AI Resources

Worksheets for operators who need AI to pay for itself, not just look impressive.

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Book-derived worksheets

Practical tools from AI That Pays for Itself. Built to qualify real AI work before anyone buys a shiny object.

AI Readiness Checklist

Score the three conditions the book says separate useful AI from budget bonfires: metric, data readiness, and sustained sponsorship.

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AI ROI Worksheet

A practical worksheet for turning an AI idea into current cost, run cost, payback, and kill criteria.

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AI Vendor Evaluation Scorecard

Five questions from the book that expose whether an AI vendor is selling a system or just a demo.

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AI Governance Starter Policy

A lightweight acceptable-use policy and governance starter for mid-market firms trying to bring shadow AI into the light.

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First 90 Days AI Plan

The 90-day cadence from AI That Pays for Itself: assess, illuminate, measure, redesign, decide.

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AI Operating Stack

The five-layer operating model from AI That Pays for Itself: foundations, process, governance, architecture, cadence.

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