The Playbook

AI-first in 6 weeks. Not 6 months.

This is the exact operating playbook I use across my own companies. Four phases, six weeks, measurable outcomes. No multi-quarter "transformation" theater.

01
Week 1

Audit & Prioritize

Map workflows, rank by impact, pick the 1–3 use cases with real ROI.

Interviews, process maps, tool audits. Score by effort, data readiness, and risk. You leave with a ranked strike list and execution plan.

02
Week 2

Design

Architecture, guardrails, evaluation harness — before a single line of code.

Human-in-the-loop design, security model, success metrics, failure modes. Fast because scope is already locked from Step 1.

03
Weeks 3–4

Pilot

Ship a working pilot with real users, real data, real KPIs.

Not a demo — a proof point. Weekly iterations, measurable outcomes. If it doesn't move a number, we kill it and pivot.

04
Weeks 5–6

Productionize & Scale

Integrations, monitoring, training, governance — go live at scale.

Logging, alerting, cost controls, edge-case handling. Upskill the team, document playbooks, establish governance. AI-first becomes the default operating mode.

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