01Frame
Name the workflow and the executive decision
Confirm the sponsor, workflow owner, current pressure, implementation boundary, and the decision the diagnostic must support.
The starting point
Decide what one AI workflow is worth before you build it.
A fixed-scope decision package for one high-friction workflow - before anyone buys another tool or starts another pilot.
The question it answers
Should this workflow be built, bought, configured, simplified, or left alone?
The diagnostic is a decision package, not a free assessment and not a disguised sales proposal. It makes the current economics visible, tests the AI case against the data and operating reality, and defines the controls required for a responsible launch.
02Baseline
Map the current process and its economics
Document volume, labor, cycle time, rework, errors, escalations, customer impact, data, systems, and exceptions.
03Decide
Evaluate value, feasibility, and risk
Score the use case and determine whether to build, buy, configure, simplify, or stop before more capital is committed.
04Readout
Deliver the control model and implementation path
Present the ROI model, human controls, accountability plan, and a six-week path to controlled production when warranted.
Executive deliverable
AI Workflow Value Diagnostic
Current-state workflow and exception map
Baseline economics and measurable success criteria
Use-case, data, integration, and risk scorecard
Build, buy, configure, or simplify recommendation
Human controls, evaluation, logging, and accountability plan
Executive ROI model and six-week implementation plan
Strong buying triggers
The decision matters now.
A stalled AI pilot or a collection of tools with no measurable result
Board pressure to show operating value or reduce cost
Rapid support, onboarding, implementation, or service-delivery hiring
A recent acquisition, private-equity investment, or new operating executive
A CRM, service-management, data-platform, or cloud transformation
Operating fit
A team exists to own what comes next.
B2B software or technology-enabled services
Approximately 75-750 employees and $10M-$150M in revenue
Founder-led, private-equity-backed, or recently acquired
An existing product, IT, data, engineering, or operations team
AI activity exists, but no single delivery owner owns the result
Capacity to invest at least $25,000 in a successful initiative
If the case clears
AI Value-to-Production Sprint
$30,000-$45,000
Approximately 6 weeks
The diagnostic does not obligate an implementation.
The recommendation can be taken in-house or used to guide a vendor decision. When a Tier9AI sprint is the right path, the diagnostic terms define the available credit and the sprint begins with an already-agreed baseline, control model, and implementation plan.
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