The client had a legacy IT team full of brilliant engineers… trained in tools that were going obsolete. Rather than replace them, the CTO wanted to reinvent them—by bringing AI to their hands, minds, and workflows.
We designed and delivered a 6-month AI upskilling journey. It combined short-term mentorship with internal hackathons and real project deployment. The result? A smarter, more agile workforce—and zero layoffs. They didn’t just adopt AI. They became AI-ready.
How we Completed
Rather than lay off loyal engineers, this company chose to invest in them—and we helped make that decision pay off. By designing hands-on training and mentorship that respected experience while opening doors to AI fluency, we unlocked innovation from within.
The Mission
To bridge the gap between legacy and innovation by making AI adoption a people-first journey.
Challenges
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Resistance from senior engineers
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No internal AI roadmap
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Skills gap between current workforce and future needs
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Risk of losing institutional knowledge
Solutions
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Assessed internal skills and created custom AI learning paths
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Delivered cohort-based training (Intro to ML, GenAI, NLP, Python)
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Paired AI-savvy mentors with legacy engineers in real projects
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Launched an internal “AI Champions” program to scale cultural adoption
Final Results
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Trained 100+ legacy engineers into AI-literate roles within 6 months
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Rebuilt 2 internal tools using AI automation with in-house staff
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3 new AI projects launched without external hiring
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Created long-term AI culture from within
Testimonial
“InConsulting helped us protect our people and modernize. The learning programs were practical, respectful, and transformative.”
— CTO, Fortune 500 Global Enterprise
