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No AI initiative should start without validating its foundation. The AI Pre-Flight Check™ is Phase Zero of the Pragmatic AI Transformation Suite, a 10-day, evidence-based diagnostic that prevents wasted AI pilots and gives you the clarity to invest with measurable ROI.
A 20-minute diagnostic call to scope your readiness assessment and next steps.
Delivered in 10-14 days with minimal disruption to your team.
Part of the Pragmatic AI Transformation Suite | Alignment to measurable ROI in 90 days.
Executives are under pressure to “implement AI,” but 70% of AI 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 the gaps before they become six-figure mistakes.
Fixing Foundations Before Investing in AI
Prevent wasted six-figure pilot budgets by validating readiness first.
Accelerating time to ROI
Provide a clear, evidence-based roadmap built on solid ground, enabling quick-win activation immediately after the Check.
Aligning IT and business leaders
Create a shared vision that balances ambition with operational reality.
Before investing in pilots, we take a structured approach to evaluate your current systems and readiness across six critical, repeatable dimensions.
Full inventory of platforms, tools, and integrations, ensuring systems actually talk to each other.
Review data quality, accessibility, compliance, and security across the business.
Evaluate API openness, middleware, and real-time data flow to support automation.
Use our proprietary AI-Readiness Matrix™ to classify each platform as AI-Ready, Upgrade, or Replace.
Map operational workflows, identifying quick-win opportunities for efficiency and customer impact.
Provide integration architecture, standardization opportunities, and a phased implementation plan.
Same slide decks. Very different outcomes. Here’s what actually happens.
Speed to Action:
90–180 days to produce decks
Who Does the Work:
Junior analysts, offshore execution
Output:
Endless PowerPoints, unclear next steps
Platform Bias:
Vendor incentives shape recommendations
Engagement Model:
Rigid, bloated, high-overhead
Results:
Strategy that sounds good
Accountability:
No skin in the game once decks are done
Speed to Action:
4–6 week sprint to working strategy
Who Does the Work:
Senior strategists and founders in every engagement
Output:
Actionable roadmap + prioritized AI use cases
Platform Bias:
100% tech-agnostic, results-focused
Engagement Model:
Lean, high-trust, designed for velocity
Results:
Strategy that actually gets built
Accountability:
Embedded partner mentality—we stay until it works
One of the largest utility companies in the U.S. partnered with Pragmatic Digital to design and launch a voice-powered AI pilot.
Built for decision-makers who want to dig deeper into strategy, use cases, and organizational impact.
Every session delivers tangible outcomes your leadership team can use immediately. Not theory, not slides, real alignment and next-step clarity.
A data-driven summary of your current AI, data, and systems readiness, highlighting the fastest, lowest-risk areas for improvement.
A clear visual model of your current tech stack, dependencies, and data flow, pinpointing integration and scalability gaps.
Evidence-based findings that quantify where readiness issues could delay or derail ROI — and what to fix first.
A 90-day plan that defines readiness milestones, ownership, and actions required to safely scale AI investment.
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, you’ll de-risk spend and uncover savings by knowing exactly what’s ready, what’s redundant, and what to fix first.
Consolidation paths and license reductions from overlapping tools and unused features already in your stack.
Readiness gaps (data quality, access, integration, security) identified and sequenced so pilots don’t stall.
Critical fixes prioritized so your first production pilot can start sooner, with fewer surprises and rework.
Agreement on feasibility vs. value: what to operationalize now, what to park, and who owns each workstream.
Most AI initiatives fail because systems, data, or teams aren’t ready.The AI Pre-Flight Check uncovers hidden risks, redundant tools, and untapped capabilities before you invest another dollar.
Covers readiness diagnostics, data- and systems-level audit, vendor and license review, architecture mapping, and a 90-day remediation roadmap.
Enterprise organizations: contact us for scope-based pricing.
Generated through platform consolidation, license reduction, vendor optimization, and improved utilization of existing AI capabilities.
Most clients uncover $200K–$500 K in avoidable spend during the assessment.
The first redundancy uncovered often offsets the entire investment.
Most executive teams see measurable ROI within the first month of completion.
Each stage builds measurable ROI and executive alignment. Explore what comes next after your 90-minute Executive Briefing.
urn debate into alignment in one 90-minute decision-making sprint built for clarity and confidence.
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Translate strategy into production-grade results, measurable ROI in just 8 weeks.
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Each service 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.
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