Shibumi launches Agentic AI across APAC: practical takeaways for strategy leaders
Shibumi announced the APAC rollout of its Agentic AI at the APAC Chief Strategy Officer Conference in Sydney. The release puts AI Agents from the Shibumi Agent Library and the configurable Agent Factory in the hands of regional enterprises.
The headline shift: moving from human-triggered updates and analysis to an always-on model where answers arrive before the request. For lean strategy teams under pressure to deliver, this means more capacity, less lag, and tighter execution control.
What's new
Shibumi's Agentic AI blends document content, program data, and time/event rules to generate, review, and recommend actions in-flight. Instead of waiting for analysts to ask, agents surface the next best move and fill gaps in real time.
As CEO Bob Nahmias noted at the event, this approach helps organizations anticipate strategic needs across diverse markets and regulatory environments. It speeds up decision cycles and reduces manual overhead in program governance.
How teams are using it
- Automated workplan creation: Upload a charter and agents create a complete workplan, flagging dependencies with existing milestones.
- Performance gap analysis: Agents benchmark, spot gaps, and recommend initiatives to close them.
- Workflow recommendations: Agents assess initiative states and suggest approvals for consideration.
Local presence to meet demand
To support growth in the region, Shibumi appointed Alex Krawchuk as Vice President and General Manager of APAC (Sydney) and Sean Kitchener as Client Partner (Melbourne). Both bring deep experience helping enterprises increase returns from large-scale transformation portfolios.
According to John Hilborn, Chief Revenue Officer, these hires-alongside the Agentic AI launch-signal a clear commitment to local expertise paired with global best practices.
Client outcomes: Boral and Intellihub
During the conference, Krawchuk hosted a session with two Australian leaders: Boral and Intellihub. Each shared how they closed the strategy-execution gap with Shibumi.
Intellihub's Program Management Office needed a stronger way to manage a rising volume of initiatives and keep delivery tied to strategic priorities. The team adopted Shibumi quickly and reported fast operational ROI, driven by clearer prioritization and cleaner execution rhythms.
Boral's Procurement function reshaped how it manages strategic procurement initiatives across a complex business. With better visibility and sharper insights, teams are making more timely and informed decisions.
Why this matters for executives and strategy teams
Most PMOs are stretched. Data lives in documents, slide decks, and tools that don't talk to each other. Leaders get updates late and miss early signals that would change decisions.
Agentic AI reduces that gap. It turns strategy documents into living plans, monitors performance continuously, and proposes actions before issues compound. Analysts get leverage. Executives get cleaner line-of-sight and faster cycle times.
Practical next steps to capture value in 90 days
- Start with one portfolio: Pick a high-visibility transformation or procurement stream with clear KPIs.
- Instrument the data: Standardize charters, KPIs, milestones, and benefits tracking so agents have quality inputs.
- Define rules and thresholds: Set business rules for approvals, variances, and benefits realization to guide agent actions.
- Run a controlled pilot: 6-8 weeks with weekly reviews. Measure decision latency, forecast accuracy, and risk detection.
- Tighten governance: Keep a human-in-the-loop for approvals while you build trust in the recommendations.
- Scale in waves: Expand to adjacent portfolios once you've locked the templates, rules, and reporting cadence.
Get started
Shibumi AI Agents are available now for customers across Asia Pacific. Learn more at shibumi.com.
If your leadership team is building AI capability alongside platform adoption, explore role-based learning paths here: AI courses by job function.
About Shibumi
Shibumi helps organizations achieve the full potential of their strategic initiatives. Built for the needs of CIOs, CFOs, EPMOs, and operations leaders, Shibumi supports the full inventory of program and initiative portfolios in any industry.
Founded in 2012, 70+ Fortune 1000 companies and all 10 of the top advisory firms worldwide use Shibumi. Across its client base, more than 50,000 initiatives are managed to deliver $100+ billion in business value. Learn more at shibumi.com.
Your membership also unlocks:
