AI POC · Go/no-go

A useful AI POC starts with a decision: what gain must it prove, and at what price?

Robinswood frames AI POCs to avoid attractive but non-industrializable prototypes: measurable objective, available data, sponsor, risks and minimum budget.

  • measurable success criterion, not a vanity metric;
  • data, tools and responsibility perimeter;
  • security, compliance, adoption and maintenance risks;
Qualify my AI POCCheck if it fits

30 minutes

First decision: POC, diagnosis or no-go.

In 30 minutes, we check whether the POC is fundable, measurable and industrializable. If the topic is first a flow or framing issue, we redirect.

Fast qualification

  • Human reply within 24–48 business hours
  • No tool selling before diagnosis
  • Short form, enough context
Initial response within 24–48 business hours
No automated sales follow-up after the form
Not an ERP, RPA or n8n reseller

Fit filter

This page is intentionally filtering: an AI POC must be sponsored, measurable and fundable.

30k€ minimum POC budget: otherwise start with diagnosis or framing, not prototype.
Decision-capable sponsor: leadership, IT, finance, business owner or project committee.
Operational KPI: delay, cost, quality, risk, capacity or adoption — not just model accuracy.
Data and responsibilities identified before development: security, access, validation, maintenance.

Before or after the POC

AI project framing

Check mandate, budget and constraint before POC.

Executive AI diagnosis

Identify the dominant constraint if the POC is premature.

AI Act for SMEs

Frame risks, uses and responsibilities before industrialization.

Qualify an enterprise AI POC

Describe the use case, sponsor, data and expected budget: we reply within 24–48 business hours with a first go/no-go view.

Request an AI POC opinion

5 fields. Goal: avoid gadget POCs and check whether the 30k€ minimum is justified.

Optional but useful to qualify SME/mid-market fit, budget and priority immediately.

One sentence is enough. We qualify the context later.

Initial response within 24 to 48 business hours
If the topic is relevant, we suggest a 30-minute executive diagnosis.
Data is only used to process your request. No automated sales sequence.

POC framing is useful if

  • an AI prototype is requested by leadership or a business team;
  • POC success is not tied to an operational metric;
  • required data is not clearly accessible;
  • budget is discussed but scope keeps moving;
  • you want to avoid a demo that will never go to production.

What we frame before prototype

  • measurable success criterion, not a vanity metric;
  • data, tools and responsibility perimeter;
  • security, compliance, adoption and maintenance risks;
  • 30–90 day POC plan with go/no-go decision.

Best fit

  • SMEs and mid-market companies with sponsor and 30k€ minimum POC budget;
  • leaders who want to prove a gain before industrialization;
  • IT/business teams that must frame risks before prototyping.

Preuve terrain

A POC without success criteria becomes a demo

On a business assistance topic, the POC was launched only after clarifying target flow, allowed data and delay reduction target. The prototype tested an operational decision, not an abstract model performance.