Overview
The Problem
Committing to a full agentic AI build without first validating the technical approach and business case carries real cost when the underlying architecture, data integration path, or agent design requires rework mid-build.
What Solution Sharpening Delivers
Robots & Pencils' Solution Sharpening is a focused engagement that runs ahead of the build phase: defining the problem precisely, validating technical feasibility on Amazon Bedrock and Amazon Bedrock AgentCore, and producing a deliverable set that future phases depend on.
Typical deliverables include:
- Validated solution architecture for your agentic AI workload
- Integration assessment against your existing systems of record
- Scoped, estimated plan for the build phase
- Defined agent orchestration patterns and data flow mappings
The engagement is designed to de-risk the build decision itself, giving your team a concrete architecture and cost basis before committing to a larger engagement.
Example Scenario
A financial services organization planning to automate claims processing with agentic AI used Solution Sharpening to validate that their existing policy administration system could support the required API integrations, that Amazon Bedrock agent orchestration met their latency requirements, and that the data flow between systems of record stayed within their compliance boundaries - all before committing to a multi-month build.
Security and Data Handling
Robots & Pencils holds SOC 2, ISO 27001:2022, and NIST AI Risk Management Framework certifications. All validation work runs within the customer's own AWS account. Customer data does not leave the customer's environment during the engagement. Access controls, NDA coverage, and data governance requirements are documented in the engagement's statement of work before any technical work begins.
Why Robots & Pencils
Robots & Pencils is an AWS Advanced Tier Services Partner with direct delivery experience building agentic solutions on Amazon Bedrock across financial services, healthcare, and enterprise technology. The team brings SOC 2 and ISO 27001:2022 certified security practices alongside NIST AI Risk Management Framework governance to every engagement, ensuring that validation work meets the standards required by regulated industries.
Getting Started
Each engagement is scoped through an initial discovery conversation with the customer, since validation complexity differs by workload and data environment. Contact the team to schedule your discovery conversation and receive a tailored proposal.
Highlights
- Solution Sharpening, priced through an initial discovery conversation with each customer, validates the technical approach and business case for an agentic AI solution on Amazon Bedrock and Amazon Bedrock AgentCore before a customer commits to a full build.
- Deliverables may include a validated architecture, an integration assessment against existing systems, and a scoped, estimated plan for the following build phase.
- Delivered by Robots & Pencils, an AWS Advanced Tier Services Partner with direct delivery experience building agentic solutions on Amazon Bedrock.
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Engagement Support
Robots & Pencils provides dedicated engagement support throughout the Solution Sharpening project, including a named delivery lead, scheduled check-ins, and direct access to the solutioning team for architecture and integration questions.
Buyer Responsibilities
To ensure a successful engagement, the buyer is expected to provide a technical point of contact with knowledge of existing systems, access to relevant API documentation and sandbox environments, and availability for scheduled working sessions. Specific prerequisites and staffing expectations are documented in the statement of work.
Contact and Escalation
Support requests can be directed to support@robotsandpencils.com . Response times and escalation paths are documented in the engagement's statement of work and agreed upon before work begins.
Security and Compliance
Robots & Pencils holds SOC 2, ISO 27001:2022, and NIST AI Risk Management Framework certifications. All engagement work is governed by NDA coverage and access controls defined in the statement of work.