Jornada de IA Organizacional: Sabendo Quando Você Precisa de Ajuda

Por Oluwole Akinwale Diretor, Professional Services

We lived in our home in Basingstoke for sete anos before deciding to move from the UK to the UAE. Seven years may not sound like much, but it feels a lot longer when you have to pack up your whole life.

Every cupboard, drawer, shelf and corner suddenly became a decision point. Should we keep something, store it, give it away, throw it out or take it with us?

Things we hadn’t touched in years suddenly needed our attention. With our flights already booked, time was running out. We had to clear out rubbish, sort our stuff, pack what we wanted to store, handle paperwork, and deal with a long list of small jobs that had piled up over seven years.

At first, we thought, “We can do this ourselves.” How hard could packing up a house be? But it turned out to be much harder than we expected.

The moment you realize you need help

Eventually, we realized something important. The real challenge wasn’t just packing: it was about time, energy and know-how. In theory, we could have done it all ourselves. With enough time, maybe we would have managed. But since we didn’t have that luxury, we chose to hire professional help, even though it cost more.

It’s easy to see the bill and think, “We could have saved money by doing it ourselves.” But what would it have really cost if we hadn’t asked for help? Maybe we would have felt overwhelmed, changed our flights, packed things badly, damaged them, or even thrown something out by mistake. And there’s another cost that’s harder to measure: our time.

Our last days in the UK weren’t just about packing boxes. We wanted to spend that time with family and friends before moving so far away. Doing everything ourselves might have saved money, but it could have cost us something much more valuable.

Organizations face the same decision with AI

I see the same thing when organizations start working with AI. It’s natural to want to do everything in-house.

“We have a technology team. Our people know the business better than anyone. There are plenty of AI tools available.” Maybe you actually can do it yourself, but the real question is: What will it cost if you try to do everything alone?

The cost isn’t just about salaries. It’s also the months spent experimenting without a clear plan, talented people being pulled away from their main jobs, teams repeating work, buying technology before understanding the real problem, or building something in-house that already exists elsewhere. Most importantly, there’s the risk of moving too slowly while everything else keeps changing.

Expert help shouldn’t mean giving over the keys

When we hired people to help with our move, we didn’t let them decide what our family should keep. They couldn’t do that. They didn’t know which boxes held memories that mattered to us, what should go into storage, what needed to come with us, or what we were ready to let go of. We still had to make those choices. Their job was to help us carry out those decisions efficiently. That’s an important point for organizations using AI.

External experts shouldn’t come in and decide your AI strategy for you. They don’t know your business like you do. They don’t fully understand your customers, culture, history, limitations or goals. But the right experts can help you avoid mistakes, question assumptions, bring in experience you don’t have yet, and speed things up. You still decide what’s important; they just help you get there.

The cheapest option isn’t always the lowest-cost option

It’s natural to see outside help as just another expense. Sometimes it is, and organizations shouldn’t outsource every AI decision just because AI is new. But sometimes, not investing in help ends up costing much more than getting it. I learned that firsthand during our move.

We could have skipped paying for professional help. But if that meant changing flights, taking more time off work, damaging our things, wearing ourselves out, and missing time with loved ones, would we really have saved anything? Probably not.

The same calculation applies to AI.

The goal isn’t just to spend as little as possible. It’s about figuring out where your organization should build its own skills, where you need outside help, and where combining both will get you to your goal faster. There’s no prize for carrying every box by yourself. Sometimes the smartest thing you can do is recognize which ones you shouldn’t have to carry alone.

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