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AI readiness checklist

Questions to answer before funding an AI or automation build.

01

Outcome

Name the decision, delay, cost, or quality measure that should change.

02

Evidence

Gather representative inputs, known exceptions, and a simple baseline.

03

Ownership

Name the process owner, data owner, reviewer, and support owner.

04

Boundary

Define what the system may recommend, change, refuse, or escalate.

Apply the guide

Turn the checklist into a bounded next step.

Bring the relevant examples, owners, systems, and desired outcome to a qualification call.

Qualify a project