Post by Melissa Milloway

How do you get your organization to invest in the solution you built with AI? In the final video of my course, that's what we figure out. In video 6 of our 7-part series on building a proof of concept with AI to solve recurring problems in your organization, our user test showed the proof of concept works. Now we need buy-in from the people who can resource it. A proof of concept is meant to test an idea, not run it indefinitely. It may not be secure, it may not scale, and there's no plan for what happens when something breaks. Getting buy-in is how we fix that. Before you make the ask, understand how your organization makes decisions. At my organization that meant writing a narrative, a document that shows the problem, the solution, the case for investing, and what we need to make it happen. Your organization might use slide decks, pitches, or something else entirely. Find out what format gets taken seriously before you put anything together. Once you know the format, build the business case by calculating the impact. The formula works at any point in the process, even early on. ➡️ Hours per task x how often it happens x number of people affected x hourly rate. Use whatever equation makes sense for your situation. This is the one that worked for ours. In our communications example, that's 20 hours per template, twice a month, across 50 people at $75 an hour. That's $1.8 million a year in time savings, minus any accrued costs. Then make the specific ask to your business leaders. The more specific it is, the easier it is for everyone, and the more likely you are to get exactly what you need. If you followed along and built a proof of concept of your own, I'd love to hear what you built and what problem it solved. #AI #FutureOfWork #BusinessStrategy

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