Why only one pilot?
Because funding one properly beats spreading a small budget across five. The question that ends most AI strategy debates is whether you are prepared to do exactly that.
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90 Day AI Pilot Plan
Five half-funded experiments produce five half-answers and a board that concludes AI does not work. One finished pilot produces evidence. Write yours here and I will send it back as a one-pager you can put in front of your leadership team.
- Answer four questions about one pilot
- Your plan is emailed back as a one-pager
- Take it to your leadership team and hold the line
A 90 day AI pilot plan commits four things to paper: the specific cost or delay being attacked, a named owner rather than a committee, a start date, and the signal that will prove within ninety days whether it worked. The strongest predictor of a successful first AI project is that it was small enough to finish. Rushi Vyas closes every AI Process Audit by committing one pilot to this format with the leadership team in the room.
Your pilot
Four answers, written the way you would say them out loud
Questions
What people ask before they start
What makes a good 90 day signal?
Something you would trust without a consultant explaining it. Hours returned, cycle time, error rate, approval turnaround, quota attainment. Not enthusiasm, and not licences activated.
What if we cannot name an owner?
That is the finding. A committee that meets occasionally is not an owner, and pilots without one quietly stall around month three.
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