AI Decision Advisory · Door One

Before You Build:
AI Decision Assessment

“We're considering doing something with AI. Before we commit, I want another set of eyes on it.”

Before you adopt, automate or implement AI, make sure you're asking the right questions. The Assessment is a focused, independent advisory session around one proposed AI decision.

01Recognizable if

Sound familiar?

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You've received an AI vendor proposal.

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Someone wants to automate a workflow.

03

You're considering an AI agent.

04

A department wants a new AI platform.

05

Someone is promising major savings or productivity gains.

06

A vendor may need access to company systems or data.

07

You're considering a significant AI-related operational change.

08

People inside the organization disagree about what to do.

The Assessment identifies the questions worth asking.

Not approval. Not certification. Not the decision itself — that stays yours. My job is to illuminate what deserves attention before you decide.

02How the thinking surfaces

Green, yellow and red.

Green flags

Things that appear well considered or appropriately addressed.

Yellow flags

Assumptions, uncertainties or dependencies deserving clarification.

Red flags

Material concerns deserving investigation or specialist attention.

If those questions need deeper investigation, I may recommend an AI Decision Analysis — where I investigate independently, you investigate what only you can answer, and we reconvene to bring both bodies of knowledge together. More on that soon, on its own dedicated page.

03Is this the right door?

Fit, both ways.

This is for you if
  • There's a specific AI decision on the table right now
  • You want an independent read before you commit budget or access
  • People inside your organization disagree about what to do
This probably isn't for you if
  • Nothing has been proposed yet — you're just curious (see Possibility)
  • You want someone to build or implement the decision for you
  • You need the vendor's contract reviewed line by line (that's a job for legal counsel)

Not quite the right door?

Before you build

Get another set of eyes on it before you commit.

Need to ask a quick question first? Email me.

A fuller version of this page — with the Assessment/Analysis detail — is in progress.