APEP Professional Resource · Strategy
AI Use-Case Business Case
A decision-ready template for moving an AI idea from enthusiasm to an evidence-based investment decision.
Opportunity definition
Business problem: ____________________
Process affected: ____________________
Primary user/customer: ____________________
Current baseline: ____________________
Value hypothesis
Expected benefit: revenue / cost / speed / quality / risk reduction
Success metric: ____________________
Target improvement: ____________________
Delivery model
Document inputs, AI capability, system integrations, human review, exceptions and final owner.
Risk assessment
- Data sensitivity
- Accuracy and consequence of error
- Security and access
- Legal/compliance exposure
- Vendor dependency and portability
Pilot gate
Representative test cases: ____________________
Minimum acceptance threshold: ____________________
Pilot owner: ____________________
Go / No-Go decision: ____________________