Industrial AI readiness checklist
Is this workflow ready for a useful AI pilot?
Use this worksheet with the person who knows the process. Record what is known, who owns each open question and what evidence is still needed. You can work here or print a blank copy.
Industrial AI readiness worksheet | NeoBram
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How to use the worksheet
Choose one workflow. For each item, select Not yet, In progress, Evidence available or Not applicable. Add an owner role and a short evidence note when useful. Explain every Not applicable answer; it does not grant permission to skip a required control.
You can read and print the blank worksheet without entering information. Entries stay only in this browser tab. Closing or reloading the page clears them. Print or copy the worksheet when you want to keep your own record.
Your entries stay in this browser tab. They are not sent to NeoBram or included in analytics. Reloading or closing the tab clears them. Printing or copying creates a copy under your control; the contact form does not receive your entries.
A short, non-confidential description is enough.
Choose the date of your review.
Use a role rather than a name if you prefer.
State the unit and baseline period where known.
Start with the work
Establish the baseline
For each baseline input, use the existing evidence note to distinguish a measured value from an assumption. Include the source/reference, measured period, responsible owner and any uncertainty or range.
Inspect the available evidence
Choose the operating boundary
Plan for real users and failure
Define the investment decision
Open decisions
No separate decisions recorded.
Your review
This is self-reported information, not verified acceptance. Confirm the evidence and decisions with the responsible owners.
Resolve before production
- Identify the actual users and the person authorized to accept the pilot.
Not answered
Owner role: Not answered
Evidence or next step: Not answered
- Confirm who owns each source and whether access is permitted.
Not answered
Owner role: Not answered
Evidence or next step: Not answered
- List systems to read and the owner who can approve each interface.
Not answered
Owner role: Not answered
Evidence or next step: Not answered
- Record any proposed write or external action separately; leave it out until approved.
Not answered
Owner role: Not answered
Evidence or next step: Not answered
- Decide when the system should abstain, escalate or require approval.
Not answered
Owner role: Not answered
Evidence or next step: Not answered
- Confirm how the current process continues if the system is wrong or unavailable.
Not answered
Owner role: Not answered
Evidence or next step: Not answered
- Ask safety, quality and other responsible owners to review the proposed boundaries.
Not answered
Owner role: Not answered
Evidence or next step: Not answered
Open questions
- Write the task in plain language: who does what, how often and why it matters.
Not answered
Owner role: Not answered
Evidence or next step: Not answered
- Describe the recurring delay, error, cost or workload you want to reduce.
Not answered
Owner role: Not answered
Evidence or next step: Not answered
- Name the process expert who can recognize a correct result.
Not answered
Owner role: Not answered
Evidence or next step: Not answered
- Record current volume, active work time, waiting time and relevant errors.
Not answered
Owner role: Not answered
Evidence or next step: Not answered
- State the period measured and any unusual products, shifts or conditions.
Not answered
Owner role: Not answered
Evidence or next step: Not answered
- Select one primary business measure and the quality or safety limits it must respect.
Not answered
Owner role: Not answered
Evidence or next step: Not answered
- Separate time released from spending you can actually remove.
Not answered
Owner role: Not answered
Evidence or next step: Not answered
- List documents, images, work orders, transactions or machine history used today.
Not answered
Owner role: Not answered
Evidence or next step: Not answered
- Check versions, missing records, conflicting labels and coverage of difficult cases.
Not answered
Owner role: Not answered
Evidence or next step: Not answered
- Reserve representative examples for evaluation rather than tuning everything on the same material.
Not answered
Owner role: Not answered
Evidence or next step: Not answered
- State whether the workflow must be offline, on-premises, at the edge or in an approved online environment.
Not answered
Owner role: Not answered
Evidence or next step: Not answered
- Assign identity, logging, backup, patching and data-retention responsibilities.
Not answered
Owner role: Not answered
Evidence or next step: Not answered
- Include users in reviews and allow time for training and feedback.
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Owner role: Not answered
Evidence or next step: Not answered
- Write acceptance and stop conditions before implementation.
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Owner role: Not answered
Evidence or next step: Not answered
- Include data preparation, integration, equipment, licences and recurring operation in the cost model.
Not answered
Owner role: Not answered
Evidence or next step: Not answered
- Agree ownership, third-party licence limits, support and updates before work starts.
Not answered
Owner role: Not answered
Evidence or next step: Not answered
- Set a review point where stopping, revising and expanding are all valid decisions.
Not answered
Owner role: Not answered
Evidence or next step: Not answered
Evidence recorded
No evidence recorded.
Planning worksheet only. No score or number of checked items certifies readiness, safety or compliance. Confirm intended use, authority and evidence with the responsible owners.
Use Owner role and Evidence or next step to record each source/reference, measured period and responsible role. Mark measured inputs versus assumptions, uncertainty or ranges, and unresolved questions. Keep this worksheet with any saved benefit-estimate scenarios. Copy or print both before leaving their pages; entries are not carried between pages. Start an enquiry with a non-confidential description only.
Use the gaps to shape the next step
An unanswered item is work to investigate. Missing authority or an unsafe fallback blocks production; an incomplete baseline may call for a measurement exercise first. You do not need to finish every technical answer before speaking with NeoBram.
Start with a non-confidential description
Describe the task, the people involved and the gap you want to resolve. Do not put sensitive records, credentials or controlled technical information into the contact form. Agree the appropriate channel and access permissions before sharing source material.
More clarity
Questions and answers
Is this a pass/fail certification?
No. It is a planning worksheet. The seriousness of a gap matters more than the count of checked boxes.
What should I send first?
Share a non-confidential description of the task and known constraints. Agree an appropriate channel before sending sensitive records.
Start with one business problem