product · May 17, 2026
IBM Announces Forward Deployed Units for AI Delivery with Six-Person Teams
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IBM Consulting introduced Forward Deployed Units on May 14, 2026, consisting of small senior teams of six people combining human experts with AI agents. The model enables rapid execution of AI strategy into production results across coding, testing, and documentation. Units operate at global scale in Asia Pacific, Europe, and the United States with clients including Riyadh Air, Nestlé, Heineken, and Pearson. A six-person FDU pod performs work equivalent to a 30-person team.
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