By Tarsilla Moura
Publication Date: 2025-11-18 19:48:00
IBM is turning Microsoft Copilot into a gateway for its internal consulting AI toolbox, citing major time savings and new value potential for delivery teams, IBM Newsroom November 18 reports. IBM Consulting Advantage is now integrated directly into Microsoft 365 apps via Copilot, giving thousands of IBM consultants access to AI agents and assets inside familiar tools like Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Teams, and Outlook.
The integration is in use and is credited with saving the equivalent of more than 250,000 hours a year, which IBM estimates as roughly $35 million in new value from consultants redirecting that time to revenue-generating work. In one example, four information-gathering tasks were completed in 13 minutes using agents, compared to nearly three hours previously, with no reported drop in quality.
According to Chris McGuire, VP and general manager for IBM Consulting’s Global Microsoft Practice, the goal is not to replace consulting expertise. The goal, he tells ERP Today,…