The most common mistake we see in AI projects is starting with the technology. Successful projects share one trait: they define a clear decision point from day one. The first 90 days is when that clarity is established.
What to do in the first 90 days
- Define in a single sentence which decision will improve
- Assess your current data maturity honestly
- Set a numeric success measure at project start
- Target a small but end-to-end working proof of concept
- Involve the business unit that will use the output from day one
Once these steps are complete, model selection becomes a technical detail; the hard part is already solved.