers from BTA architects who run these engagements.
What does the evaluation harness measure?
The harness covers accuracy, latency, safety, and the metrics specific to the agentic workflow pattern in scope. Thresholds are agreed at Phase 1 exit and stay fixed through production.Why reuse the same harness in lab and production?
When metrics drift between lab and production, the lab run is no longer a meaningful prerequisite. Reusing the same harness against customer data in Phase 3A means the executive sponsor signs an outcomes brief that maps directly to the Phase 2 lab numbers.What does the BTA Operations Dashboard Pack include?
Four dashboards covering model performance, agent action audit, governance compliance, and operational health. Deployed in Phase 2 (lab) and again in Phase 3B (production).Can BTA produce evidence for AI audits?
Yes. Model cards, data cards, agent-authority audit logs, NIST AI RMF and ISO/IEC 42001 alignment evidence, EU AI Act risk-tier classification (where in-scope) are continuous outputs from Phase 3B onward.
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