How does an AI enablement engagement work?
The work happens in three acts: read the whole company, prove it in one function, extend what works.
The organization gains visibility before choosing where to begin, one function proves the new way deeply enough to build internal capability, and the last act turns that capability into a company-wide rhythm.
| Act | Duration | Scope | What it produces |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. The Fog Clears | 4 weeks | Whole company | 5 deliverables |
| 2. The Work Changes | 8 weeks | One function, deep | 7 deliverables |
| 3. The Pull Begins | 6 weeks | Whole company | 6 deliverables |
Eighteen weeks end to end, and 18 deliverables handed over in total.
The Fog Clears
What happens in an AI diagnostic?
Act 1 · 4 weeks · Whole company
You can see the whole board, and someone’s name is on it.
What is actually happening across the company: how people use AI, where shadow AI sits, which tools are paid for and never opened, where work is duplicated, and which function has the strongest combination of opportunity and leadership support.
What is handed over
- Current capability and perception assessment
- Shadow-AI and tool-usage findings
- Ranked opportunity register
- Function scorecard and company roadmap
- Named owner and signed outcome contract
The Work Changes
How does one function change the way it works?
Act 2 · 8 weeks · One function, deep
One function works a different way and can build the next thing itself.
The team documents the real work, exceptions and failure paths included, then converts the right procedures into Automated Operating Procedures. Every task gets the right level of automation. Nontechnical builders learn to test, troubleshoot, cost and maintain what they create. The team watches one real build happen, then makes the next one itself.
What is handed over
- AI-ready documentation standard
- SOPs converted into AOPs where appropriate
- Task-level automation map with human-review rules
- Working automations tied to real work
- Build registry with cost and maintenance ownership
- Manager rubric and evaluation method
- Role-redesign and time-reallocation plan
The Pull Begins
How does AI capability spread across a company?
Act 3 · 6 weeks · Whole company
The work spreads, it is measured, and it maintains itself.
The first function becomes the company-wide way of working. Ownership distributes across leaders, the registry and spending view extend across functions, and measurement becomes an internally run habit. The company can find the next opportunity and extend the method without waiting for another external push.
What is handed over
- Company-wide change plan and ownership map
- Organization-wide build registry
- Project-level spend and value reporting
- Internally run measurement rhythm
- AI operations and maintenance model
- Lessons handoff for the next function
Last updated August 5, 2026