AI framing · Before POC
Before launching an AI POC, check that the problem, mandate and budget really exist.
Robinswood helps SME and mid-market leaders turn a vague AI idea into a framed decision: business constraint, sponsor, data, risks, budget and realistic sequence.
Framing is useful if
- an AI POC is considered but the expected gain remains unclear;
- several teams ask for AI without shared arbitration;
- IT, operations and leadership do not share the same priority;
- data or responsibilities are not clear enough to automate;
- budget exists, but no one knows which first step to fund.
What the framing produces
- formulation of the business constraint to solve;
- qualification of mandate, decision-makers and budget;
- map of data, tools and risks;
- POC go/no-go decision with a 30–90 day sequence.
Best fit
- SME and mid-market leaders before budget commitment;
- CFOs, CIOs or operations leaders who want to avoid a gadget POC;
- prescribers with an identified client, mandate and budget to confirm.
Does this sound familiar?
This page filters AI projects with potential sponsor, constraint and budget.
- Identifiable sponsor: leader, CFO, CIO, operations director or mandated prescriber.
- Realistic budget: €5,000 audit, tool from €15,000, advisory from €20,000 excl. tax; complex scope from €30,000.
- Observable business constraint: delay, quality, re-entry, centralized decision, compliance or adoption.
- Arbitration capacity: accept a POC no-go if flows or data are not ready.
Field experience
Good framing separates AI curiosity from a fundable project
In a B2B organization, framing showed the expected AI use was not the priority: the real constraint was validation flow and upstream data quality. The POC was postponed, the decision flow fixed, then AI introduced only on stabilized steps.
60 minutes
First goal: decide whether a POC deserves to exist.
In 60 minutes, we check constraint, sponsor, data, budget and risk. If the POC is premature, we say so.
Free conversation · 30 minutes
Qualify your AI project before POC
Describe the idea, mandate, expected budget and business blockage: we reply within 24–48 business hours with a first framing view.
Request AI project framing
5 fields. Goal: decide whether the topic deserves a diagnosis, a POC or no AI initiative for now.