Chapter 15 · Group 6: Prove Value and Build Adoption
Move beyond estimated ROI to value you can evidence.
Guide teams through three stages — Estimate, Validate, Realize — connecting baseline performance, target outcomes, AI contribution, implementation and operating costs, value-capture mechanisms, and actual production results.
Move an AI initiative from estimated ROI to proven, realized value. This tool applies the framework from Chapter 15 of The Enterprise AI Blueprint by W. Perry Underdown and returns a directional, structured read — not an audit finding.
Approximately 12 minutes · Results saved to your workspace · Free to start
The calculator connects
- Baseline performance
- Target outcomes
- AI contribution
- Implementation and operating costs
- Value-capture mechanisms
- Actual production results
Output: A value case showing baseline, target, actual performance, total cost, net value, and current evidence status.
What the assessment covers
Section 1
Stage 1 — Estimate
Define the objective, the baseline, and the projected cost and benefit before anything is built.
Section 2
Stage 2 — Validate
Assign ownership and confirm the assumptions behind the estimate before you trust the numbers.
Section 3
Stage 3 — Realize
Enter actual results and make the portfolio decision.
Continue the journey
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