Astute AI Harness

Governed AI for finance and planning workflows

The Astute AI Harness helps organisations bring AI into finance, planning and analytics workflows in a controlled, scalable and practical way.

Built on the Jedox platform, the Harness allows AI functions to work with approved business data, permission-aware context, governed memory, model choice and structured workflow controls.

For organisations that want to move beyond AI experimentation and integrate AI into planning, analytics, data and reporting workflows, expanding insight, improve decision making and streamlining business processes.

AI that works inside your business context.

AI becomes more useful when it understands the task, the user, the workflow and the business model.

A CFO may receive enterprise-wide insight.

A finance business partner may receive insight for a business unit.

A manager may only receive information for their own cost centre.

The Astute AI Harness prepares the context required for each AI function before the function runs. This context may include planning data, financial structures, operational metrics, business rules, workflow status, scenarios, commentary, assumptions and relevant organisational information.

The Harness aligns this context to the user’s access rights.

The AI function can be reusable.
The context changes dynamically.
The output stays relevant and controlled.

Control your context and memory

The future value of AI will not sit only in the model.

It will sit in the business context, governed memory, workflows and decision history that make AI useful for your organisation.

The Astute AI Harness helps organisations manage their own context and governed memory over time.

This allows the organisation to retain control of business rules, approved explanations, planning conventions, workflow outcomes and internal knowledge that can support future AI functions.

Models can change.
Providers can change.
Your business context and organisational intelligence remains’ under your control.

Choose the right model for the right task

Different AI tasks require different models.

Some need strong reasoning. Some need low cost and speed. Some require specific hosting, data retention or regional requirements. Some workflows may justify a higher-capability model. Others may be better suited to a lower-cost model.

The Astute AI Harness allows model choice to be governed at the function level.

This gives organisations flexibility to select the right model for each task, provider and risk profile, without locking the business workflow to a single AI provider.

Custom workflows for the way your business works

The Harness can support AI-enabled workflows across finance, planning, analytics, operations and executive insight.

Each workflow can combine data, AI analysis, human review, approvals, escalations and follow-up actions.

AI supports the process.

The workflow controls the next step.

People remain accountable for the outcome.

Governance before production

The Astute AI Harness provides a controlled path for AI functions to move from design to production.

Before release, an AI function can be reviewed across:

Process:

Function purpose and business outcomes

Data sources:

Data source, type, quality

Access control:

Data sensitivity and access controls

Prompt and instructions:

The requests and system instructions used to support the function

Model selection:

AI model selected for function

Review and approval: Human and AI evaluation, review and approval steps

AI context:

Context provided to AI

Memory:

User, system, short term and long term memory used or updated

Audit and control:

Audit requirements and logging settings

New oneX:

Audit VVVVvv

This allows organisations to introduce AI into sensitive finance and planning workflows with confidence.

Built on Jedox

Jedox provides the platform foundation for the Astute AI Harness.

It brings together planning models, integration, workflow, security, user experience and business logic in one environment.

The Harness uses this foundation to prepare context, apply user access, manage workflow steps and place AI functions inside governed planning and performance processes.

What makes the Astute AI Harness different?

Permission-aware context

AI functions receive context based on the user, task, workflow and access rights.

1. Governed memory

The organisation can control what knowledge is retained, reused and governed over time.

2. Model flexibility

Each AI function can use the most appropriate model based on cost, risk, performance and provider requirements.

3. Configurable workflows

AI can be embedded into the way the organisation plans, reviews, approves and acts.

4. Governance before production

AI functions can be reviewed before they are connected to production data.

5. Business control

The organisation retains control of context, memory, workflows and decisions.

Start with one governed AI workflow

The best way to begin is with a focused pilot.

Select one finance or planning workflow where AI can reduce manual effort, improve consistency and support better decision-making while retaining control.

Examples include:

Management commentary
Variance explanation
Workforce planning follow-up
Forecast review
Executive insight reporting