No AI initiative should start without validating its foundation. The AI Pre-Flight Check™ is Phase Zero of the Pragmatic AI Transformation Suite: a rapid, evidence-based readiness sprint that prevents wasted pilots and gives you a clear path to measurable ROI.
This isn’t a pilot. It’s a readiness gate.
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Executives are under pressure to “implement AI,” but many initiatives fail because systems, data, and workflows can’t support them. Without a readiness check, pilots waste spend and erode confidence. The AI Pre-Flight Check is a rapid, evidence-based sprint (delivered in 10–14 days) that identifies gaps before they become expensive mistakes.
If any of this feels familiar, you’re not alone:
"Are our systems and data ready to support real automation, not demos"
"Where will integration slow us down (and what’s the workaround)?"
"What security or compliance constraints change what’s possible?"
"What should we upgrade vs. replace before we fund a pilot?"
A structured, repeatable sprint that turns readiness uncertainty into a clear 90-day execution plan.
Focus: establish scope, systems, workflow owners, and the “real constraints.”
Focus: evaluate systems, data, integration, risk, and workflows (details below).
Focus: finalize the scorecard, map architecture/data flow, and produce a 90-day plan with ownership.
Tangible outputs to drive confident decisions and a 90-day execution plan.
A data-driven view of what’s ready for AI now vs. what will stall execution: scored across systems, data, integration, security, and workflows.
A practical package that maps your stack and data flow, then pinpoints the constraints that will derail ROI if you skip readiness.
A prioritized remediation plan with milestones and ownership so teams know what to fix first, and what becomes possible after.
We don’t “greenlight AI” based on enthusiasm. We score readiness against consistent criteria so your next pilot doesn’t fail for preventable reasons.
We verify data quality and access so the required inputs are available and usable.
We assess systems and APIs so the workflow can connect cleanly without hidden effort.
We surface privacy and regulatory constraints early so risk doesn’t stall progress later.
We confirm process stability and handoffs so you’re not automating chaos or exceptions.
We gauge bandwidth and ownership so the plan is realistic to execute on your timeline.
Best for: Operations leaders, data owners, and IT stakeholders aiming to pinpoint where AI can deliver the fastest, lowest-risk ROI.
In 10–14 days, your team moves from uncertainty to decisions, backed by evidence, ownership, and a 90-day plan.
You’ll eliminate overlap and focus investment on what’s actually usable.
Constraints surface early, before you commit budget and momentum to the wrong pilot.
Critical fixes are prioritized so production work can start sooner.
You’ll align on feasibility vs. value and clarify who owns each workstream.
A fixed-fee engagement designed for speed and clarity.
10-14 Day Readiness Sprint
To move fast, we need these inputs:
Many teams recover the fee by uncovering one redundancy or blocked readiness gap before funding a pilot.
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Every engagement begins with an Executive Diagnostic Call. This initial step helps us evaluate your current AI maturity and recommend the best engagement path for measurable impact.
Request Your Executive Diagnostic CallNo. Waiting for "perfect data" is the most common cause of stalled AI value. The Pre-Flight Check identifies "Minimum Viable Data" (MVD), the specific subsets of data needed to drive high-value use cases now. We help you clean data iteratively as you deploy, rather than boiling the ocean.
We audit against a strict rubric covering data sovereignty (where data lives), leakage risks (public vs. private models), and regulatory compliance (GDPR, HIPAA, SOC2). You receive a Red/Yellow/Green risk map for every proposed initiative.
The Pre-Flight Check is a technical and operational deep dive (10–14 days) to validate feasibility and readiness. The Executive Briefing is a strategic alignment session (90 mins) to validate business intent and priorities. Often, the Pre-Flight Check provides the data needed to make the Executive Briefing successful.
No. For the Pre-Flight Check, we work with schema maps, sample data extracts, and architectural diagrams. We do not require write access or direct connections to live production environments, ensuring your operations remain secure.