— Sample deliverable · VRD

The AI Decision Brief.

One to two pages. The artifact a board or executive team reads in five minutes and acts on the same day. It exists to convert weeks of diagnostic work into a single, defensible decision — and to make the alternative (do nothing, or keep piloting) an explicit choice rather than a default.

— Orientation

What it is, when to use it, who it's for

What it is

A 1–2 page board-ready brief that states one decision, the recommendation, the evidence, and the first step — nothing more.

When to use it

When AI spend, a pilot-to-production call, or a build-vs-buy choice needs a clear leadership decision — not another exploratory deck.

Who it's for

Boards, CEOs, CIOs/CTOs, and CFOs who need to align quickly and own the decision, with an audit trail of the reasoning.

— Structure

Sample table of contents

AI Decision Brief · structure1–2 pages

The decision on the table

The single decision leadership must make, stated as a question with a date.

Recommendation

One sentence. What to do — and, explicitly, what to stop or defer.

Why now

The forcing function: cost, competitive, regulatory, or capacity trigger.

Evidence in brief

Three to five findings from the diagnostic, each tied to a number or observation.

Cost & ROI envelope

Investment range, expected return basis, and the assumptions behind it.

Risks & what would change our mind

The two or three conditions that would invalidate the recommendation.

Next 30 days

The first irreversible step, its owner, and the gate that follows.

— Illustrative example

A redacted sample

Illustrative / redacted sample — not a real client artifact

AI Decision Brief · for the board

Pilot-to-production: customer-ops copilot

Redacted sample

Recommendation

Promote to production for Tier-1 queues only — pause the two lower-volume pilots and redeploy that budget.

Why now

Evidence in brief

Cost & ROI envelope

Risks · what would change our mind

Next 30 days: stand up production guardrails + monitoring · gate at day 30

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Layout mock only — every line, label, and value is an illustrative placeholder. Not a real client brief.

Decision	Do we move [redacted] customer-ops copilot from pilot to production this quarter, or stop? Decision needed by [date].
Recommendation	Promote to production for Tier-1 queues only; pause the two lower-volume pilots and redeploy that budget.
Why now	Pilot has held a stable resolution rate for [n] weeks; backlog cost is rising; vendor pricing changes at renewal.
Evidence	Handle-time down on Tier-1; quality flat on Tier-2/3; data readiness gap in [system]; one integration risk open.
ROI envelope	Illustrative range only — figures redacted. Basis: deflected contact volume × loaded cost, net of platform + oversight.
Next 30 days	Owner [name] stands up production guardrails + monitoring; gate review at day 30 on quality + cost.

All names, numbers, and outcomes above are illustrative placeholders. This is a structural sample, not a real client brief — GenovateAI does not publish client artifacts or outcomes.

— The decision it enables

A leadership team can approve, defer, or kill an AI initiative in one meeting — with the recommendation, the evidence, the ROI basis, and the first owned step all on a single page.

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