Pragmatic AI Transformation Suite | Executive AI Briefing

Turn AI Uncertainty into Board-Ready Decisions in 90 Minutes

Powered by a 2-week prep sprint we run for you, so your leadership team shows up ready to decide.

Get your executive team aligned, committed, and accountable. In one facilitated session, you’ll pick the highest-ROI AI bet, define a 90-day pilot plan with owner/metrics, and establish governance guardrails so execution doesn’t stall in legal, security, or “who owns this?” debates.

Your time: 90-minute session + targeted stakeholder interviews as needed.

This isn’t a pilot. It’s a decision gate.

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30 minutes • Fit + blockers • Clear next step

Part of the Pragmatic AI Transformation Suite | 2-week decision sprint led by Pragmatic, anchored by a 90-minute executive session.

Too Much Noise, No Clear Direction.

And No Governance to Keep AI Safe, Compliant, and Accountable.

Most leadership teams agree AI matters: then lose months in circular debate: too many use cases, too little ownership, and no governance to de-risk decisions. This briefing is a repeatable session designed to force the calls you’ve been delaying, so you leave with one funded priority and an execution plan leadership will actually follow.

The Pattern

If any of this feels familiar, you’re not alone:

× Pilots get proposed before success metrics are defined
× “Feasible” wins over “valuable” (or vice versa) with no shared criteria
× Security/compliance questions show up late and kill momentum
× No single executive owns the outcome end-to-end
× Teams keep “exploring vendors” instead of deciding the work

Common Questions

"Which AI initiative is worth funding now?"

"What would make this pilot succeed(or fail) within 90 days?"

"What governance/policy guardrails are non-negotiable?"

"Who owns delivery, budget, and risk?"

"What do we tell the board next month?"

Pragmatic AI Transformation Suite | Executive AI Briefing

This isn’t an AI workshop.
It’s an executive decision sprint.

A proven, 2-week process that replaces months of debate with board-ready decisions: what to fund now, what to pause, what to fix first, and how to govern.

Week 1

Executive Intake + Opportunity Scan

Rapid scan to surface value, feasibility, blockers, and readiness. We identify where AI can actually stick versus where it’s just hype.

Executive Intake + Opportunity Scan → Intake Summary + Risk Flags
Week 1

Executive AI Value Map

We build a simple value map for your top candidates: Business impact × Feasibility × Execution readiness. This creates your shortlist for the sprint.

Value Map → Ranked candidates + decision gates
Key event
Week 2

Executive Decision Sprint  (90min)

The core event. We facilitate a decision-forcing session to align on what to fund now, establish funding gates, and document pause/kill decisions with clear owners.

Decision Sprint → Fund / Pause / Kill register
Week 2

Board-Ready Summary Pack

Within 48 hours, you receive the board-ready pack: narrative, decision framework, and an AI governance starter kit aligned to the chosen pilot.

Board Pack → Briefing memo + governance starter
Within 48 hours, you’ll receive a written Briefing Summary and recommended next step.

What You Leave With (In 48 Hours)

Tangible outputs executives can use immediately, no decks that die on a shelf.

Leadership-Level Insight

Shared clarity on where AI drives measurable value and what to ignore.

Executive Briefing Summary (1–2 pages) with the decision, rationale, and assumptions.
Prioritized use-case shortlist with the criteria used to select the winning bet.

AI Maturity Snapshot

A practical view of readiness (data, systems, team) specifically for the selected bet.

Readiness scorecard across data, systems, security/compliance, and operating workflow.
Constraints + risk register with recommended guardrails to de-risk execution.

Decision Framework + Roadmap

A concise, board-ready action plan with milestones and governance guardrails.

90-day pilot charter (scope, owner, success metrics, budget, dependencies).
Activation roadmap with milestones, decision gates, and accountability map.

Best for: CEOs, CFOs, and senior executives seeking clarity on AI ROI and alignment around a single enterprise strategy.

The Decision Scorecard (What Makes This Defensible)

We don’t greenlight AI based on enthusiasm. We use consistent criteria so you can defend the decision to your board and your operators.

1

Value case

We quantify the expected P&L impact and define the KPI that will prove it.

2

Feasibility

We confirm the systems, integrations, and data realities required to deliver the outcome.

3

Risk controls

We surface security, privacy, and compliance constraints early and define guardrails.

4

Workflow reality

We map where the work actually happens, including exceptions and handoffs that break automation.

5

Change capacity

We assign ownership and assess bandwidth and adoption risk so execution doesn’t stall.

Outcomes You Can Expect

In 90 minutes, your team moves from uncertainty to decisions backed by evidence, ownership, and a 90-day plan.

Faster funding decisions

You will kill weak bets quickly and fund one strong priority with clear rationale.

Risk removed early

You will identify governance and policy constraints upfront so momentum doesn’t die in legal, security, or compliance review.

Execution alignment

You will align IT and business leaders on what’s valuable, what’s feasible, and who owns delivery.

Board-ready narrative

You will leave with a clear story of what happens next and how success will be measured.

Pragmatic’s 90-minute briefing sliced through six months of debate. We walked away with three AI bets to fund immediately... and a clear rationale for ignoring the rest.”
— CEO, Global Manufacturing Firm

Clear Value, No Surprises

A fixed-fee engagement designed for speed and clarity.

Executive AI Briefing

$29,500

Flat Fee Engagement

90-Minute Executive Session + Written Summary within 48 hours

Your time: 90-minute session + targeted stakeholder interviews as needed.

Leadership-Level Insight (shared clarity on where AI drives measurable value)
AI Maturity Snapshot (readiness of data, systems, and teams for 90-day ROI)
Strategic Next Moves (2-3 prioritized initiatives + owners + success metrics)
Decision Framework & Roadmap (concise, board-ready action plan + milestones)
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Who Should Attend

  • CEO / GM / Business Unit Lead
    Decision owner
  • CFO / Finance Sponsor
    Sanity-checks ROI assumptions
  • Ops / Strategy Lead
    Ties use cases to P&L + execution reality
  • IT/Data Lead (optional)
    To confirm feasibility constraints early

Required Inputs (Week 1)

To move fast, we need these inputs:

Your #1 use case / bet you’re considering funding
2–3 business metrics that matter this quarter
Current state: any pilots in flight + tool/vendor context
Known constraints (data access, security, integration, bandwidth)
Desired outcome for the next 90 days

Many teams recover the fee by stopping one low-value initiative before spend.

Trusted by Fortune 1000 and PE-backed Mid-Market Innovators in Manufacturing, Life Sciences, and CPG

Get Board-Ready Decisions in 90 Minutes

If you’re stuck in debate, vendor noise, or unfunded pilots, the Executive Briefing forces the decisions and gives you governance guardrails to execute safely.

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30 minutes • Fit + blockers • Clear next step

Common Questions

Built For PE-backed leaders in Manufacturing, CPG, and Life Sciences.

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