AI agent activation & development that automates real work

Put AI agents to work on the processes that slow your teams down. Rand Group helps organizations activate the AI agents available in their business applications and develop custom agents that automate multi-step work across Microsoft, Oracle NetSuite, and Sage, with the security and oversight your business requires.

AI Agent Activation & Development

Move from AI that assists to AI that acts

AI assistants help employees draft content, summarize information, and find answers. AI agents go further by performing multi-step tasks across business processes with less manual intervention. From processing sales orders and matching invoices to identifying discrepancies and routing exceptions, AI agents can reduce repetitive work, improve accuracy, and allow employees to focus on higher-value activities.

Many ERP, CRM, and business applications now offer built-in AI agents, but delivering value requires proper configuration, permissions, and process design. Rand Group helps organizations identify, configure, and deploy existing AI agents, extend their capabilities, and develop custom agents when standard functionality does not meet business needs. Our approach focuses on secure, reliable automation with appropriate human oversight to improve efficiency while keeping your teams in control.

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Automate multi-step processes

Let agents handle repetitive work from start to finish, such as capturing documents, updating records, and notifying the right people.

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Keep people in control

Design agents with approval steps, clear permissions, and audit trails, so your team reviews important decisions before they take effect.

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Scale capacity without adding headcount

Free employees from routine tasks, so they can focus on exceptions, customers, and higher-value work as the business grows.

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Not sure which processes are right for an AI agent?

The best agent opportunities are repetitive, rules-based, and well documented. Rand Group can review your processes, identify strong candidates, and recommend whether to activate an existing agent or build a custom one.

What can AI agents help you automate?

AI agents work inside your business systems to complete tasks, follow rules, and hand off to people when judgment is needed. Rand Group evaluates your processes, data, and platforms to identify where agents can deliver the most value. Depending on your platform and configuration, AI agents can help you:

  • Process sales orders by reading customer requests, creating draft orders, and flagging items that need review.
  • Automate accounts payable by capturing invoices, matching them to purchase orders, coding entries, and routing approvals.
  • Support the financial close by tracking tasks, identifying blockers, and surfacing exceptions for review.
  • Answer questions from business data using natural language, so users find information without building reports.
  • Assist customer service teams by summarizing cases, suggesting responses, and handling routine requests.
  • Connect processes across systems by triggering workflows, updating records, and passing information between applications.
What can AI agents help you automate?
Sage Intacct Finance Intelligence Agent

AI agent activation and implementation

Many Microsoft, NetSuite, and Sage business applications now offer AI agents that can automate routine tasks and support complex workflows. Rand Group helps you evaluate, configure, test, and deploy these agents so they work effectively within your business processes. Explore availabler AI agents for Microsoft, NetSuite, and Sage.

  • Agent evaluation and setup: We help identify which available agents fit your business requirements, configure settings and data access, and establish appropriate permissions and approval processes.
  • Agent pilots: We test agents using real business scenarios with a small group of users before broader deployment. A focused pilot shows what the agent can do, where it needs adjustment, and whether it is ready to scale.
  • Agent testing and quality checks: We evaluate accuracy, reliability, and performance across typical workflows and exceptions, ensuring agents operate as expected before going live.
  • Agent monitoring and optimization: After deployment, we monitor agent performance, usage, and consumption costs, refining configurations as business requirements and capabilities evolve.
  • Team enablement and support: We train users and administrators, document configurations, and provide ongoing assistance to help your organization adopt and manage AI agents effectively.

Custom AI agent design and development

When existing AI agents don’t meet your requirements, Rand Group can design and develop solutions tailored to your business processes. We build agents that work with your data, applications, and workflows, including processes that span multiple systems. From initial design through deployment and ongoing improvement, we help turn AI opportunities into reliable business solutions.

  • Agent design and development: We define the agent’s objectives, instructions, knowledge sources, actions, and decision boundaries based on your business requirements. Our team designs solutions that automate multi-step processes and address specialized needs.

  • Data access and system integration: We connect custom agents to your ERP, CRM, and other applications through APIs and system integrations, enabling agents to retrieve information and perform authorized actions across business systems.

  • Proof of concept and pilots: We validate agent functionality with a focused use case before expanding its capabilities. A focused pilot helps demonstrate value, test technical feasibility, and identify improvements.

  • Testing, security, and oversight: We test agents against real business scenarios, edge cases, and exceptions. Appropriate security controls, permissions, and human approval requirements help ensure reliable operation.

  • Deployment and ongoing optimization: We move agents into production, monitor accuracy and performance, manage consumption costs, and refine functionality as requirements change.

  • Documentation and knowledge transfer: We document the solution and train your team to understand, manage, and support the agent, with ongoing Rand Group services available as needed.

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We are always considering more automation because that has proven to give us increased efficiencies and that would absolutely include Rand Group.

Marty Resweber, IT Director

Aegis Chemical Solutions

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Discover AI agents we can put to work for you

Browse AI agents, assistants, AI-powered features, and Rand Group apps in one place. Filter by publisher, product, or functional area to find AI that fits your processes, then see what each one does, what it requires, and how Rand Group can help you put it to work.

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Sage Sage Intacct Finance
Track close progress, identify outstanding tasks, and investigate discrepancies with guided assistance in Sage Intacct.
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Automate supplier follow-ups, manage purchase order changes, and analyze downstream impacts with AI in Dynamics 365 Supply Chain Management.
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Why partner with Rand Group for AI agents activation & development?

From pilot to production

Move agents beyond experiments. Rand Group takes each agent from a focused pilot to everyday use, measuring results along the way so you know what’s working before you scale.

Multi-platform AI expertise

Choose the best option for each process. With expertise across Microsoft, Oracle NetSuite, and Sage, we help you decide when to activate a built-in agent and when to build a custom one.

Automation you can trust

Keep people in control as agents take on more work. We design every agent with clear permissions, approval steps, and activity logs, so important actions are always reviewed and accountable.

Long-term partnership and support

New agents and features arrive often, and Rand Group helps more than 1200+ clients across North America adopt new capabilities and keep their agents tuned as their processes grow.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

What is an AI agent?

An AI agent is software that can complete multi-step tasks with limited human input. Agents can read information, make rule-based decisions, take actions in business systems, and hand off to people when review is needed. They work within the permissions and boundaries you define.

What is the difference between Copilot and an AI agent?

A copilot assists a user who is actively working, for example by drafting content or summarizing records. An AI agent can carry out a process on its own, such as creating an order or matching an invoice, and then ask a person to review the result. Many platforms now offer both.

What does AI agent activation mean?

Activation means setting up the AI agents already available in your business applications. This includes configuring settings, assigning permissions, defining review steps, testing with real scenarios, and training users. Proper activation ensures agents work reliably and safely from day one.

When should we build a custom AI agent?

A custom agent makes sense when your process is unique, spans several systems, or is not covered by built-in agents. Rand Group can help you compare activation and custom development based on value, cost, and complexity.

How much do AI agents cost?

Costs depend on the platform, the agent, and how often it runs. Some agents are included in the platform, while others use consumption-based pricing such as Microsoft Copilot Credits. Rand Group helps you estimate costs and design agents that stay within budget.

Are AI agents secure?

AI agents follow the permissions and controls you set up. Security depends on limiting what each agent can access, requiring approvals for important actions, and logging agent activity. Rand Group builds these controls into every agent we activate or develop.

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