80–95%
AI projects fail to deliver ROI
MIT / BCG / McKinsey 2025
$407B
Total enterprise AI spending in 2026
Up 34.8% YoY · Gartner / IDC
29%
Only see significant org-wide ROI
Despite 97% claiming "benefits"
54%
C-suite say AI is "tearing company apart"
Writer / Workplace Intel 2026

With 80–95% of AI projects failing to deliver ROI — not from bad technology, but from poor change management — the competitive advantage belongs to organisations that get the human side right.

Strategy AHead works directly inside organisations to close that gap. Practical, structured, and designed to make external consulting unnecessary as quickly as possible. We operate as a curated ecosystem of specialist startups and senior professionals — bringing the right expertise to each engagement without the overhead of a traditional firm.

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Core areas of focus
Bridging cutting-edge technology
and human potential.

Diagnosing the AI Maturity Baseline

A structured, evidence-based diagnostic across five dimensions — leadership, workforce, operations, governance, and customer trust — that tells you exactly where to start, not just how mature you are.

Navigating the Digital & AI Frontier

Helping leadership turn AI ambition into governed, adopted, value-generating capability with real board-level oversight and a disciplined way to decide what AI should and shouldn't touch.

Amplifying the Human Premium

Building the conditions role by role for creativity, empathy, and critical thinking to grow as automation scales, instead of quietly eroding.

Leading Hybrid Teams

Equipping managers with the distinct skill of running teams where AI does real work, not just human teams that happen to use AI.

Building Winning, Responsible Cultures

Turning unauthorized "shadow AI" use from a compliance headache into a demand signal — building the psychologically safe, fast-moving governance culture AI adoption actually depends on.

Designing Trustworthy AI Experiences

Mapping every AI touchpoint in your customer journey and designing deliberately what to disclose, so trust is built on purpose and not eroded by accident.

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Proprietary methodology
The A.C.T.I.V.E. AI
Transformation Framework

A practitioner's implementation blueprint for navigating the human and process layers of AI transformation — not just the technology. Real AI transformation is a power and identity project that happens to use technology.

Phase 01
Weeks 1–3

Alignment

Map power, fear, and incentives. Secure a sponsor with budget authority.

Phase 02
Weeks 4–7

Cartography

Deconstruct roles into atomic tasks. Build the AI opportunity map.

Phase 03
Weeks 6–9

Truth

Name what is actually changing. Commit to specific role redesigns.

Phase 04
Weeks 8–18

Integration

Rewrite SOPs as human-machine collaboration flows. Track adoption weekly.

Phase 05
Weeks 16–26

Velocity

Surface super-users. Build the champion network from the bottom up.

Phase 06
Month 6+

Evolution

Run quarterly agentic readiness audits. Evolve governance with capabilities.

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About the founder
Andrea Heekelaar — Founder, Strategy AHead Consulting
Andrea Heekelaar
Founder & Lead Strategy Consultant

A seasoned global executive with over 20 years of experience leading IT and digital transformation across multinational corporations — including serving as VP of IS-IT Sales & Distribution and CIO of the Dacia brand at Renault Group.

My approach to strategy is shaped by deep operational experience inside global Fortune 500 organisations with revenues up to €250B. I have converted complex legacy IT landscapes into lean, high-performing engines for growth, consistently delivering nine-figure gains in operational efficiency and top-line performance.

At Strategy AHead, I bring that executive track record directly to leadership teams navigating the AI frontier — bridging the gap between cutting-edge technology and the human capabilities that determine whether transformation actually sticks.

20+
Years of leadership
experience
€250B
Max revenue of
organisations helped transform
3+
Sectors: Consulting,
Energy & Automotive
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