How a board turns AI strategy into measurable delivery
Turn board AI strategy into a funded workflow, agreed value and measurable use. See the audit readout, 90-day scope and ROI questions.
Ask for one workflow at a time with a pound value agreed before work starts, a dated production decision and evidence that it is in use. Fund it in three-month increments. Tenhaw’s audit ends in a board readout with a costed plan in three-month increments capped at 12 months, and its 90-day programme is fixed-price against an agreed value.
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The basis for this approach
This is our investment and delivery approach, based on published audit and programme scopes. Forecast benefits remain assumptions until the named owner measures the result.
The demand signal
The audit’s seven-part readout connects candidate workflows, constraints, decisions, adoption needs, costs, the investment case and what to leave out. The production programme then puts one agreed workflow into production and use.
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Book a 30-minute callWhy it stalls
2 failure modes we keep meeting
The strategy has no measurable unit
A portfolio ambition needs a first workflow with a baseline, value owner and decision date. Without those, a board can approve activity without being able to assess the result.
Capacity is presented as a cash saving
Time released matters, but it becomes a cash saving only when a business decision changes the relevant cost. Keep capacity, cost avoided and revenue or loss changed separate.
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Book a 30-minute callHow we approach it
3 moves, in order
- 01
Ask for the arithmetic and the owner
State what changes, whose measures move and the assumptions behind the value. Include build, operating, review and support costs, with confidence attached to estimates.
- 02
Commit in stages
Use the audit to compare opportunities and write a costed plan in three-month increments capped at 12 months. Make each next commitment a decision supported by the evidence so far.
- 03
Review use and realised value
The 90-day programme includes adoption, measurement and handover in weeks 11–13. Review what people actually use and what the named owner can evidence against the original baseline.
Make each next commitment a decision supported by the evidence so far.
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Book a 30-minute callWork out the next step for your team.
A 30-minute call with James Rooney to discuss your workflow, people and budget. Leave with a rough scope and a useful next step.
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Questions this guide answers
What should a board ask for?
One workflow, an agreed value, a baseline, named owners, a costed scope and the date and evidence for the next decision. Ask what will be in use and how the benefit will be measured.
How do we value an AI workflow?
Separate cost avoided, capacity released and revenue or loss changed. State the calculation and assumptions, price the run and review costs, and ask the business owner to own the benefit measurement.
What does a credible plan look like?
A sequence with costs, dependencies and review points, supported by tests on real workflows. Tenhaw’s audit plan uses three-month increments capped at 12 months and includes candidates to stop or defer.
How often should we review?
Use the programme’s agreed governance cadence and make the next three-month funding decision explicit. Track the agreed value during delivery and examine use and measured results at the production and handover decisions.
Does a successful pilot prove the ROI?
No. A pilot tests specified assumptions; ROI also depends on actual use, operating cost, human review and the benefit the owner can realise. Keep projected results distinct from measured production benefits.