AI Enablement playbook/Module 2 · Finding use cases

Day 16 / 100 · Finding use cases · Build, buy or configure

Configure. Buy. Then, maybe, build.

Three ways to get AI into a process. For most small businesses, the cheapest and safest option is also the first one to try.

Configure

Switch It On

Turn on AI features in tools you already use. Fastest and cheapest, with less control.

Buy

Specialist Product

A dedicated AI tool for one job. Quick to start; you take on vendor and data risk.

Build

Custom, On An API

Most control and fit. Needs developers, testing and someone to maintain it for years.

Configure first. Build last.