Neil Marley, CEO of Qualyfi: Building an AI assistant for Tech Delivery & Consulting Teams

It's time once again for the latest update from Conversational AI News.

Today I'm bringing you an interview with Neil Marley , CEO of Qualyfi , the company behind AskQ, the AI assistant for technology delivery and consulting teams.

First, let's get to the key links:

• Listen online: Episode 6: Neil Marley, CEO of Qualyfi
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AskQ is an LLM/RAG-enabled solution that provides 24/7 contextual answers for anyone working in your technology environment - so it's especially useful for consulting and tech delivery teams.

This won't be a surprise if you came to the Conversational AI Mini Summit last month as you'll have seen Neil speak very eloquently about the background to the company and their key offering, AskQ. (Neil and the Qualyfi team were also gracious supporters of the event.)

In the interview, we also discuss the evolution of technology delivery, the role of AI in training and development, and the challenges faced by organisations in standardising processes.

One aspect that was very well appreciated during Neil's talk at the Mini Summit was the democratisation of knowledge and providing opportunities for individuals from diverse backgrounds to excel in technology delivery. I asked Neil to expand on this during the interview.

Here are some of the takeaways from the interview:

• AI is at a similar maturity stage as the public cloud was in its early days.
• Qualyfi aims to open opportunities for individuals without traditional academic backgrounds.
• The AskQ service combines Qualyfi's IP with an LLM to provide relevant answers to users on demand.
• Training and mentoring are crucial for early career development in tech.
• AI can significantly reduce the time required for tasks like creating statements of work.
• Standardization in tech delivery is essential for efficiency and risk management.
• Qualyfi's approach focuses on empathy and determination in selecting candidates.
• The future of tech delivery will involve smaller teams using software agents.
• Organisations need to adapt their talent acquisition strategies to include AI tools.

Thanks again for participating Neil!

You can find out more about the Qualyfi team at https://qualyfi.co.uk/ and more specifically, AskQ, here: https://qualyfi.co.uk/askq.

I'll be back with more Conversational AI updates very soon.

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Ewan