Five questions

What kind of AI project should you start?

This is a directional tool, not a procurement decision. Use it to frame the first conversation with your team.

1. What is the main outcome?

Reduce a repetitive manual process Help people make better or faster decisions Complete a multi-step task across systems Make scattered knowledge easier to access

2. How structured is the work?

The steps and rules are mostly known A person makes the final call The path changes based on what the system finds We are still organizing the underlying information

3. What is missing today?

Automation around a known process A useful draft, summary, or recommendation A system that can use tools and keep going Reliable context, access, and source material

4. What level of autonomy is acceptable?

Execute a defined sequence Suggest; a person approves Act within explicit permissions First, make the information trustworthy

5. Which risk matters most?

Inconsistent execution People trusting a draft too much An action happening without enough control The system using stale or unauthorized context