Day 1: AI Readiness & Use Case Discovery Sprint
AI Trust Network | Citizen Developer AI Readiness & Governance Accelerator
🎯 Core Objective: Establish the foundation for a successful, responsible AI adoption journey by aligning stakeholders, assessing organizational readiness, and prioritizing high-impact use cases that align with Microsoft technologies.
🧑🤝🧑Participants Involved
Executive Sponsor(s)
Provides strategic direction and ensures alignment with organizational goals
Functional Team Leads
Representatives from HR, Finance, Operations, and other relevant departments
Innovation, Digital, or Transformation leads
Brings expertise in change management and digital transformation initiatives
IT/Platform Architect (optional)
Provides technical expertise and integration insights
ByteBrain or Partner Facilitator
Guides the process and ensures productive outcomes
Day 1 Overview
Day 1 of our AI Readiness & Use Case Discovery Sprint focuses on establishing the groundwork for your organization's AI journey. This intensive day brings together key stakeholders to align on objectives, assess your current AI maturity, and identify the most promising use cases for implementation with Microsoft's AI technologies.
The structured approach ensures we cover all critical aspects of AI readiness while maintaining focus on your specific business needs and challenges. By the end of Day 1, you'll have a clear roadmap for the remainder of the sprint and beyond.
Key Components & Activities
Kickoff & Alignment Workshop
Introduce the sprint structure, Microsoft's AI stack (Copilot, Azure AI Foundry, Fabric), and align expectations with key stakeholders.
AI Maturity & Readiness Assessment
Conduct a structured assessment to evaluate current AI skills, cultural openness, leadership readiness, and technology posture.
Responsible AI Primer
Introduce Microsoft's Responsible AI principles (fairness, reliability, inclusiveness, transparency, privacy, and accountability). Contextualized to the organization.
Use Case Discovery Process
Use Case Brainstorming Sessions
Facilitated working sessions by business unit (HR, Ops, Finance, Marketing, etc.) to surface existing pain points and AI opportunities.
Prioritization Matrix
Score and prioritize use cases based on impact, feasibility, and risk using a structured framework (e.g., value vs. complexity).
MS Stack Mapping
Identify which Microsoft tools (Copilot, Copilot Studio, Azure OpenAI, Fabric) align to the top use cases. Include licensing check if needed.
Client Deliverables
Microsoft's AI Technology Stack
During the Kickoff & Alignment Workshop, we'll introduce Microsoft's comprehensive AI stack that will power your organization's AI initiatives. This includes:
- Microsoft Copilot - AI assistant that enhances productivity across Microsoft 365 applications
- Copilot Studio - Low-code platform for building custom AI experiences
- Azure OpenAI Service - Enterprise-grade access to advanced AI models
- Microsoft Fabric - Unified analytics platform for data and AI workloads
- Azure AI Foundry - Comprehensive suite of AI development tools and services
We'll map these technologies to your specific use cases during the MS Stack Mapping activity to ensure optimal alignment with your business needs.
Responsible AI Framework
Fairness
AI systems should treat all people fairly and avoid affecting similarly situated groups of people in different ways
Reliability
AI systems should perform reliably and safely, with appropriate accuracy and effectiveness
Inclusiveness
AI systems should empower everyone and engage people, including all abilities, genders, ethnicities, and other dimensions of diversity
Transparency
AI systems should be understandable, with clear disclosure about capabilities and limitations
Privacy
AI systems should respect privacy and be secure, with appropriate data governance
Accountability
People should be accountable for how AI systems operate, with appropriate human oversight
The Responsible AI Primer will introduce Microsoft's six core principles, contextualized specifically for your organization's needs and use cases.