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Put the next AI stack decision into a usable document.

Start with a vendor-neutral checklist for piloting, approving, reviewing, or retiring an AI tool--then adapt it to your team.

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Featured starting template

A step-by-step checklist for piloting a new AI tool with one team before buying seats broadly.

15 checklist itemsUpdated 2026-08-02
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6 checks

Before the pilot

4 checks

During the pilot

5 checks

Before scaling

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Keep the rest close at hand.

Use these when a pilot, policy, vendor review, offboarding, permissions check, or decision memo is the next step.

Policy checklist

Meeting Notes AI Policy Checklist

A policy checklist for rolling out AI meeting notes and transcription without recording the wrong meetings or exposing sensitive context.

11 checklist items · Updated 2026-08-03

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Rollout checklist

Coding Assistant Rollout Checklist

A rollout checklist for adding an AI coding assistant without weakening code review, secrets handling, or licensing discipline.

13 checklist items · Updated 2026-08-13

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Due-diligence checklist

Vendor Pricing and Security Review Checklist

A due-diligence checklist for reviewing an AI vendor's pricing terms and security posture before signing.

10 checklist items · Updated 2026-07-22

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Exit checklist

AI Vendor Offboarding Checklist

A copyable exit checklist for turning off an AI vendor without losing data, leaving seats active, or breaking downstream workflows.

12 checklist items · Updated 2026-08-07

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Permissions checklist

Connected AI Assistant Permissions Checklist

A copyable permissions checklist for evaluating AI assistants that connect to workspaces, files, repositories, calendars, or other business apps.

14 checklist items · Updated 2026-08-02

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Renewal checklist

AI Tool Renewal Review Checklist

A copyable review checklist for deciding whether to renew, reduce, replace, or cancel an AI tool based on current usage, value, risk, and switching cost.

18 checklist items · Updated 2026-08-12

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Decision memo

AI Stack Decision Memo Template

A short decision-memo template for recording an AI stack choice and handing the approved decision to the people who must implement, govern, and revisit it.

10 checklist items · Updated 2026-07-29

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How these templates are built

Templates describe a buyer's own review process--data handling, approvals, rollout gates--not a specific vendor's features. They are starting points, not a compliance or legal review; confirm current pricing, security documentation, cancellation terms, and contract terms directly with the vendor before signing or shutting a tool down.

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