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Qualify

A structured diagnostic that moves your organisation from broad AI interest to a small number of prioritised, validated, decision-ready use cases. Eight pre-built artifacts. Two client sessions. One executive decision: Fund, Defer, or Reject.

THE CHALLENGE

AI interest without a scoped use case

Most organisations have AI on the agenda but no clear answer to 'what are we actually building, and why this one first?'

01

A longlist of ideas with no consistent scoring or prioritisation

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No shared view of risk, feasibility, or payback before scoping begins

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Executive decisions deferred because the business case is unclear or unfunded

HOW WE DELIVER

Our Approach

01

Inputs

You complete structured diagnostic inputs across business priorities, constraints, and risk appetite. We capture executive context and build a structured longlist from your workflows.

02

Score

We score all use cases against six weighted dimensions — strategic fit, value potential, feasibility, risk, cost complexity, and time to value — using the pre-built templates.

03

Decide

Expert review session validates the scoring with your business owner. Executive Decision Memo written. Sign-off session with your exec sponsor — Fund, Defer, or Reject.

WHAT YOU GET

Deliverables

Every deliverable is pre-built, reusable, and handed over with the artefact — not just the idea. What follows is what lands on your desk, what's inside it, and the format it arrives in.

01

Stakeholder Alignment Brief

Executive context, priorities, constraints, and decision criteria captured up-front so scoring and decisions land on shared ground.

What's inside

  • Executive priorities and strategic themes mapped
  • Risk appetite and red lines documented
  • Success criteria and decision rights agreed
  • Sponsor sign-off page
ArtefactOne-page brief + kickoff deck
02

Use Case Inventory

Structured longlist of AI opportunities drawn from your workflows, stakeholder interviews, and existing initiatives.

What's inside

  • Workflow-derived use cases by business unit
  • Stakeholder-sourced ideas with origin captured
  • Coverage map across BUs and functions
  • Duplicates merged and tagged for traceability
ArtefactNotion or Excel inventory tracker
03

Prioritisation Matrix

Six-dimension weighted scoring across every shortlisted case — strategic fit, value, feasibility, risk, cost, time-to-value.

What's inside

  • Six-dimension weighted scoring model
  • Executive review markings per case
  • Sensitivity analysis on weight changes
  • Ranked shortlist output ready for review
ArtefactWeighted scorecard (Excel / Notion)
04

Use Case Assessment Cards

One-page evaluation per shortlisted case so executives can scan, compare, and decide without a deck per use case.

What's inside

  • Problem statement and value hypothesis
  • Feasibility and data readiness rating
  • Risk category and control tier
  • Indicative cost and payback band
ArtefactOne-pager per shortlisted case
05

Risk & Control Pre-Screen

Suitability assessment run before any design work begins — so high-risk or non-compliant ideas are flagged early, not late.

What's inside

  • Risk tier assignment (NIST / ISO 42001 aligned)
  • Data sensitivity and PII flags
  • Pre-deployment control checklist
  • Go / no-go screening summary
ArtefactStructured assessment template
06

Cost & Value Hypothesis

Economics made explicit with your data — first-year cost, expected benefit, and payback estimate per shortlisted case.

What's inside

  • First-year cost (tokens, compute, integration)
  • Value calculation tied to business KPIs
  • Sensitivity and breakeven view
  • Payback assumption log
ArtefactCost model + value memo
07

Executive Decision Memo

Fund / Defer / Reject recommendation with clear rationale, conditions, and the trade-offs the sponsor accepted.

What's inside

  • Recommendation per shortlisted case
  • Conditions, milestones, and exit criteria
  • Risk acceptance statement
  • Sponsor sign-off page
Artefact2–3 page decision memo
08

Qualify Handover Brief

Scoped use case passed into Activate with scope, named owners, KPI baseline, and the conditions Activate must meet.

What's inside

  • Scoped use case and explicit boundaries
  • Named business and technical owners
  • KPI baseline to measure against
  • Activate entry criteria and constraints
ArtefactHandover deck to Activate lead
2 wks

Fixed engagement

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Scoring dimensions

8

Artifacts in the pack

1

Executive decision

Ready to scope a use case?

Two weeks. Structured diagnostic. One executive decision at the end.