Turn a vague AI request into a MECE workplan

The CEO asks for a 4-week AI transformation workplan, but the team has only a vague mandate and a list of possible technologies. MECE workplan: decision question -> non-overlapping workstreams -> evidence -> output The common trap is organizing the work by technology labels. That creates overlap, encourages vendor-style thinking, and leaves no clear path from analysis to leadership decision. Decision question Rewrite the mandate as: where should AI create measurable value in the next 12 months, and what controls are required before scale? A workplan needs a decision, not a topic. This sentence sets up value, timing, and risk…

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