Approach
We count AI value the way finance counts any capital investment.
AI value does not arrive as one river. A copilot, an automation, and a customer-service agent are separate streams of spend. TribuTrace traces each stream to a result and says how sure that result is. This is AI value realization: measuring the financial impact of AI already in use, and attributing that value to the P&L.
Copilot
Automation, the stream drawn in brass
Service agent
Value ledger
Cost, result, and a confidence label.
How an engagement runs
A typical Baseline is about four weeks after a scoping call. That duration is typical, not a guarantee. The call agrees which initiatives are in scope, who the client is, and who will see the results.
01
Inventory
List every AI cost line: licenses, usage, implementation, and internal time. The total is the cost of the initiative, not the software invoice alone.
02
Baseline
Rebuild the before picture for each initiative from existing system data. Gaps are flagged. They are not filled with a guess.
03
Attribute
Pick a method for each initiative and review it with your CFO and controller. Each figure is labeled. Not yet attributable is an allowed answer.
- Before and after, with a comparison group
- Staggered rollout
- Matched comparison
- Not yet attributable
04
Readout
The value ledger, a keep, fix, or stop call for each initiative, a one-page summary for the board or limited partners, and a quarterly routine your team can run without us.
Confidence labels
Every figure is marked measured, estimated, projected, or not yet attributable. Labels are never removed to make a number look better.
- Measured
- Estimated
- Projected
- Not yet attributable
Who we work with
- The operating partner sponsors the work.
- The portfolio-company CFO owns the ledger and sees findings first.
- The controller or FP&A team handles the data.
- Initiative owners give short interviews.
Client time is modest: a few hours from most people; more from your controller.
Data
We prefer read-only exports, under a nondisclosure agreement. We use only the data the work needs. No customer personal data is needed.
After the Baseline
The same rules apply to later work. Fixed fees, agreed before the work starts. Nothing on this page has a price.
Quarterly Value Ledger Refresh
Bring the ledger forward each quarter, in time for the board, and update the one-page summary.
Board and LP reporting support
Help prepare the AI value pages for a limited-partner meeting, a budget cycle, or a board question.
Measurement Setup
Before a new AI project launches, set the baseline, the comparison, and what would make you stop.
Portfolio Baseline
The same method across several portfolio companies, so the results can be compared.
Fund-level rollup
One view for the fund, using only what each company has agreed to share. It lives in the spreadsheet or reporting tool you already have. We do not build software.
Add-on Baseline
The same method when a platform company acquires an add-on.
Pre-exit AI Value Pack
About 12 to 18 months before a sale, document the method, the sources, and the confidence labels for the data room and for buyer questions.
How we stay independent
Fixed fees. No fees tied to the value we report. We don't resell AI tools or implementation.
We charge fixed fees agreed before work starts. Our fees never depend on the value we report, on a deal closing, or on an exit price. We don't resell, implement, or take referral fees from AI tools. We don't work for both buyer and seller on the same transaction. Every figure carries its confidence label, and we state the limits of what the data can show. This is measurement, not an audit or attest engagement.
What we will not do
- Publish a number without a baseline.
- Accept a vendor's savings estimate as fact.
- Build measurement your team cannot run without us.