Business Fit
Clarify the user problem, decision point, measurable value, workflow owner, and cost of being wrong before selecting a model or tool.
Data Readiness
Check source quality, completeness, provenance, labeling consistency, privacy constraints, and whether the data represents the real operating environment.
Risk Controls
Define human review, escalation paths, confidence thresholds, audit trails, fallback behavior, and clear limits on where AI output can be used.
Model Validation
Compare baselines, error patterns, edge cases, fairness/proxy risk, regression behavior, and production-readiness criteria before making claims.
Adoption Planning
Plan training, stakeholder communication, workflow changes, documentation, and monitoring so AI adoption is operationally realistic.
Governance
Track ownership, approval gates, data lineage, evaluation evidence, monitoring responsibilities, and periodic review after release.