Start with the work.
Then choose the AI.

An AI project becomes easier to plan when the business problem is clear. These five questions help you turn a broad ambition into a focused first conversation.

1. What work would you like to improve?

   Name a recurring task, decision, or bottleneck. Describe who does it today and what a better outcome would look like.

2. What information does that work depend on?

   List the documents, tools, and systems involved. Identify who can access them, how reliable they are, and where important knowledge lives.

3. Who needs to stay in control?

   Decide which actions require human review. Make approval, escalation, and accountability part of the plan from the beginning.

4. How will you know it helped?

   Choose a practical way to compare the current workflow with the proposed one. Consider quality, time, ease of use, and the cost of operating the solution.

5. What is the smallest useful first step?

   Focus on one team or one workflow. A limited pilot gives you a way to learn from real usage before expanding.

Bring your answers. Bring your questions.

You do not need a complete specification to begin. A clear business challenge and a willingness to examine the work are enough for a useful first conversation.