EXPLORE / BUSINESS VALUE
AI business value
Connect an AI capability to a changed decision, a measurable operating result and a credible business case.
A PRACTICAL FRAMEWORK
01
Decision
Identify what changes in the workflow and who owns it.
02
Operating result
Compare quality, productivity, service or cost with a baseline.
03
Realized value
Account for implementation, ongoing costs and what can be captured.
Treat adoption as a starting signal. Trace its effect through workflow outcomes and financial assumptions.
A useful business case explains how an AI-supported decision changes the work. Establish the operating baseline, examine implementation and running costs, and define the evidence needed to refine, scale or stop the initiative.
CORE READING
Work through
the essentials.
A useful business case explains how an AI-supported decision changes the work. Establish the operating baseline, examine implementation and running costs, and define the evidence needed to refine, scale or stop the initiative.
TAKE IT INTO PRACTICE
Write down one baseline, one outcome owner and the assumptions connecting an operational improvement with financial value.
01 / VALUE CREATION
Why more AI pilots do not establish business value
Trace the connection between AI outputs, decisions, workflows and operational results. Examine why activity alone is an incomplete measure of value.
02 / MEASUREMENT
Measure value beyond usage
Use Activity, Authority and Accountability to question adoption metrics alongside workflow outcomes, operating costs and risk.
03 / SCALING
Readiness for the move into production
Examine six readiness conditions, including business outcomes, data quality, ownership, operational controls and tested recovery.
What should a pilot establish before a scaling decision?
Use the readings to define the business outcome, evidence quality, operating costs and responsibilities that would justify expansion. Record unresolved assumptions so the next decision is reviewable.
RECENT ANALYSIS
See the ideas in current use.
Continue through the wider collection after the essential readings.
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