‍Stop waiting for answers your data already has.

This is a significant milestone for Ruddr — and we believe for the professional services industry as a whole.

Today we're launching Ruddr Intelligence, our AI suite built specifically for professional services teams, and with it, its flagship feature: the Ruddr Assistant. This isn't a generic AI tool bolted onto a reporting platform. It's a context-aware, AI-native copilot that reasons across your projects, people, and financials in real time — purpose-built for the way consulting firms and delivery teams actually operate.

In this article, we'll walk you through what Ruddr Intelligence is, what the Ruddr Assistant can do, and why we believe this is just the beginning of something much bigger.

What Is Ruddr Intelligence?

Ruddr Intelligence is our AI suite built specifically for professional services teams. The vision is clear: compress the time between a question and a confident decision across every layer of your business.

That means faster answers, sharper visibility, and the removal of friction that slows teams down day after day. Not in a generic, one-size-fits-all way, but in a way that reflects decades of real operational experience running professional services businesses.

Unlike traditional BI tools or generic AI assistants, Ruddr Intelligence is deeply integrated and trained on the professional services data model. It doesn't just retrieve data, it reasons across it.

The Ruddr Assistant is the first step in that direction. And there's significantly more to come.

Ruddr Assistant: One Conversation. Real-Time Operational Intelligence.

The Ruddr Assistant is a conversational, AI-native copilot built directly into the platform. It combines product knowledge, industry expertise, and your live workspace data to deliver real-time answers, analysis, and operational guidance — without navigating through dashboards, reports, or screens.

What it changes may seem simple: the time between having a question and getting a usable answer.

That gap is where decisions slow down, assumptions go unchecked, and meetings lose momentum. Closing it means your team — from delivery managers to executives — can move faster and with more confidence.

Receive Instant Answers to High-Impact Questions

Some questions are quick. Some require pulling together a lot of moving parts. The Ruddr Assistant handles both.

• "What was our billable utilization compared to plan last month?"
• "Who's overbooked this quarter?"
• "Do we have the capacity to take on a new project in October without affecting current commitments?"
• "Which projects are at risk of going over budget this quarter?"

Ask anything about your business — project health, employee performance, utilization, forecasting, financial performance — and get an immediate, accurate answer from your live data. The kind of answer that used to require knowing exactly which report to open, and having the time to interpret it.

Answers are automatically scoped to each user's permissions, so everyone gets exactly what's relevant to their role — nothing more.

Produce Insightful Data Visualizations

Sometimes an answer is clearer when you can see it.

Instead of building a chart from scratch, just describe what you need. The Ruddr Assistant generates it instantly: bar charts, line charts, pie charts, stacked bar, stacked group, and more. Export them as vector or raster images, or drop them directly into PowerPoint or Google Slides.

Whether you're preparing for a board meeting or a client review, the data you need is one conversation away.

Generate Downloadable Custom Reports

Sometimes you need the full picture.

Tell the Ruddr Assistant what you want to see — columns, time periods, filters, data entities — and it builds the report for you. No manual setup. No complex configurations. Describe it, download it as a CSV, and move on.

Built for Everyone Who Runs the Business

The Ruddr Assistant works conversationally, which means it's useful across every role — not just for people who live in dashboards.

Whether you're leading operations, managing delivery, tracking financials, or running the whole firm, it fits into the moments that matter most: before a client meeting, during a resourcing conversation, or whenever a question comes up that you need answered now.

Just click "Ask Ruddr" and start a conversation with your own business data. For executives especially, this eliminates the need to know which dashboard or screen to consult — the Assistant brings the answer to you.

What's Coming Next

The Ruddr Assistant is the first release within Ruddr Intelligence — but it won't be the last.

On the heels of this launch, Ruddr will be releasing a series of intelligent agents that will proactively identify risks, recommend actions, and automate common operational workflows. The impact to productivity and efficiency for professional services teams will be significant.

Get Started Today

Ruddr Intelligence is available now in beta to all Ruddr users at no additional cost.

Already on Ruddr? Open the platform, click Ask Ruddr, and try it for yourself.

Not on Ruddr yet? Book a demo at ruddr.com and see it in action.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who is the Ruddr Assistant for?

‍The Ruddr Assistant is built for professional services teams — consulting firms, managed service providers, and any organization managing people, projects, and client delivery. It's particularly valuable for operations leaders, delivery managers, finance teams, and executives who need fast, accurate answers to run the business with confidence.

Which workspace members can use the Ruddr Assistant?

‍It's available to all workspace members. Answers are scoped to each user's existing permissions, so everyone gets relevant information based on their role.

What kinds of questions can I ask?

‍Anything related to your business, from quick availability checks to complex questions about capacity, utilization, revenue, or project health. You can also request data visualizations and custom reports. If the data lives in Ruddr, you can ask about it.

How is this different from a BI tool or a generic AI assistant?

‍Traditional BI tools require you to know which report to run. Generic AI assistants have no context about your business. The Ruddr Assistant is deeply integrated with the Ruddr data model and trained on professional services operations, so it doesn't just retrieve data, it reasons across projects, people, and financials to give you guidance, not just numbers.