Free AI adoption guide 2026 edition

Move AI from pilot to production in 90 days.

Most mid-market ops teams don’t lack ambition. They’re blocked by messy data, stalled pilots and no spare capacity. Download the free 2026 guide to learn how lean teams pick the right first use case and ship it without adding headcount or chaos.

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14 pages8 chaptersScorecard, 90-day plan and checklist
Inside the 2026 guide

What’s working
in 2026.

The three-way sort that keeps AI accurate

Split every workflow into what software, AI and people should each do, so the AI part stays small enough to test on last month’s data.

The #1 reason AI pilots stall

It’s rarely the model. Learn the six organizational patterns that keep pilots stuck in a sandbox, and what to do about each one.

What’s inside

What’s inside
the free guide?

Pick the right first use case

A six-question scorecard to rank the work your team repeats every week, and find the one worth starting with.

A 90-day plan to production

What to do in days 1–30, 31–60 and 61–90, from baseline to live pilot to the decision to scale, adjust or stop.

Checklists you can use tomorrow

A data readiness check, a one-page governance template, a before-and-after worksheet and a printable adoption checklist.

Guide page: Use-case scorecard
Use-case scorecard
Guide page: 90-day plan
90-day plan
Guide page: Why pilots stall
Why pilots stall
Guide page: Adoption checklist
Adoption checklist
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