AI implementation moves from assessment to a limited pilot, then to rollout, handover and support. Put an owner and an acceptance check at each transition.
Use a handoff checklist at every stage
| Stage | Decision owner | Evidence needed to move on |
|---|---|---|
| Assess | Business sponsor and system owner | Ranked task, approved input, scope limits and cost assumptions |
| Pilot | Process lead and reviewer | Representative tests, exception handling and measured review effort |
| Roll out | System owner and team leads | Permissions, staff training, launch checklist and fallback |
| Hand over | Service owner | Named support route, operating instructions, credentials held in approved accounts and change process |
| Support | Business owner and support team | Issue history, usage and cost reviews, and decisions about changes |
Make the fallback usable
Suppose an AI tool extracts details from requests and prepares draft records. During the pilot, staff approve each record. At launch, agree what happens to open drafts during downtime and where duplicates are checked. When a correction is made, log what changed and who approved it. After handover, the team should know how to stop new drafts and use the manual intake process while an issue is investigated.
Keep support and future changes visible
Define the hours and channels for help, the owner for content or prompt updates, and which changes need a new test. Track licenses, API usage and support separately. A new team, connector or type of sensitive information can change the risk profile even if the screen looks the same. Treat expansion as a scoped change with a reviewer, an owner and a rollback decision.
Use the pilot charter for the release gates and the team onboarding plan before inviting more users.
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