Ovako Imatra, part of Ovako Group – a leading special steel manufacturer – partnered with Brillian to build awareness, and explore and accelerate its AI readiness across production, support, as well as business operations and HR. The goal of Brillian Ignite, the intense AI capability program, was to build a foundational understanding of AI across Ovako Imatra’s leadership team, identify and validate impactful AI use cases as well as develop concrete next steps and responsibilities for the pilot-ready concepts.
Overall, more than 40 AI use cases were identified across personal, operational, and product levels, using Brillian’s tools such as the AI Heatmap, AI ROI Toolkit, and AI Adoption Matrix—most relying on traditional machine learning, with nearly half feasible with the help of existing platforms.
Ovako Imatra’s management team expressed clear enthusiasm for adopting AI but recognized that they needed a common language and ground for discussing the potential in a structured way. They acknowledged making meaningful use of AI would require not only new organizational capabilities but also expert-driven exploration of relevant applications. The tailored Brillian Ignite program included: