A stack, not a checklist. Pull the bottom card out and the clever architecture above it does not hold weight.
Drawn from AI That Pays for Itself, the book's operator-first method for making AI produce measurable value.
Lean, Six Sigma, ITIL, Agile — enough operational discipline to know where the waste is.
Assess → Illuminate → Accelerate → Sustain.
Quarterly re-validation so agents do not quietly drift into liabilities.
It goes into Kit so follow-up can match what you actually asked for, not some generic newsletter fog.
Use this before a vendor meeting, before a pilot, or before asking a board for budget. The point is to force the operational questions first: what moves, who owns it, what it costs, when we stop, and how we keep watching after launch.