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Executive Resources Hub
If you sit on the board or run a department, this hub gives you the practical frameworks Simon uses with clients: 30-day quick wins, business cases, ROI measurement, vendor comparison and engagement plans you can put in front of a finance director.
Resources in this hub
19 practical guides, templates and frameworks. Filter by audience or topic.
Strategy
2 resourcesAI Strategy Framework
A framework for developing your organisation's AI strategy: vision, use case prioritisation, governance, workforce readiness and a rollout roadmap.
Quarterly AI Board Report
What every UK board should receive in a quarterly AI report: progress metrics, risk status, spend, compliance and strategic recommendations — structured to drive decisions, not fill an agenda slot.
Readiness & audit
4 resourcesAI Readiness Audit
AI-Si.com's structured methodology for assessing AI readiness across strategy, data, governance, technology and workforce — typically delivered in 48 hours.
SME AI Readiness Framework
A nine-stage AI readiness framework for UK SMEs covering commercial alignment, data, people, governance, ROI and a 90-day implementation plan.
SME AI Quick Audit
A short SME AI readiness audit across strategy, data, people, technology, governance and execution. Find out if your business is ready to get value from AI.
20 AI-Readiness Questions
Twenty plain questions for UK SME leaders to test AI readiness before investing. Score yourself on data, people, strategy and risk in under fifteen minutes.
ROI & business case
3 resourcesAI Business Case Template
A board-ready six-section template for an AI investment business case: executive summary, strategy, financials, risk, governance and recommendation.
AI ROI Measurement
Measure and report AI return on investment with a four-step process, three value categories, a KPI library and a board-ready monthly reporting template.
Cost of AI Project Failure
Why most SME AI projects fail and what they cost when they do. Direct costs, indirect costs and the four reasons projects underdeliver. Plain analysis.
Vendor & procurement
5 resourcesAI Tool Evaluation Criteria
Eight criteria for evaluating AI tools before you commit budget: data security, integration, total cost, vendor stability, scalability, UX, support and exit.
Compare AI Vendors Properly
A five-step method to compare AI vendors on your data, your cost model and your operational risk — not on demo accuracy percentages designed to be won.
Sanity-Check Vendor ROI
Five questions and a simple formula to test AI vendor ROI claims before you sign. Written for UK directors who keep being quoted suspiciously round numbers.
AI Procurement Checklist
Six areas of due diligence to apply before signing an AI vendor contract: stability, security, model, legal, operations and cost. Built for UK SMEs.
Avoid AI Vendor Lock-In
What AI vendor lock-in is, how to identify lock-in clauses before you sign, and the contractual and architectural steps that keep your options open.
Implementation & training
5 resources30-Day AI Quick Wins
A four-week framework for UK SME leaders to identify, build and launch their first AI automation, with real ROI evidence ready by day thirty.
AI Engagement Framework
The three-phase AI delivery framework AI-Si.com uses with UK organisations: assessment, implementation, optimisation — with deliverables, governance and metrics.
Start an AI Pilot Properly
An eight-week structure for a UK SME AI pilot: executive sponsor, single use case, baseline measurement, shadow mode, gradual ramp and a defensible go/no-go.
Why AI Implementations Fail
73% of AI projects fail to reach production. Five preventable failure patterns and the success markers that distinguish projects that actually deliver.
AI Training & Champions
Board, staff and champion AI training for UK SMEs and councils. Build internal capability that drives adoption — not vendor demos that staff forget by Friday.
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Find Out Where AI Can Save or Generate Money in Your Organisation
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