Enterprise AI Adoption Lifecycle

From use-case selection to AI woven into operations — with the gates, workstreams, and the stall-recovery loop

Enterprise AI Adoption Lifecycle From use-case selection to AI woven into operations — with the gates, workstreams, and the stall-recovery loop 01 / Adoption lifecycle 02 / Gates & workstreams + Recovery loop 03 / Outcomes Identify · value x feasibility · Adoption lifecycle · portfolio 01 Identify value x feasibility portfolio Assess · readiness: 4 pillars · Adoption lifecycle · gate 02 Assess readiness: 4 pillars gate Build · pilot, orchestrate · Adoption lifecycle · earn autonomy 03 Build pilot, orchestrate earn autonomy Scale · platform, enablement · Adoption lifecycle · compound 04 Scale platform, enablement compound Adopted · woven into operations · Adoption lifecycle · measured 05 Adopted woven into operations measured Document · grounds every build · Gates & workstreams · continuous Document grounds every build continuous Security review · risk-tiered · Gates & workstreams · paved road Security review risk-tiered paved road Stalled pilot · no bar, no owner · Recovery loop · recoverable Stalled pilot no bar, no owner recoverable Legend active state waiting terminal success failure / exit

The main rail

  • • Identify as a portfolio, not a demo
  • • Readiness is the gate before building
  • • Adopted means the work changed, not just the tools

Gates & workstreams

  • • Security review is risk-tiered, not bespoke
  • • Documentation grounds every AI build
  • • The paved road makes the safe path the fast path

The recovery loop

  • • Stalls are organizational: no bar, no owner
  • • Recovery runs through honest re-assessment
  • • The lifecycle loops: adoption feeds the next use case

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