Faster coding doesn't mean faster delivery

The APEX framework closes the gap with results you can measure.

91%

AI adoption at scale

+27%

Engineering velocity, measured before/after on production code

>95%

Time savings on piloted tasks

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73% of enterprise GenAI programs never reach measurable ROI

The AI spend is real and the tools are good, but what's missing is proof. Without measured vendor results, boards see a cost line with no credible justification.

APEX Fixes Four Critical AI Engineering Challenges

01

Untracked license waste

Copilot, Cursor, and Claude licences go unused or half-used across teams, and no one tracks the adoption.
02

Missing ROI visibility

Without clear baseline metrics, organizations struggle to demonstrate AI ROI to the board, putting future budgets at risk.
03

Marginal productivity gains

Teams left to work it out alone see minor improvements. AI champions burn out, and the gains look too small to justify the effort.
04

Security and governance gaps

Engineers experiment with unapproved tools, exposing proprietary code. Without guardrails, every productivity gain comes with legal and IP risk.

APEX methodology

APEX runs in four phases, from one team to the whole engineering organisation. Each phase has to prove the results before the next begins, so you expand only what already works.

01 Assess →

1-2 weeks

  • Deep-dive audit of tools, workflows, and team maturity
  • Capture baseline DORA and DX metrics
  • Identify and develop internal AI Champions
  • Prioritized roadmap with ROI projections per workflow
02 Pilot →

4 to 6 weeks

  •  2-week sprints targeting 2-3 high-impact workflows
  • N-iX engineers co-implement on your active production codebase
  • Before/after measurement against your baseline metrics
  • Results documented
03 Expand →

Weeks 4–13

  •  Roll proven workflows across additional teams and departments
  • Customized internal playbooks for self-service adoption
  • Scale tooling and infrastructure for enterprise-wide use
  • Monthly performance optimization sprints with leadership reviews
04 eXcel

 Ongoing

  •  Advanced agentic and multi-agent workflows
  • AI-native SDLC: spec-driven development, AI-assisted development, AI DevOps
  • Continuous experimentation with emerging tools
  • Strategic consulting to keep your AI program ahead of competitors

Why engineering leaders choose APEX

Capability
Pre-engagement baseline metrics
Co-implementation on production code
Proof tied to your baseline
Internal capability transfer
Enterprise security & governance
Scale of engineering talent
Published client results
What actually changes
Typical AI consulting
Rarely, if ever
Workshop-based only
Estimated projections
Ongoing dependency
Client-managed
Variable
Success stories without numbers to support them
Tools deployed, workshops run
N-iX APEX
logo DORA + DX baseline in Weeks 1-2
logo 1-on-1 with engineers, 3-10 weeks
logo Before/after dashboard, exportable
logo Champions + playbooks + templates stay after we leave
logo Fully vetted, private-cloud only
logo 2,400+ engineers across 10 delivery centers, all AI-enabled
logo Real case studies with specific metrics
logo The workflow itself, on live code
WorkWave
Greg Svitak
Chief Software Architect, WorkWave
What surprised me was how far the APEX framework reached beyond engineering. By month four, our business analysts, our QA team, and our developers were all running AI workflows. That's what got us into the top 5% on GenAI adoption within the EQT Group. We're still maturing our AI lifecycle, but N-iX gave us a spec-driven way of working that the rest of the organisation could pick up.
Greg Svitak
Chief Software Architect, WorkWave

What we learned building APEX with our own engineers, including where AI enablement falls short.

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Typical APEX productivity gains by workflow

Code generation:
+80%
Test case creation:
+70%
Code review:
+60%

Measured on production work during APEX engagements: before-and-after on the same teams, same codebase, against the baseline captured in the Assess phase.

Case studies from 3 engineering teams Case studies

Transportation leader takes AI adoption to 91% and lifts engineering velocity 27% with structured gen AI rollout

  • AI development services
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Housing management leader cuts bugs reaching production 60% through AI-driven QA modernization

  • AI development services
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Field service SaaS lifts PR throughput 8x and cuts delivery cycle time 42% with structured AI adoption

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expert

Yaroslav Kisylychka

Head of GenAI Value Lab

We started the way most teams do, deploying tools and running workshops, and it produced no measurable change. So we rebuilt how we work. If we can't prove it with numbers, we don't claim it.

Yaroslav Kisylychka

Head of GenAI Value Lab

Keep Your Code Safe While Using Our Vetted Tools

N-iX manages procurement, security compliance, and setup for every tool in your stack, so your engineers get a vetted toolchain without the governance overhead.

Proprietary N-iX Solutions
N-eXplain
Report-iX
Chat-iX
APEX Workflow Library
APEX Champion Dashboard
Agentic CLI & Coding Tools
Claude Code
Cursor
Windsurf
GitHub Copilot
OpenAI Codex
Infrastructure & DevOps AI
AI-driven CI/CD
MCP / A2A protocols
IaC automation
Network of Agents
Cloud cost optimization

See where your AI stands

Tell us where your team is and we'll set up the 45-minute discovery: where you sit, the workflows worth changing first, and whether the numbers justify going further.

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  • Social media
  • Analyst: Gartner, Forrester, ISG
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  • Network Recommendation
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