Delivery bundle · Pilot engagement

Prepare an existing AI workflow for controlled use and its first operating review.

We test the prototype and sources, prepare the operating rules, support client-approved first use and review issues through a bounded operating cycle. If release criteria fail, we record a refine-or-stop decision.

Engagement at a glance

Best starting condition

An HR, operations or knowledge-service owner with an approved tool and working prototype, but little time to test and operate it.

Bring what you already have

Bring an approved existing tool, a working internal knowledge prototype, one usable source corpus and existing tests or prompts. Confirm source ownership, a technical delivery owner and the feasibility of the agreed improvement before quoting.

Ignite carries

We test an existing internal knowledge prototype and its sources, prepare the operating rules, support authorized first use, review issues and coordinate one feasible tested improvement with a release and rollback record.

Your team does

Your client owner authorizes launch, refinement or stopping. Named technical staff implement changes within the agreed scope; users provide real-use feedback and reviewers handle exceptions.

First proposed checkpoint

Week 1: Accept the prototype, sources and technical owner; agree baseline effort, up to 25 test questions and release criteria. Timing is confirmed after inputs and access are accepted.

What counts as complete

Documented tests, sources and exceptions; a recorded client launch/refine/stop decision; and, where authorized and viable, four operating checks, issue disposition and the tested improvement/handover.

AI workflow launch and operations

AI Workflow Launch and First Operating Cycle

Proposed pilot: 8 weeks; one existing internal knowledge workflow and up to 5 pilot users.
Test an existing internal knowledge prototype, support authorized first use and complete a bounded operating review.

What needs to be clarified first

Only when prototype readiness, workflow boundaries, source ownership, tool approval or technical feasibility cannot be accepted. A separately priced readiness stage precedes client-authorized launch and operation; it is not a compulsory new diagnostic for usable work.

When another starting point fits

There is no working prototype, approved tool, usable corpus or named technical owner; required checks fail; or the buyer expects automated employment decisions, a new platform or custom integration within the pilot.

Separate scope

New platforms, custom integration and enterprise governance are separate. Human-reviewed internal knowledge support; no accuracy or savings guarantee. Failed criteria pause launch.

What you can expect.
Fixed-term project

What it clarifies

The accepted prototype, tool and source corpus; technical and source owners; scored release criteria; exception and human-review routes; client authorization; operating quality, issue disposition and a feasible improvement or refine/stop decision.

What you receive

  • Agreed release criteria and scored test set of up to 25 questions
  • Initial and repeat test results covering up to 50 outputs
  • Source ownership, exception route and operating runbook
  • Client launch or refine/stop decision and two user practice/review sessions
  • Four operating checks, up to ten issue triages and one feasible tested improvement
  • Release, rollback and handoff records

See the work: First-use test and issue record

Illustrative example of the record we use.

  • Input: An approved question within the permitted workflow
  • Expected check: Permitted source, correct boundary and human-review route
  • Disposition: Pass, correct or escalate, based on the test evidence
  • Release choice: Client-authorized launch, refinement or stop
  • Operating follow-up: Issue owner, agreed improvement and rollback record

The bundles are new pilots. Related case stories describe earlier Ignite work, not this bundle.

How the work moves

Test, Operate and Review. Agree the use case, sources and release checks; Launch the approved controlled-use cycle; Review quality and complete a bounded improvement.

Proposed milestones

  • Week 1: Accept the prototype, sources and technical owner; agree baseline effort, up to 25 test questions and release criteria.
  • Weeks 2-3: Score the first run, check sources and escalation rules, and prepare the runbook and launch decision.
  • Week 4: Support client-approved first use and the first user session if criteria pass; otherwise record a refine/stop decision.
  • Weeks 5-7: Check quality/usage weekly, triage issues, complete one agreed improvement and repeat the scored tests; hold the second user session.
  • Week 8: Complete the fourth operating check and value review; transfer the runbook, tests, source ownership and next decisions.

Scope and responsibilities

Pilot scope and caps

One existing prototype/tool set, one source corpus and up to five users. Up to 25 test questions scored initially and once again (50 outputs); two 60-minute practice/review sessions; four weekly checks; up to ten issue triages; one feasible prompt, source or configuration improvement with tests and a release/rollback record.

Your delivery team

Scot: Lead tests, evidence checks, operating detail and release coordination; confirm a named technical delivery owner for the agreed release.

Josh: Lead sponsor priorities, review responsibilities and launch/continue/stop decisions through existing governance.

Your team’s planning time

Owner: 6-8 hours; each user: up to 2 session hours plus real-use feedback; sponsor: about 90 minutes. IT and subject-reviewer time is separately estimated and costed.

Commercial unit and changes

Proposed stage-priced fixed scope: readiness review, then authorized launch and operation. Confirm technical delivery owner, improvement feasibility and agreed scope; optional four-week renewal has explicit checks, issues and change caps.

Additional populations, participants, roles, sources, meetings, workstreams or review periods are agreed as separate scope where relevant.

Proposed pilot scope. We agree the remaining work, usable inputs, responsibilities and fees before starting. Timing depends on accepted inputs and the required people being available. Your team retains approvals and its assigned business actions.

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FAQ

Questions about this engagement

Scope, responsibilities and what happens next.

What must exist before this engagement starts?
You need an approved existing tool, a working internal knowledge prototype, one usable source corpus and named source and technical delivery owners. We accept usable existing prompts and tests. New platforms, custom integration and enterprise governance are separate work.
What happens if the workflow does not pass release checks?
Client approval and agreed release criteria precede launch. If checks fail, the pilot pauses and records a refine-or-stop decision. A stopped pilot is not described as a launched workflow. The operating cycle proceeds only where authorized and viable.
Who approves launch and owns technical changes?
The client retains the launch, continue and stop decisions. Ignite leads the agreed tests, evidence checks, operating detail and release coordination. A named technical delivery owner and the improvement’s feasibility and cost must be confirmed before quoting technical release work.