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Pipeline · internal capability

How the desk grows the next principals

A two-year apprenticeship for the analysts and consultants who will become the next named principals.

Read the apprenticeship

How the apprenticeship reads

You will see the curriculum, the milestones and the exit credentials. Where an apprentice contributes to your engagement, the principal carries the audit response. The apprentice carries the work.

We publish the apprenticeship because the talent question is the most common scale objection. Our answer is to grow the pipeline and to publish it.

Six apprentices in the current cohort. Two more start in October.

The 8-quarter curriculum

  1. Q1

    Founder's standards and citation discipline

    First dispatch published with named principal sign-off.

  2. Q2

    Sector grounding (banking + insurance + pharma)

    First sector-led note co-authored with a regional director.

  3. Q3

    Audit-trail design under ISO 42001 and SS1/23

    First control-set mapping produced for a live client.

  4. Q4

    Board-paper writing and committee facilitation

    First-draft board paper accepted on first reading by a sponsor.

  5. Q5

    Cross-jurisdictional regulation (EU AI Act, DIFC Reg 10)

    Co-led briefing for a multi-jurisdictional client.

  6. Q6

    Vendor due diligence and procurement support

    Apprentice-led RAG scoring of a new AI vendor.

  7. Q7

    Engagement leadership under principal supervision

    First named role on an engagement charter.

  8. Q8

    Exit credentials and Council nomination

    Council vote on Principal Consultant status.