Field Notes
Practical writing for product leaders and boutique advisors – on deciding what to build, answering the hard questions, and running a sharper practice.
The Death of the Billable Hour Was Always Going to Be an AI Story
Fieldway's take on the 2026 outcome-pricing shift (Inc 6-trends + AlphaSense): clients can now see the deck took an afternoon, so consulting is moving off
AI-Washing Just Became a Legal Liability, Not a Credibility One
Fieldway's cross-audience take on the 2026 enforcement wall: the SEC has charged firms for misrepresenting AI capabilities ('AI-washing'), 2026 exam priorities
The Squeezed Middle: Why the Consulting Market Is Splitting in Two
Fieldway's take on the 2026 consolidation data (AlphaSense + Consultancy.eu deal flow + Management Consulted rankings): the top 5 firms now hold ~40% share and
Your CEO Has Detailed Opinions About Software Delivery and No Idea How It Works
Fieldway's take on Rebecca Murphey's 'Physics of Software Delivery': why executives hold firm delivery expectations they were never taught to understand.
Getting Faster at the Wrong Things: What Atlassian's 2026 Product Report Actually Says
Fieldway's data-led read on Atlassian's 2026 State of Product Report: half of product teams save 10–60 min/day with AI, yet 49% still lack time for strategy
AI Passed the Professional Licensing Exam. So What's the Moat Now?
An AI passed every recent U.S. Customs Broker License Exam. When a machine can pass the credential, knowledge recall stops being the moat – judgment and
How Boutique Advisors in Fintech and Healthcare Stay Ahead of Regulatory Change
AI-assisted regulatory-change monitoring for high-value verticals – using verified tooling (privacy: TrustArc; trade/sanctions: Descartes) plus the
Boutique Advisory Beats the Big 4 on AI Transformation (4.28 vs 2.78)
Why the buyer evaluating AI-transformation approaches should pick boutique: vendor independence, senior delivery, integrated change management — with the
Document Synthesis Is the Leverage Point
Why document synthesis is the single highest-leverage AI capability for boutique advisors.